WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for September, 2002: Re: 3 WEEK PERIOD inspite of Birth Control! HELP!

Re: 3 WEEK PERIOD inspite of Birth Control! HELP!

From: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 21 Sep 2002 12:22:39 -0500 (CDT)

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At Fri, 20 Sep 2002, Cris wrote: >
>I have been on Yasmin for about 4 months. Last month I had brown
>spotting the whole month, now this month I have had a medium to lite
>period for the past 3 weeks (the blood seemed brown). Currently i am on
>the white pills, so I technically should be on my period (now the blood
>is red), but who knows if it will stop at the end of those pills. I had
>a pelvic exam last month regarding the spotting and my doctor said
>evertyhing looked fine and that it was probably stress. My question is,
>can stress really cause a 3 week period even when i am on the pill?
>Could something really serious be wrong that my doctor could have missed
>during the examination? I am going to make an appointment next week if
>the bleeding persists, but any help to set me at ease in the mean time
>would be greatly appreciated.

you just may need a different pill to ease this annoying breakthrough bleeding, but you are quite correct that if it continues, you should see your gyn for additional testing.

--
M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
S. Lake Tahoe, CA

author of "Your Over-35 Week-by-Week Pregnancy Guide"

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