Re: ADVICE NEEDED: should I stop taking birth control pills?
From: Megan (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri Aug 25 21:34:42 2006
Before you go off any of your medication, I highly recommend talking to
your doctor(s). This is especially true when it comes to the
anti-depressants, which should be stopped gradually.
The only person who can answer whether or not you should go off your
medications is yourself. However, I have never heard of pain during sex
being caused by birth control. Also, studies have shown that birth
control pills do reduce pain associated with Endo and cysts.
Best of luck!!
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Megan
At Fri, 25 Aug 2006, k. wrote:
>
>Hi All,
>
>I was diagnosed with endo when I was 23 (I'm 29 now). Following two
>surgeries to remove cysts / endo, I was put on Danazol for six months,
>followed by many different types of birth control pills. I've been on
>Yasmin for the last 4 years.
>
>I'm considering stopping the pill because it doesn't seem to be helping
>my endo pain that much anymore, and I've also since developed depression
>(which I know is linked to endo, but I also think it's due in part to
>being on the pill for so many years). I'm being treated for the
>depression with anti-depressants, but I kind of just want to get off all
>of this medication! (it's so frustrating). In addition, I have started
>having a lot of pain before and after my period (for about a year now),
>pain during sex (which I've always had since I've had endo), and
>bloating, the feeling of adhesions, etc. I have been checked out by my
>doctor and she thinks that the pain is mostly due to adhesions from my
>surgeries. but my question is: could having my period every month be
>contributing to the pain in spite of taking the pill? (I know the pill
>is supposed to help with pain, which it did at first, but it doesn't
>seem to be helping that much anymore). If I go off the pill, do I risk
>developing endometriomas (cysts) again? How can I deal with the pain +
>the pain during sex (I have a wonderful partner who is completely
>understanding, but he feels very bad when I experience pain when we're
>intimate)?
>
>I am so frustrated! any advice is welcome.
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