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What Causes Light Bleeding When Suffering From PCOS?
Question: Hi, my 26 year old daughter is poly cystic had her contraceptive pill changed 6 ish weeks ago and was told to lose weight, she has started to lose weight but her new pill can cause weight gain she has been having light bleeding contibusly for the past 2 weeks and is now very depressed should she go back to her Dr to get the pill changed?
Brief Answer:
SHOULD CHANGE TO HIGHER DOSAGE PILL
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXX
Thanks for writing to us with your health concern.
PCOS is characterized by altered hormonal milieu.
Weight loss is critical to management, even 5 % loss of body weight can regulate cycles.
May I know what preparation she was on initially, and which is the current one that she is taking ?
As she is having spotting continuously since 2 weeks, this is breakthrough bleeding, and the hormones are not enough for her.
SHe should be switched to a newer brand with higher hormone content.
All the best
Please feel free to discuss further.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
She was on Dynette and this reduced the size of her cyst which was quite big. She has white coat syndrome and had to have a high blood pressure monitor on for 24 hours this showed she had HBP during the day she has quite a stressful job however was normal at home. She is now on Gedarel 20/150. The depression is very worrying. Thank you
Brief Answer:
AS BELOW
Detailed Answer:
Actually Dianette is better for PCOS composition wise , she can go back on it.
As the BP at home is normal, dont worry.
PCOS patients often have depression.
As a first resort, behavioural therapy and counselling should be tried for it.
Take care.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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