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Re: Continuous birth control pill for endometriosisFrom: anonymous@obgyn.netMon Jun 20 23:03:14 2005
At Mon, 20 Jun 2005, Marissa wrote: > >Does this really work for endometriosis? I refuse to take Lupron, or any >of the other meds in the same class, and am wondering if stopping my >period would work for pain, and the 3-week periods I have. I have done >my research, but I have stage IV, and just found that out after my first >laproscopy 2 weeks ago. I need to know the pros and cons of doing this, >and I need to know if it would even work with someone like me. I >understand it might not work to address the endometriosis per se, but >pain and bleeding are my primary concern now. Is not having a period >safe? Is it harmful to the body? Please help! >Marissa Hey marissa- its be again0 i Have stage 4 endo also- i was on continuous birth control- it did nothing but make me hurt and bleed more- mostly because it has ESTROGEN in it which made the endo grow- what my doc was trying to do was give my body a rest from the constant cycle i was having- in other words- it acted like i was pregnant- unfortunately- it didn't work- thats when i started the femara- it has been amazing! Feel free to email me- if you have any more questions :) thanks- steph
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