Spotting On All Kinds of Bcp Posted: 02-09-07 13:14pm
I went on birth control when I was 19. I
started ortho tri cyclen and it was great,
until after a year. I started having
spotting/breakthrough bleeding between
periods. I switched brands and it was
fine. Until a year. This has happened
every year and I am now 23. I have also
taken desogen, nordette, am currently
taking yaz, and I can't even remember if I
have taken another kind. I tried the
nuvaring but my boyfriend didn't like
it.
Anyway, it's always been after 1 year my
periods start spotting between. But I had
been on yaz for only 3 months and I
started breakthrough bleeding again. I am
now spotting for the second month. Both
times on yaz it has started one week
before my placebo pills begin. It goes
for about 3-4 days, then i'm fine until I
get my period a couple of days later.
What should I do about this? It's
extremely frustrating to have to switch
pills all the time, and is this normal?
Does it happen to anyone else?
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Carifairy
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Posted: 02-09-07 21:48pm
You may require a higher dose pill.
Some women do better with breakthrough
bleeding and spotting on a higher dose
pill.
Ortho tri cyclen regular, ovcon 35, and
triphasil are a bit higher dose.
