anyone using Demulen 1/35 or Lo-ovral?

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Registered: 09-16-2003
anyone using Demulen 1/35 or Lo-ovral?
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Sun, 04-30-2006 - 10:16pm
just wondering, what have your experiences been?
iVillage Member
Registered: 10-02-2004
Mon, 05-01-2006 - 8:22am

I was on Demulen 1/35 for years and it was by far my favorite bcp. I had some side effects the first few months I was on it (worst being very tender breasts and water retention), but otherwise I didn't really have any side effects. I tri-cycled, and had no problems with irregular bleeding, etc. It also controlled my hormonal acne, which was great. I would still be on it if I hadn't switched to an IUD.

HTHs,
Allison