YOUNG-WOMEN Messages for December, 2001: Re: unexplained bleeding

Re: unexplained bleeding

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 18 Dec 2001 20:08:19 -0600 (CST)

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At Tue, 18 Dec 2001, Sarah wrote: >
>ok, i'll try to make this as short as possible... a few months ago i
>started my period and it lasted for a month i didnt think anything of it
>and two weeks later it came back and i ended up passing out and went to
>the hospital. they put me on birth control and sent me on my way, the
>birth control didnt even touch me. I went in for a pap and to get a
>different birth control. they put me on Ortho-tri cyclen. well, it
>worked the first week, the second week id start bleeding again and dont
>stop till a new packet. then it starts all over. well i went in to the
>doctors again. this time they changed me over to just Ortho well i have
>been bleeding almost a month again and am gettin extremly depressed, im
>scared i dont know what to do... no one but me seems to be worried
>about this. Im having to plan my life around this. My cost for femine
>products have tripled. if someone could give me some advise it would
>mean worlds to me, thanks

This is not likely to be dangerous, but it is something that will need correction. Call your doctor and let him/her know what is happening. There are things that can be done.

-- William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

This is for educational purposes only, and is not a substitute for consultation and examination by a licensed medical professional.

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