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| Mon, 08-23-2004 - 2:16pm |
I'm married and 35. I had been on the pill (Ortho Novum) for 14 years and have been off of them for 2 years now. My periods had been pretty regular. Since February, they have been all over the place. My gyn did a ultrasound and found that I had a large buildup of lining so he did a d&c in June and started me with this pill on August 1st. I spotted for the first week and stopped for 2 weeks and 2 days ago I started spotting. Does this sound normal? I know this pill has a high occurence of btb and spotting. I'm also prone to anemia so I worry about having another transfusion (had one in June). He has me taking iron pills every day and I try to eat foods with iron in them to keep my iron level high. I had it checked last week and my hemoglobin was at 9.5. I know stress can make it worse so I'm trying not to worry but It's so hard to do. My husband and I would like to ttc soon, because of my age, but sometimes think it will never happen.
Have I not given this pill enough time to work or should I talk to my doctor about a change?
Thanks for any help :)

I don't think you have given your body time to adjust to your new pill. With Seasonale it can take at least 3 extended cycles to adjust and irregular bleeding is a very common side effect during the first several cycles. However, since bleeding is a serious issue with you, you might want to let your doctor know what's going on and see what s/he has to say.
Good luck and hugs,
Jill
What do you mean when you say 3 extended cycles? One package of three months or 3 packages of 3 months? I have been hearing people talk about extended cycles and didn't exactly know what that meant.
Thank you,
Heidi
Good luck,
Jill