WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for September, 2008: Re: MENORRHAGIA: irregular bleeding on Yaz away from home

Re: MENORRHAGIA: irregular bleeding on Yaz away from home

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:17:43 -0500 (CDT)

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Initalia

You are having early cycle breakthrough bleeding. It could be from changes you are having leading to stress, whether it is travel, schedule, diet, climate, etc. Yaz is a very low dose pill, so easier for stress to cause this. I would do nothing for now, continue the pill, take advil/aleve for cramps. Let us know next week if things do not improve. We can change things up to help if the breakthrough continues...Dr. von Almen

At Fri, 26 Sep 2008, initalia wrote: >
>I am an American who is away in Italy on a 2.5 week business trip, but I
>only have access to cities on the weekends and then I need to meet
>people for work. I have stayed for long periods of time in Italy before
>but I wasn't on birth control then. Now I am on Yaz.
>
>I take my pill in the morning with breakfast and I shouldn't be having
>my period at all (I'm at the beginning of the cycle) but two days ago I
>started bleeding, and it's heavier than usual for "spotting", which
>occurred maybe once or twice in being on b-control over the last 9
>months. It feels like I have cramps very low down and my stomach also
>hurts quite a bit (meaning higher up).
>
>I don't really know what to do. Should I go off Yaz then go back on
>when I get home? Could it be caused by the change of diet? It's quite
>cold here and I find I am also having headaches in the morning. I
>brought lots of warm clothes and I haven't been on Yaz in the real
>winter before. Is it normal for your period to be affected by change in
>temperature? I usually don't have cramps this bad when I have my period.
>Could I be having a very young abortion? How serious could this be?
>
>Please do respond, it would really help me. Italian hospitals are full
>of red-tape and my employer would have to take me there...I'm not
>exactly sure what I would have them test for.
>
>Thanks very much,
>initalia

-- 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. ** Private emails cannot be entertained due to time constraints; consequently, they will receive no response.

William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG Private Practice New Orleans, La.

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