Re: continous bleeding
From: John Essien MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 13 Apr 2003 08:37:59 -0500 (CDT)
Why don't suggest using a progestin-only birth control to your doctor.
It would help control the bleeding for the desired period of time as
well as function as birth control.
At Sat, 12 Apr 2003, Cheryl wrote:
>
>I have been bleeding now for five weeks.i am also very anemic. Within
>the past eight years I have been on everything except for the mini-pill?
>And the ring?My ob/gyn said that it seems that birth control works
>backwards with me. (where you should have some breakthrough bleeding
>within the first few months of use.Well I get continous bleeding after
>being on any birth control for longer than 8 months.)I have been on
>Ortho Evra for the past 10 1/2 months and now have been bleeding for
>five weeks and counting.My ob/gyn said that he don't know why this
>happens but also stated he doesn't have a problem switching my birth
>control every three months.I don't think that I should keep switching,
>yet,I would not like to go off of birth control all together. I would
>just like to stop bleeding .It's very bothersome. Any information would
>help.
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