High and Low dose Estrogen
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High and Low dose Estrogen
| Sun, 05-28-2006 - 8:04pm |
I didn't really know who to ask about this.... I go to a clinic, and it has already closed for the summer! *panic*
I recently switched from low dose (mircette) to high dose (ortho evra 151) estrogen pills. This month, I didn't really get my period, aside from a little bit of spotting, and some of the symptoms of PMS (bad skin, headache). I was wondering if this is normal for me to skip a period after the switch. Thanks for any advice!
I recently switched from low dose (mircette) to high dose (ortho evra 151) estrogen pills. This month, I didn't really get my period, aside from a little bit of spotting, and some of the symptoms of PMS (bad skin, headache). I was wondering if this is normal for me to skip a period after the switch. Thanks for any advice!

Hi concordia2, welcome!
Jill
If you're on Ortho Novum 1/50 (which is not prescribed too terribly often anymore), this is considered a high dose pill because it has 50 mcg of estrogen, and it doesn't contain the same estrogen as the other pills on the market, this one uses mestranol.
With a significant change in estrogen and progestin
Jill