WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for February, 1998: Re: bleeding and birth control

Re: bleeding and birth control

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 4 Feb 1998 22:52:26 -0600 (CST)

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At Wed, 4 Feb 1998, maggie wrote: >
>I am currently taking birth control (MinEstrin). I started the pill at
>the beginning of my period (break through bleeding) My period lasted for
>the first week like it normally would if I were not on birth control and
>the stopped for a day. Then I started getting spotting that gradually
>got heavier each day until by the end of the week I needed to begin
>wearing a pad. The flow is not nearly as heavy as my normal flow but I
>am still concerned since this has been more than a week since the second
>period you could say has began. I know that it is normal to have some
>breakthrough bleeding when starting birth control pills but I am also
>taking medication for my thyroid (hypothyroidism, I am sorry I can't
>remember the exact name of the prescription, I think it may be
>levothyroxine or synthroid. They are both on the bottle in different
>places.) I didn't know if that could have an effect on my taking birth
>control.

A fair trial with any pill is three months so I'd recommend being patient. The thyroid medication does cause subtle differences with birth control pill levels and visa versa, but this is not clinically significant.

--
Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG
OBGYN.net U.S. Representative, New York
Great Neck, New York
http://www.obgyn.net/states/bios/marchbein.htm
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