Re: breakthrough bleeding
From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 29 Oct 2000 15:54:07 -0600 (CST)
Sounds like Break Through Bleeding (BTB). After 3 months on a new pill,
if BTB is noted, a change is in order. If the Mircette is relatively
new, give it a chance.
Hope this helps and write back anytime for more information.
HSM
At Fri, 27 Oct 2000, eli wrote:
>
>I have been on BCP for almost 3 years. For the first 2, i was taking
>Ortho-TriCyclen. I started having minor break through
>bleeding every month in the 2nd or 3rd week so my dr switched me to
>Ortho-Novum 1/35. The bleeding continued in either the
>second or third week of the pack. In August, my dr prescribed Mircette.
>I took the first pack with no problems. The fourth
>week of the first pack of mircette, I had an UTI. I took a 3-day
>antibiotic starting the 22nd day of the pack. During the first
>week of the 2nd pack, I got a yeast infection. I used a 3 day
>gynolotremin (spelling?). On the 3rd day treating my yeast
>infection and the 8th day of the BCP pack, I began light, but consistant
>bleeding. Is it because of the UTI and yeast infection or
>am i still having break though bleeding problems? I am getting
>frustrated. Can you help? Thank you, Eli
--
Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York
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