Confused about ortho evra!!plez help

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Registered: 05-15-2004
Confused about ortho evra!!plez help
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Sat, 05-15-2004 - 2:03pm
Hey everyone. I'm 19 years old and just started taking orho evra. When i got the patch the dr told me to put it on 24 hours durin the first day of my peroid. Which is what i did. Because of the fact that on the 4th week when u take off the patch i figured ud just rag then...but im still bleeding some, its my first time usin this and im confused. How long does it take for ur peroid to go away after u put on the first patch? Please help me im so confused!! Thank you!

Megan
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Registered: 05-02-2003
Sat, 05-15-2004 - 3:27pm
how long have you been on the patch?

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Registered: 05-15-2004
Sat, 05-15-2004 - 3:31pm
put mine on yesterday mornin
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Registered: 05-15-2004
Sat, 05-15-2004 - 3:54pm
what about you
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Registered: 12-30-2003
Sat, 05-15-2004 - 5:30pm
Hi Megan, welcome!

If you put on your first patch on the first day of your period your period isn’t going to stop immediately it will continue just like your other natural cycle periods. At the end of the 3rd week when you begin your patch free week then you will have your first patch-period. During your first week on the Patch remember to use back-up as called for in the patient information leaflet that came with your patches. During the first 3 or 4 cycles on the patch your body will be adjusting to the hormones so you may experience some side effects; breast tenderness, irregular bleeding, nausea etc. As your body adjusts they should go away. I hope you’ll come back and let us know how you like being on the patch. Thanks for stopping by.

Good luck

      Jill