WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for April, 1999: Re: aygestin

Re: aygestin

From: R. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 22 Apr 1999 10:03:22 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 21 Apr 1999, Melissa wrote: >
>i had a D&C on 4-7-99. i began bleeding on 4-16-99. the procedure was
>done because i've had abnormal uterine bleeding for about a year. here
>i am two weeks post-d&c, and i am already bleeding heavily. this is my
>6th day of the cycle and i am still passing large clots. i have a
>vaginal infection from the procedure and am on antibiotics. today i
>went to the doctor and he put me on AUGESTIN 5 mg. i know nothing more
>about it than the fact that it is some type of progestrone (i believe
>that is what the dr said.) what i would like to know is how this is
>suppose to stop my bleeding. i have to take one per day for 10 days
>with my antibiotics. what does progesterone accomplish in a woman's
>body? he said that if i didn't stop bleeding by the time i get through
>with the medicine to come back. otherwise, to come back in three weeks.
>i have also searched the archives and can't find an answer to my
>question. what kind of side effects can i expect? the doc said
>something about going through withdrawl when i stop taking the pill.
>why?
>thanks,
>melissa

Aygestin is Norethindrone acetate. It is a progestational agent that is found in many oral contraceptives. It works very mmuch like Provera. If the bleeding is because of changes in the estrogen level, then a progestational agent will cause the bleeding to stop while it is being taken. once the progestational agent is withdrawn bleeding will occur. This is called withdrawal bleeding. Knowing the pathologists report on the D&C sample would help one decide as to the proper therapy.

--
R.Daniel Braun, MD  FACOG
Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, IN
                                      "Heisenberg might have slept here."
                                          Unknown or maybe Indecisive                                               Unknown

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