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Re: Best birth control pill for endo maintenance
From: Tina (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Sep 29 21:16:41 2004
I take the lo-ovral as well, because I like the idea of not having
something in my system for so long. I did Depo after my son and I would
say that I like the bcp's much better. Maybe see if he would let you
try some pills first if you are more comfortable with that. Good luck.
At Mon, 27 Sep 2004, Amy wrote:
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>I take lo-ovral (generic is low ogesterol) for both birth control and
>endo maintenance and it works good for me. It does cause me to have a
>lowered libido, but it doesn't give me other side effects. I have tried
>several bcps and this one helps my endo the best and does not give me
>migraines, which some of them did. As I understand, lo-ovral is
>commonly prescribed for endo patients because it has low estrogen and
>higher progestrin. Might ask your Doc about it and see what he says.
>Glad to hear you did good on Lupron. I am on it for the second time and
>do well too, but so many others don't. It is always nice to hear of
>someone else who is actually benefitting from the Lupron without bad
>side effects. I wish it could work so well for everyone. Good luck
>with everything!
>
>Hugs!
>Amy Meyer
>
>At Mon, 27 Sep 2004, Rutledge wrote:
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>>Hi all
>>I am about to get my final, fourth Lupron shot tomorrow. (BTW, I had a
>>good experience, with my only side effect being minimal hot flashes that
>>5 mg of estrogen 'add-back' per day basically killed).
>>Anyway, my Dr wants me to use Depo Provera until the time I conceive
>>(which would be over next 2 years, hopefully, assuming that my tubes are
>>clear now). I do NOT want to use Depo. I know all my friends that took
>>it gained weight, were moody, etc. I am much more comfortable with the
>>idea of a bcp that leaves your system after a day rather than 3 months.
>>So, obviously the Depo is suggested because it is progesterone-based,
>>with no estrogen. So I assume a progesterone only bcp like the
>>mini-pill would be ideal. Has anyone had a good experience with it or
>>another bcp for endometriosis maintenance?
>>Thanks!!
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