Ovral to correct cycle
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| Thu, 04-29-2004 - 3:14pm |
I'm having a problem with my BCP's that I'm hoping someone here might be able to advise me about.
I've been on the pill (originally ortho-cept) for about 10 years, and over the last year or so, I've developed some very predictable mid-cycle spotting. Because of the spotting, my nurse practitioner switched me to Nordette for the last 3 months... the Nordette didn't do anything to change the spotting.
So now, she has prescribed me a high-dose pill for two cycles (Ovral). She suggested that it would get my cycle back under control, and then maybe after these two cycles I could drop back to a lower dose pill.
Has anyone ever heard of using these high-dose pills temporarily to stop mid-cycle bleeding? I'm really nervous about the side effects of so much estrogen.
Thanks!

Ovral users?
Jill
If it makes you feel any better, the middle phase of Triphasil has 40mcg of estrogen, which isn't anything to sneeze at either. And that's a very commonly prescribed pill taken by many women. Very low estrogen doses are becoming more common, but there are still uses for the higher dose pills.
Good luck! I hope it works!
Judie