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abaya · 02-23-2005, 10:31 PM

Hello all,

I've been on the patch (Ortho-Evra) for about 9 months and have never used any other form of hormonal birth control.

The first 4-5 months I would often feel VERY nauseous on the Mondays when I'd first put the patch back on (after the week off to have my period). This stopped for several months, but all of a sudden I felt the same symptoms last Monday and thought I'd had food poisoning until I realized it was That Monday again. Has anyone else experienced this? How long do these symptoms last, anyway?

Also, since I wear the patch on my butt, I have noticed that I have two patch-sized square outlines on either side of my butt. I alternate every week as they suggest, but I still seem to have these semi-permanent "scars" from the patch's adhesive. Does anyone have suggestions for this? Do these go away?

My breasts finally stopped aching (that took about 5 months), but I'm also wondering if that's normal, since the product information told me it would only be a month or two.

Lastly, does anyone use condoms or other barrier methods in addition to the patch? My bf and I have been doing that and it makes me feel a lot better about the risks, but I'm wondering if we're in the paranoid minority for doing this!

02-23-2005, 10:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
abaya Location: Iceland	Problems with the Patch Hello all, I've been on the patch (Ortho-Evra) for about 9 months and have never used any other form of hormonal birth control. The first 4-5 months I would often feel VERY nauseous on the Mondays when I'd first put the patch back on (after the week off to have my period). This stopped for several months, but all of a sudden I felt the same symptoms last Monday and thought I'd had food poisoning until I realized it was That Monday again. Has anyone else experienced this? How long do these symptoms last, anyway? Also, since I wear the patch on my butt, I have noticed that I have two patch-sized square outlines on either side of my butt. I alternate every week as they suggest, but I still seem to have these semi-permanent "scars" from the patch's adhesive. Does anyone have suggestions for this? Do these go away? My breasts finally stopped aching (that took about 5 months), but I'm also wondering if that's normal, since the product information told me it would only be a month or two. Lastly, does anyone use condoms or other barrier methods in addition to the patch? My bf and I have been doing that and it makes me feel a lot better about the risks, but I'm wondering if we're in the paranoid minority for doing this!