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Marisa Geller M.D.
Coordinator Obgyn.net Latina
Specialist on Obstetrics and Gynecology
Specialist on Fertility and Sterility
Buenos Aires
Argentina
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>----- Original Message -----
From: "Kim" <anonymous@obgyn.net>
To: "Multiple recipients of list YOUNG-WOMEN" <anonymous@obgyn.net>
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 6:39 PM
Subject: Birth Control for Too Many Periods & Weight Gain
> I'm 19 and have been getting my preiod every 2 weeks rather than every
> month (like I normally would've) for the last 2-3 months. From what Ive
> been reading, its b/c "not ovulating", whatever that means, and I will
> most likely have to take birth control pills. For how long will I have
> to take these pills so my periods becaome regular again? and how can I
> avoid weight gain, I hear ppl who take birth control pills for the first
> time gain weight.
>
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