WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for November, 2002: Re: Scared my period is too long

Re: Scared my period is too long

From: Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 21 Nov 2002 20:16:20 -0600 (CST)

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At Thu, 21 Nov 2002, Summer wrote: >
>My usual period lasts around 5 days. My past 3 periods have lasted
>14-15 days all of a sudden. In my second month of irregular period
>length I contacted my doctor and he has now switched my birth control
>pills from Trivora to Ortho Tri-Cyclen hoping this will help. I am in
>my first month of taking these the new Ortho Tri-Cyclen. I hoped this
>would work, but Im am going on my 13th day of my period. Should I give
>these pills another month to help me out? Im not sure how long it takes
>to see a difference. Or do you think I may have a more serious problem?
>Any advice is so appreciated!

Perhaps an U/S may help if there is someting else.

-- Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. Chief of Staff Obstetrics, Hospital Fernández Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Barcelo University Vicepresident of Argentine Society of Hypertension in Pregnancy Director Latina Obgyn.net- http\latina.obgyn.net\espanol Buenos Aires Argentina

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