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jen12

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Spot Bleeding W/ Ortho Evra
Posted: 04-20-05 19:52pm

I have been on ortho evra for over a year. I always get my period on time. This month, I started getting severe cramping and some spot bleeding two weeks early. I called the nurse at my gyn and she said that was normal, but it just did not seem normal to me since I am in my mid thirties and it has never happened before.
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sandyallen

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Posted: 04-20-05 20:45pm

Hi there! This can happen. You can also be pre-menopausal or just menopausal, their are a lot of women that start early, you might even be preggars. You can always get a second or third opinion from another Dr., I sure would, if this continues.
Good luck,
sandy
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jen12

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Thanks For the Info
Posted: 04-22-05 13:54pm

Jez, I never expected to hear the word menopause so soon. Thanks again.
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lonelytoo16

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side effects ortho evra
Posted: 07-27-08 11:14am

Dear all
I used otrho evra for three and a half years and I used to love it, my boobs got bigger and only sensitive one week a month, but little by little I gained weight ( that didn't come off with dieting and exercise) and got breaktrough bleeding every month after the second patch, my gynecologist and I thought they were yeast infections and treated accordingly, then I started to have mood swings and a slow growing depression then I lost my libido completely and got severe migraines.Then on one occassion the patch came off after extreme hot weather and I felt strange , like I was pregnant, it turns out that I had ovarian cysts, I got treatment for that, and got back to the patch, I experienced swollen and painful legs on long flights and now I have high blood pressure and a heart condition, plus a severe depression that can be related to the high estrogen delivered by the patch. Beware, the side effects can start almost imperceptibly, and you can end up like me no job no home no boyfriend, read up on the patch there are many lawsuits for blood clots and deaths of people.
Ask your doctor and do not use it if you had depression, heart problems, smoke or are over 35yrs plus beware for the slow changes over the years.
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dezz20

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Posted: 10-02-08 05:30am

i have been on ortho evra for about 4 months....my gyn has it to where do not have my period for 3 months.....usually my periods last for 5 days i still have the patch on but i have been bleeding for about 2 weeks....is that normal?
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