Cramps Mid-Cycle?

[iwouldnttell.livejournal.com]

Hi ladies. 

I'm currently on a generic of Ortho Tri Cyclen called Tri-Sprintec. I have been on it for 5 or 6 months now, and in the past 3 months have experienced cramping during my active pills. They seem to start on my second active week, and continue until my placebo pills. It worries me because sometimes I think I may be ovulating on the pill, even though I know the pill stops ovulation completely. Is this normal?!

Comments

[archangelbeth]

It's not impossible to ovulate on HBC, though it's not common (and there is still a lot of protection from the cervical mucous changes that HBC causes). Did you have ovulation cramps before you went on HBC?

If ovulation cramps aren't something you usually experience when not on HBC, it might be a reaction to the rising levels of hormones in a tri-phasic.

Or it could be that you are mildly allergic to one of the inactive ingredients/colorings for the second week, and it's making your intestines unhappy!

Whichever of these it is, it's probably worth talking to your doctor and asking if this is worth getting on another pill for. (If it's unacceptably distracting/painful, then a new pill would be worth trying.)

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