ENDO Messages for July, 2007: Re: Birth Control Pills for endo

Re: Birth Control Pills for endo

From: D (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Jul 18 11:23:46 2007

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BCPs help some women with endo, but they usually wear off after awhile and the pain comes back. When my endo symptoms first got really bad I didn't have insurance, and without insurance or the cash to pay for surgery BCPs were about my only option (that I knew of at the time). I got relief with a pill called Levlen - it reduced my pain for a good 8 months before it started to wear off, and I continued to take it continuously (no break for placebos/period) for 2 years because I still felt better than I had before I started the pills.

If I had to do it over again, I'd look into the bio-identical progesterone that's been discussed here a lot recently. You can stop your periods with that, too, and it's supposed to have a lot less side effects. You do have to find a doctor that will prescribe it for you, not all gyns are familiar with it. If you look back over Andrea's recent posts, in particular, you can find a lot of info.

Have you had a laparoscopy? Really, I think the best solution is to find an endo specialist who can thoroughly excise the disease! Unfortunately, I know all too well how difficult it can be to get to a really good endo doctor... It took me over two years to get the right kind of insurance (PPO) and I'm finally having surgery (my 2nd lap) next week. I don't know if your symptoms are bad enough that you are considering surgery, but if you are I highly recommend seeking out an excision specialist - their results are much better than most obgyns.

Hope this helps!

At Wed, 18 Jul 2007, Liz wrote: >
>My gyn recently prescribed Loestrin24 FE to help regulate my period and
>hopefully reduce symptoms of endo. I have been reading alot about the
>side effects and am really not wanting to try this.
>
>Has anyone tried this for endo symptoms and what were the results? Many
>people described weight gain. That alone is enough for me to not want
>to try it.

-- Find an endo specialist in the ERC's EndoDocs group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EndoDocs/

Try an excellent endo support group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/erc/

Info on pain management: http://www.painfoundation.org/

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