ENDO Messages for December, 2002: Re: continuous birth control pills

Re: continuous birth control pills

From: Amy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Dec 30 07:59:50 2002

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Rachel, I just started continuous birth control three months ago and have had some side effects like hot flashes, night sweats, nausea, and moodiness. Even though I have nausea and mood swings from my endo, I have never had the hot flashes and night sweats until I started continuous birth control (I did have them on Lupron but expected it). My Doc said he hoped that the continous bc would accomplish the same thing as the Lupron (which I did great on and which kept me pain free for almost two years) without the danger of bone loss. So I have just been dealing with the side effects as best I can until I can talk them over with my Doc in Feb. I have taken regular bcp for almost 12 years but never had the hot flashes and night sweats until I started them continuous. I even run a low grade fever on a regular basis. Since this method tricks the body into thinking you are pregnant, I just figure that I will experience some of the symptoms of pregnancy. I have not had any problems with hair loss or growth. Hope things get better for you. If you are really concerned, talk it over with your Doc and see if this is a common side effect of continuous bcp.

Amy

At Fri, 27 Dec 2002, Rachel wrote: >
>I have an issue I'd like to discuss with those on continuous bcp. I've
>read that since this treatment puts you in what they call
>"pseudo-pregnancy", and that you can experience some of the same
>symptoms of pregnancy. One in particular is the growth pattern of hair.
>pregnacy and pseudo-pregnacy regulate hair growth so that most of it
>will either grow at one time and fall out at one time, that the cycle
>regulates. For the last several months, I have been experiencing some
>abnormal hair loss. Now, it's starting to grow back. It's gotten so
>thin, and now I have tons of short hair sticking up all over the place.
>It sounds worse than it is, but I'd like to know if any of you have
>experienced this kind of thing. It's a bit distressing, because I've
>worn my hair very long for many years. I know it's trivial, but I'm
>afraid of having to cut my hair. I'm hoping someone can offer me a ray
>of light here.
>
>--
>Rachel
>

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