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| LelaKSM
- Thu Jan 03, 2008 4:16 pm |
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Hi,
I am a 19-year-old female and I have been taking Loestrin 24 Fe for about two years with no problems: no spotting, no irregular periods, minor cramps, and my period has only ever lasted three or four, at most, five days, always during the designated time.
However, on Dec. 25, in the middle of my pack I started spotting, at first I thought it was oil because it was clear, and I had just taken some flaxseed oil vitamin supplements, so I ignored it. Then, the next morning I began cramping, and I realized that what appeared to be my period was coming. This bleeding is sometimes brown, dark brown, dark red, or redular red.
But the thing is, even when I took a two-month haitus from the pill from mid-August to mid-October, my period was never longer than 6 days, and it always tapered off the last two or three days.
This spotting or whatever it is has been going on now for 9 days with no sign of tapering off. This morning (Jan 3) I thought it was over since it had been so long and through the whole morning there had been only a few brown spots, but then around 1, all red blood started coming down heavy.
What is the problem?
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| Theresa Jones, RN
- Sun Jan 06, 2008 1:57 pm |
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 Hi LelaKSM,
In some women after a period of time, birth control dosage adjustment is necessary. As age changes so do the hormone levels. There are other conditions that may produce symptoms such as fibroids, miscarriage, etc., not meant to imply that this is the cause in your case and are just examples. I would suggest that you contact your physician for an evaluation to assure there is not an underlying disorder.
Sincerely,
Theresa Jones, RN
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