Re: CONTRACEPTION: No Periods on Loestrin FE
From: Garry Siegel, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 7 Feb 2008 18:19:19 -0600 (CST)
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It is not uncommon to NOT have periods on low dose pills, and it is
fine.
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Garry Siegel, MD
Roswell, GA
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At Mon, 4 Feb 2008, Gogogurl wrote:
>
>I used to have very heavy, miserable periods and got on my first form of
>Birth Control 18 months ago, Losetrin FE. (My Mom used to have these
>bad periods and just had a Hysterectomy b/c of her Endometriosis.) The
>first month I took it I had a very very light period and no other side
>effects. Then my second month I had no period at all but my doctor said
>this was normal with Loestrin FE and it's okay to never have my period.
>I have now not had a period since. I'm 25 now and healthy. I have read
>that it's good to have a lower does of hormones, but am having a hard
>time believing it's okay to not have a period at all. Then I had a
>friend tell me she heard from her Dr. that not having a period
>increases your risk for cervical cancer and blood clots and said it is
>not good to not have a period. I do have light abdominal pains
>occasionally, just like I used to when I would ovulate before an actual
>period.
>
>Please help!
>
>Is it okay to not have your period?
>And what side-effects are involved with taking Loestin FE and not having
>a period?
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