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Re: Tanning Beds and Ortho Evra From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net) Wed, 25 Sep 2002 08:19:40 -0500 (CDT) Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: William McIntosh, MD: "Re: birth control and side effects" Previous message: kim: "contract yeast infection form gyn?" In reply to: anonymous@obgyn.net: "Tanning Beds and Ortho Evra" At Tue, 24 Sep 2002, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: > >Could a doctor or specialist please reply to this email and let me know >if using a tanning bed while on ortho evra will affect the patch at all. >I have been on Ortho Evra for about 3 months and am fixing to start >using a tanning bed. Please no responses to this about how tanning beds >are bad for you. I've already been over that and now I just want to >know the effects is will have on the patch. I'll appreciate any >information. Thanks. >Emily Tanning beds ARE bad for you (I swore a solemn oath to tell folks why all the things they like are bad for them), but they will not influence the efficacy of the patch. Occasionally, I will see a patient that is made more sensitive to the sun by the birth control pill, and I suspect the same is a possible patch side effect as well. -- 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. Next message: William McIntosh, MD: "Re: birth control and side effects" Previous message: kim: "contract yeast infection form gyn?" In reply to: anonymous@obgyn.net: "Tanning Beds and Ortho Evra"

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