Re: breakthrough bleeding, ortho cyclen
From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 4 Apr 2001 22:28:11 -0500 (CDT)
The pill chould certainly have been working despite the recurrent break
through bleeding. We normally recommend to give it 3 months. If the
break through bleeding doesn't straighten out by then, it amy be time to
swithc pills.
Hope this helps and write back anytime for more information.
HSM
At Wed, 4 Apr 2001, Katianne wrote:
>
>Hi - I'm on my second pack of ortho cyclen. I'm on a Sunday Start pack,
>and the first Sunday was the day after I started my period last month. I
>bled straight through the first pack (though lightly, mostly, up until I
>started taking the green pills), and stopped about a day or two after
>starting my second cycle. Does that mean that the pill was not
>effective during that time or shorttly after? I had sex 7 days after
>starting the second pack... although I used spermicide as well, was I
>protected at that time by Ortho Cyclen, or was the bleeding a sign that
>the pill wasn't working? Thanks for your time --- kati
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Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York
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