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Q: Ortho Evra

asked by: snowbunns2 on September 25th, 2006

New User

Hi ladies,
i have been on ortho evra since the beginning of the year. I am about to get my period..Hopefully tomorrow..But anyways, I have had extreme discharge..Not to be gross, but I have to wear a pad because its almost like my period, but just white discharge. And I also have been extremely sore. I had sex with my boyfriend, and it felt like I was being torn apart. I was extremely sore before we had sex, it felt like I had little cuts..What could be wrong with me? I've been on the patch for over 6 months..

Oh and by the way, I have been going in my hottub almost everyday..And I just read that this can up the dosage of hormones..My doctor never told me about this. Could this be what is causing it? I've also been getting splitting headaches, and I never used to get headaches.

Replies(2)

sandyallen

replied on September 25th, 2006

Extremely eHealthy

Just about every b/c works different on every female. I have heard that heat such as a heating pad or a hot tub can cause the patch to put out more hormones, you might want to talk to your dr about this alot of b/c is trial and error, a good person to talk to about this is to pm cairifairy or talk to your dr or nurse or the assistant. But I am defitely not saying not to use it!

Good luck!

x0x011

replied on September 25th, 2006

Experienced User

My friend got pregnant on ortho evra...She used it properly and had been using it for about a year too.
It also gives you higher dose of hormones because they flow right into your bloodstream from the skin, giving you a higher chance of blood clots and strokes.
I dont know what could be causing your symptoms, but from my experience ortho evra is bad news altogether.

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