Low-dose Birth Control Problems Posted: 06-22-06 11:14am
Hello everyone!
I'm having some birth control problems and
I hope someone can help!
I began taking orthotricyclen when I was
18 (i'm 22 now). It worked fine for me,
but when ortho-lo came out my gyno wanted
me to try it. So I did, and I really
didn't have any side effects other than
bleeding during sex that occurred the week
before my period. I never really gave it
much thought since it was always right
before my period. But I mentioned it to
him at my next appointment so he switched
me back to trinessa (generic form of
orthotricyclen).
After being on trinessa for a while I came
down with anxiety/depression and thought
it was the pill so I asked my gyno to
switch me to see if that would help. So
currently i'm on yasmin, my 2nd month. I
also was prescribed lexapro by my family
doc for anxiety/depression, which has
improved. However, this past week (7
days before my period) I bled a little
during sex again! This hasn't happened
since I was on ortho lo so i'm just
wondering if maybe I need to go back to a
higher dose pill? What do you think?
I'm really worried but I keep telling
myself it only happens at that certain
time of the month so it must be related to
the pill. All of my paps have always
been normal. Thanks for any advice you
can offer!
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Carifairy
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Posted: 06-22-06 13:45pm
Sex in many women can cause some bleeding
and spotting, soemtimes from the cervix.
It could be related to your pill, but it
could also be fdrom sex.
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SweetPea83
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Posted: 06-22-06 15:40pm
Doesn't it seem strange though that the
only time it happens is the week before my
period? And only when i've been on ortho
lo or yasmin?
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SweetPea83
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Posted: 06-23-06 06:51am
Anyone? Please?
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Carifairy
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Posted: 06-23-06 16:29pm
This something I can advise on, but it
could be related to a pill. If one pill
worked betetr for you, then you need to go
back on it.
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SweetPea83
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Posted: 06-24-06 14:25pm
I called my gyno yesterday. He said I
have not been on yasmin long enough to
determine whether or not that pill is ok
for me. So I guess that just means if it
happens again next month he'll switch me.
I guess he wasn't worried so I shouldn't
be either???
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Carifairy
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Posted: 06-24-06 16:35pm
This is nothing to worry about, I promise
you won't bleed to death! As long as it
is not pad filling blood every 2hours you
are okay!
Most women do have unusual bleeding with
birth control, for at least the first few
months anyway...
I had an iud, mirena..I had it for 1.5
years..Bled everyday.. I wanted the
hormone free one, but got the hormonal one
instead because it was available =) I
wanted to see if it would ever 'mesh
nicely' with ym body, well it obviously
did not..I now have a copper iud, which is
hormone free..No spotting or bleeding, and
I am fine...
The moral is it is annoying! It sucks,
but it will not kill you, and it is
nothing to be worried about...
