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Old Sat Dec 5, 2009, 12:42 AM
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Hi Yuliya,

There is an interaction between Cyclosporine and birth control pills. According to the Gengraf pamphlet, birth control pills increase Cyclosporine concentration. So, maybe when you stopped taking the pill, your levels dropped and so did your platelets. This is just my theory but would explain why your doctor wants you to stay on them the whole time.

I was not on the pill and am taking Cyclosporine. My periods were MISERABLE when my platelets were low. Although it FELT like I was bleeding to death every month, my platelet counts never dropped significantly during my period. So, I think there is something else going on with you that may be because of the Cyclosporine/pill interaction. Have you checked your Cyclosporine levels recently?

I've never heard of the risk of early menopause, but than my hematologist is not a gynecologist, and I am 43.
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55 yo female, dx 9/08, AA/hypo-MDS, subclinical PNH, ATG/CsA 12/08, partial response. small trisomy 6 clone, low-dose cyclosporine dependent
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