Breakthrough Bleeding/Ovcon 50, etc.
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Breakthrough Bleeding/Ovcon 50, etc.
| Tue, 07-27-2004 - 10:37am |
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!

Ovcon 50 isn't prescribed very often because of the amount of estrogen (50mcg). Larger estrogen doses can also cause water retention, bloating, and breast tenderness, and it can make periods heavier and crampier, besides the nausea that you've already been warned about.
What other pills were you on? Maybe a higher progestin pill would be a solution if the higher estrogen pill doesn't work? Ovcon 35 is a pretty middle-of-the-road pill, my gynecologist swears by it, but there's plenty of options out there.
Please keep us posted, I'm curious as to how things go!
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I'd definitely run this stuff past your regular doctor, even if you just leave a message asking her to look at your chart once the results of the US are in and stuff. Not all doctors are properly schooled in hormonal birth control, particularly if their focus is on pregnancy and delivering babies. I've had my share! But if you have a doctor who understands how all this stuff works, it makes things a whole lot easier.
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