YOUNG-WOMEN Messages for September, 2003: Re: 3 week period

Re: 3 week period

From: Alicia Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 11 Sep 2003 18:06:44 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 11 Sep 2003, anonymous wrote: >
>I am on orthotricyclen-lo and last month realized that I had missed a
>day somewhere along the way. Once I realized it I took one that morning
>(to make up for the one I missed) and continued normally with taking one
>every evening. Three days later I started spotting (not really
>spotting, more like litely bleeding). This has continued for 3 weeks
>and last week I was supposed to take the placebos but I skipped straight
>to my new pack of white pills because I just want the bleeding to
>stop!!!!! I've taken two white pills and it hasn't stopped, I'm not sure
>that it is getting better. What do I do???

Either stop all together or keep taking the new pack.

-- Alicia Lapidus MD Head Obstetrics Division, Hospital J. A. Fernández Buenos Aires Argentina Note: opinions expressed here are for educational purposes only and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient relationship. This information is not intended to supplant the need for you to consult with your physician prior to choosing therapeutic options and/or interventions.

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