WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for February, 2003: Re: [Birth Control] birth control and allergies???

Re: [Birth Control] birth control and allergies???

From: Betty (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 16 Feb 2003 07:52:51 -0600 (CST)

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My daughter has a definite birth control pill allergy, her doctor thinks it is the synthetic progesterone, like Monica below, she gets severe hives and needs to stop the pill/patch. She has tried several different brands and doses but the allergy always results. She has PCOS/Insulin resistant syndrome and severe acne with amenorrhea. When she would take the pill, the allergy always began after 4 or 5 days and she would need to stop and even take prednisone for the hives. But even with that short amount of time on the pill she would still get a period and her face would begin to clear. Is there any natural hormone pill or solution out there that anyone is aware of? Please respond. At Mon, 5 Nov 2001, monica wrote: >
>ive always had allergies (year-round), but ive come to realize (i THINK)
>recently that my pill might be giving me trouble in that respect.... i
>was on orthocyclen for 3.5 years during which i had horrible allergies
>and had to be on allergy medication daily (i spent the first year
>getting hives every night, which my allergiest told me was due to
>environmental factors, dust and mold in my dormitory). HOWEVER, i went
>off the pill entirely for six months this summer, during which my
>allergy problems eased (almost disappeared, in fact) to the point where
>i no longer needed allergy medicine. i was amazed.
>
>i didnt think of the connection to birth control right away, but im
>starting to think that is why.... especially now that i switched to
>estrostep a month ago and not only are the allergies back, but i get
>hives every night again.
>
>this may very well be due to other factors (i cant tell) but it SEEMS
>that i am allergic to something in these birth control pills. has
>anyone ever heard of anything like this? does it seem possible? i went
>to the gyno and they told me they basically had no idea, and just
>switched me to estrostep....
>
>if anyone has any thoughts on this, i would greatly appreciate it.
>thanks!
>monica

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