YOUNG-WOMEN Messages for March, 2003: Re: bleeding while on the pill

Re: bleeding while on the pill

From: Hector Nemirovsky M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 5 Mar 2003 06:42:30 -0600 (CST)

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At Tue, 4 Mar 2003, Nicole wrote: >
>I've been on the pill about 4 months now. I am currently in the third
>and final week of active pills for this pack. For the past few days,
>I've been having some slight spotting, but it seems to be getting
>heavier as the days go by. Is it normal for this to happen on the pill?
>What could be some causes? I read once that extra Vitamin C supplements
>(which I take)could cause that, but I'm not sure. Also, over the past
>week there have been several times I my pill an hour or two later than
>normal- could that be a factor in this? Also, this doesn't mean I'm at
>any risk for pregnancy, does it?

Wait a couple of cycles and if it is still there you may have to chang brands.

-- Hector Nemirovsky M.D. Fmr Head Obstetrics Division, Hospital Fernández, Buenos Aires, Argentina Fmr Assistant Professor in Obstetrics at Medical School, Buenos Aires University, Argentina Private Practice, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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