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Periods r long, i think cuz i'm fat, so dr rx'd cryselle. i take doxycycline hyclate b.i.d. too; i heard d.h. can cause spotting while on ocp & i have been spotting. shud i stop ocp & just lose weight
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Better to continue: Losing weight may be healthy but the spotting is only a nuisance and the benefit of shortening your periods is probably agood reason to stay on the ocp.
Answered 4/16/2013
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PID: Doxycycline is an antibiotic for pid. It is good to try to loss weight also . Ocp can be the cause of spotting. See gyne.
Answered 6/25/2014
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