YOUNG-WOMEN Messages for July, 2000: Re: mircette...what's wrong with me??

Re: mircette...what's wrong with me??

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 20 Jul 2000 12:52:04 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 20 Jul 2000, laurie wrote: >
>Okay, I am 19, and about 10 months ago I started having very heavy
>periods. The cramps got worse, and blood clots got worse. I also began
>having severe pains in my abdominal area, so bad that i would fall to
>the floor or couldn't get out of bed. The pain was overwhelming, and i
>went to a nurses station on my college's campus, where they told me that
>I most likely was having a miscarriage. I had taken three preg tests,
>and two came out negative. I never ended up pregnant. I got to my
>worst when i had my period for three and a half weeks straight. I went
>to my regular doc, not a gyno, and he put me on Mircette. It stopped my
>period within a week, but after I completed my first pack, I never
>started my period. I had had some light spotting within the first
>month, but nothing serious. I started my second pack, and two and a
>half weeks into it, I started my period. I have now been on my period
>for a full week, and every day it get's heavier and heavier. I only
>have a few more days left of this pack, and then I will be taking the
>nonactives. I was wondering if you have any advice or knowledge of this
>pill or my problems. my doctor hasn't spoken to me directly, but his
>nurses told me that i needed to continue taking the pill for another
>month. should i get a second opinion, and what do you suggest i do?
>
>--
>thanks, laurie
>

Laurie, You need to stick it out. Most pills require at least three cycles before you consider changing them. It is very common to have unusual bleeding during the first 3-4 cycles of any pill... Lynn

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Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

**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.

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**Thank you for your understanding ;-)

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