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Q: Looking For a Bcp That Wont Cause Breakthrough Bleeding
asked by: btan on July 21st, 2005
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I have tried ortho tricyclen, orthocyclen, ortho novum, and ovcon35...I am very adament about taking my pills on time. I would be only fifteen minutes late in taking them at the most. The spotting is the only complaint I have about orthocyclen (which is what I am on now). Everything else is great. I have heard that yasmin works well for spotting, but there are other side effects with that one that I dont have now. Can anyone please give me some advice on this topic? I have faith that with all the choices of oral bcp's, I should be able to find one that is best for me.
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zutopia
replied on July 29th, 2005
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The general rule is the more estrogen, the less break through bleeding. However, you've already tried 35mcg pills which, while still "low-dose", have more estrogen than other "low-dose" pills like alesse or mircette (20 mcg). I would imagine a pill with 50mcg of estrogen would help (such as demulen or ovcon), but this is a pretty large amount of estrogen and can cause lots of other estrogen-related side-effects (like bloating, headaches, breast tenderness, etc.). Yasmin (30 mcg), while still having 5mcg less of estrogen then what you've tried, is "supposedly" better for controlling break-through bleeding. Although I don't really understand why, I think I would personally try yasmin first before uping the estrogen to 50mcg. Good luck!
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btan
replied on July 29th, 2005
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Thanks so much for the feedback! It really helps. I still have one more pack of the ortho cyclen. If I still have spotting problems with this last pack, I will ask my doctor about yasmin.
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