i am 40 years of age and have had a one side ovary cyst operation 2 years earlier, due to infertility problem my doctor has prescribed Ovral -G in a cycle of 100 days to obstruct my menstruation cycle for the past 2 years recently my periods started on the 70th day of the dosage. Is the medicine not working properly. Should i change to any other medicine & what are the side effects of the above procedure.
Rival G is a hormonal medication which works like any other combined contraceptive pill. Most users take this pill for21 days and have a period thereafter. To stop periods it can be taken continuously. In that case sometimes break through bleeding is seen, which is happening in your case. In my patients who are around 40 yrs, smoke, are overweight or have high blood pressure I advise hormonal pills only if necessary. It would be a good idea to check with your doctor if you still need to continue the medication. Let me know if you have any other queries. Thanks