WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for February, 1998: Re: Question about oral contraceptives

Re: Question about oral contraceptives

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 27 Feb 1998 15:51:36 -0600 (CST)

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At Fri, 27 Feb 1998, Cornelia wrote: >
> Hi,
>
>I used some Birth control pills called Diane-35 until 2 yrs ago when I
>moved here from Europe. My understanding was their 2nd action was
>somehow anti-androgen, which helped my acne. Last year I used Ortho
>Tri-cyclen and I was happy with them. Now ,my doctor put me on
>Triphasil-28 and I gained almost 6lbs in 3mo, my face looks pretty bad,
>and I am bleeding lightly for 2 wks between my periods.I am confused
>because I do not understand what's going on.What should I do?
>
>Thank you,
>
>Cornelia

What's going on is that with a minor change in hormones in the pills, your body is reacting differently.

You don't say why you switched from the Ortho product you did well on. Why not go back onto the ones you liked?

--
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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