I just started on the ortho evra patch one
week ago. I need some reassurance if you
have any. My period is still here (7th
day) and it has gotten heavier. Well
actually it was black/brown medium flow on
and off for the first few days and now its
red and heavier and well... Thicker.
(today was my patch change day and I
thought it would slow down the flow) . It
isn't normal flow for me. It just comes
out when I go to the restroom mostly, real
thick. Just wondering if anyone else
experienced this? Does it go away after
the first month? I am getting married in
less than 3 months and will be having
intercourse with fh for the first time.
Just hoping I am not dealing with these
issues then! Thanks
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Cassy
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Jun 2004 Posts: 103
Posted: 06-08-04 19:59pm
All I can say is that whenever someone
starts a new kind of birth control,
chances are good that some kind of strange
bleeding will occur in the first month or
two. Usually, it woudl clear up after
then. As for the thick part, I really
can't help you there. sorry.
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Riversmommy
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 31 May 2004 Posts: 711 Location: Springfield,Illinois
Posted: 06-08-04 20:38pm
Hey I started the pill and mine is the
same way I bled from the 21st to the 2 and
I started again yesterday and mine is the
exact same way im going to the docs on
monday and im going to ask her about it
then!!! Ill let u kno what she says
ok??!!
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Natalie112
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Posts: 65
Posted: 06-09-04 01:11am
Starting any type of new birth control,
you will have some form of spotting and/or
bleeding. It should subside in a month or
two. Your spotting should be gone by then
and you should only bleed on your patch
free week. As far as your period coming
when you will be on your honeymoon you can
talk to your doctor and they can have you
take your patch for a month straight
through without a break/bleed week.
Instead of having the patch-free week, you
will just continue onto your next patch.
With doing this, you will not have your
bleed (period) week. Because you are not
ovulating when you are on birth control,
it is not critical that you have a period.
The new birth control seasonale is just
simply that. It is a few months of
straight birth control without a break and
then every few months you take a week
break, where you then have your bleed
week. Again it would be best to go the
doctor and they will explain exactly how
to do this, only if your wedding/honeymoon
happens to be on your patch-free week.
Hope this provided some insight. Good
luck!
Natalie
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