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snowbunns2

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Ortho Evra
Posted: 09-25-06 13:19pm

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.
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sandyallen

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Posted: 09-25-06 13:42pm

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!
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x0x011

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Posted: 09-25-06 17:35pm

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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