YOUNG-WOMEN Messages for June, 2002: Re: Bleeding Question for a GYN Doctor

Re: Bleeding Question for a GYN Doctor

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 20 Jun 2002 16:13:37 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 20 Jun 2002, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>I am a 19 year old female. I have been getting my period since I was
>13. My periods were always regular. I became sexually active at age 16
>and began taking birth control when I did. I started taking Estrostep.
>I was on that for a little over a year. My periods were always regular
>and I never had cramps. Toward the end I started getting mild cramps
>with my periods. I talked to my OBGYN and she said that I could start
>taking Ortho tricylen. I have been on that pill ever since (about 2
>years). For the past 4 months or so I have been getting spotting every
>month half way through the week before my period should start and then
>getting my period as usual. This was bothering me. I asked my OBGYN
>about it, and she said it didn't seem like anything I should worry
>about. I was still bothering me, so I decided to skip the placibo week
>in my pills last month and go right into the new pack, figuring that i
>would start getting my period all the time on the week that I had been
>spotting on and stop spotting. Well, it's now two weeks into the pack
>and I have been spotting the entire time. It's really bothering me.
>Again, my periods were always very regular and I never used to get any
>spotting. Is it possible that my body is getting too used to the pill
>and my cycle is changing? Should I see my doctor before my scheduled
>appointment in mid August or should I just wait it out until then???? I
>have been sexually active with only one person during this time, and we
>are still active.
>
>Sorry this is so long.
>Thank you for your help.

I would expect that to happen with tricyclic pills. Monophasic pills will work the way you wanted but not triphasic ones.

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R.Daniel Braun, MD  FACOG   FOG
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