Ortho-Evra Hormone Patch (Irregular Period)

One of the common signs that a girl has turned into a young lady is when she has experienced having her "monthly period". Sadly, not all woman have normal menstrual cycle and I am one of those.

The absence of menstrual bleeding before a woman has reached her menopausal stage is called amenorrhea. Physical and mental stress may be one of the triggering factors of this condition. To make my bodily function normal, I went to an Obstetrician-Gynecologist. She told me that to resolve my concerns, I must take hormone pills. Honestly, taking pills is really frustrating. I questioned myself why I should take 1 pill every evening for 21 consecutive days when i do not have a "horizontal partner"! But I followed the doctors advice just the same.

The hormone pills made me feel sleepy and hungry all the time! The positive effects though was that it made my skin so smooth and that my breasts have increased in size, aside from the fact that the pill had regulated my cycle.

One day, I came to bump with my friend who happens to be a doctor. She told me to use a hormone patch instead. It is 3times more expensive than the conventional pills but the positive outcome would be that it would regulate my period, make my skin supple, and my "twins" would stay plump.



The hormone patch is like a square "Band-Aid", which is less that 2in by 2in in size. It can be worn either on one's arm, hips, thigh, chest or abdomen. In one package of the Ortho-Evra, which is the brand name of the hormonal patch, there are 3 patches. One patch can be used for 7 days and on the 8th day, replace the patch with a new one. Use it for 7 days again and then replace it with a new patch. All in all, for a month, 3 patches are to be used. After those patches are used, wait for 7 days. The 7 patch-free days are the rest days.

Based on my experience, the patch won't come off unless I deliberately peel it off from my skin. Showering, bathing, exercise, swimming, or even sweating do not loosen the hormone patch from one's skin easily.

This is not a paid ad. I only want to share this article to women who are having a hard time taking pills. Also, this is to inform that there is a new solution to regulate menstruation and I guess a new and good method for contraception. (Oh well, I am not sure about how effective this is for contraception since I have not tried it yet. Honestly, I wish scientists could find contraceptive pills for men. Life is really not fair.)



*Ask your doctor first before using the hormone patch.