WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for February, 2003: Re: 43year old taking Microgestin FE needs Dr.'s advice

Re: 43year old taking Microgestin FE needs Dr.'s advice

From: Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 27 Feb 2003 20:45:32 -0600 (CST)

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In reply to: kcee: "43year old taking Microgestin FE needs Dr.'s advice"

Perhaps you need a higher dose pill.

At Thu, 27 Feb 2003, kcee wrote: >
>Hello dr. I am 43years old, two teenage daughters, stage 4
>endometriosis dx.
>by laproscopy to remove endometrioma in 2001. I had a Leep last April
>for
>ASCUS paps. My paps are now normal. My gyn. put me on Microgestin FE
>to
>help stop me from spotting about a week before my period. This has
>happened
>frequently. He told me to give the pills several months to work. I am
>about to take my last pill before the placebo and have been spotting for
>4 days.
>At my age, do you feel these pills are not worthy of taking? I will be
>starting my 5th packet. I am 50lbs overweight and do not smoke.
>To sum things up, I spot during the third week and that goes on into my
>period the following week. What would you recommend to your patient?
>Thanks again.
>
>--
>k.c.
>

-- Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. Director Obgyn.net Latina Chief of Staff Obstetrics, Hospital J. A. Fernández Buenos Aires Argentina Note: opinions expressed here are for educational purposes only and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient relationship. This information is not intended to supplant the need for you to consult with your physician prior to choosing therapeutic options and/or interventions.

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