Breakthrough Bleeding/Ovcon 50, etc.

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Registered: 04-23-2004
Breakthrough Bleeding/Ovcon 50, etc.
Tue, 07-27-2004 - 10:32am
I have had breakthrough bleeding while on the last 3 pills. Yesterday I went to the doc and she's sending me for a pelvic ultrasound to be sure I don't have any polyps or fibroids and also to check to see if my uterus is thinning, which I guess happens when you've been on the pill for too long. I have never heard of this. Has this happened to anyone out there? Can a thinning uterus affect future pregancies? All questions I didn't think of until after I left the dr's office. Anyway, she said if my uterus is thinning I should go off of the pill for a few months to let it build back up and then try the pill again. She said if that is not the case, then to try Ovcon 50 (was on Ovcon 35 previously). She said since this pill is stronger, it is likely that it will make be nauseous - great. Just wondering if anyone has been diagnosed or heard of a thinning uterus due to being on the bcp for so long. Also, anyone been on Ovcon 50 with negative side effects? Thanks!