Posted by Sulpicia on May 29, 2001, at 2:36:50
In reply to Contraceptive Pill, Hormones, Depression, posted by Rach on May 28, 2001, at 10:05:36
> Forgive me if I make some assumptions here:
First off, bc pills are a no-no for women with depression.
There is simply too much risk of worsening a problem.I don't know what "being check out" consisted of, but having
lived the GYN horror story myself, I would insist on diagnosis
before being treated.Bleeding like you describe must be diagnosed. You need at the very least
hormone levels [all the way up to parathyroid], standard battery of blood
tests, especially hemoglobin and sed rate.
THEN an ultrasound and probably a hysteroscopy with biopsy -- this last
is not for cancer but rather to detect nasty problems like adenomyosis.The source of your bleeding could be anything and taking bc pills to treat
the symptoms in a woman who is prone to depression is reckless IMHO.Push for a diagnosis.
And jump on the depression if it doesn't lift within a day or 2.
Feel better!
S.
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