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Re: Cyclessa birth control pills (Doctors please answer)

From: Samir Fouad Aziz MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 23 Sep 2003 06:01:24 -0500 (CDT)


At Mon, 22 Sep 2003, Carrie wrote: >
>I have been on Lo Ovral for the last 2 months and have suffered awful
>headaches the week before my period and the week of my period.
>
>I spoke to my doctor about this and he switched me to Cyclessa, but did
>not give me any explanation. From my research I have found that this
>pill is tr-phasic rather than mono-phasic like all of the other pills
>that I have been on. I started taking pills when I was 18, I am now 32.
>My first pill was orthocyclen (was on this for 12 years), then mircette,
>then the last 3 months of Lo Ovral and now Cyclessa.
>
>What do I need to know about Cyclessa? Is this considered a "low dose"
>pill? How does it differ from Mircette and Lo-ovral other than being
>tri-phasic?
>
>Thank you,
>Carrie

with triphasic symptoms common to other pills could be less with similar efficacy

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