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Re: Weight Gain on Estrostep - Switch to Yasmine?????
From: Asem Anwar Moussa MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 1 Sep 2002 16:49:35 -0500 (CDT)

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At Sun, 1 Sep 2002, Nancy wrote: >
>My daughter (age 18) has been on Estrostep for about 9 months. She has
>gained at least 10 lbs. Also her face is breaking out. She has an
>appointment with the dermatologist this week. I thought one of the
>benefits of Estrostep was a better completion. I've been reading a lot
>about the newer BCP, Yasmine, and I was wondering if that would help
>with the weight gain/bad completion. From what I've read, that's one
>pill that doesn't seem to cause weight gain. She's very concerned about
>the weight gain, since she was a little chunky before even starting the
>pill. She just says she's hungry all the time. Would anyone advise her
>calling the gynocologist about switching from Estrostep to Yasmine?
>Thanks for any input!
>
>P.S. Years ago I was on Norinyl 1/50 and didn't gain weight or
>breakout. Does anyone know if that pill is still available and if that
>might be a good choice for my daughter or if Yasmine would be better?
>
>--
>Nancy
>I think switching to non hormonal methods will help.

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