Looking For a Bcp That Wont Cause Breakthrough Bleeding Posted: 07-21-05 23:56pm
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
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Joined: 29 Jul 2005 Posts: 33 Location: Los Angeles
Posted: 07-29-05 13:38pm
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
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Jul 2005 Posts: 5
Posted: 07-29-05 15:27pm
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.
