ENDO Messages for December, 2007: Re: Help.. Is Birth Control Good or Bad??

Re: Help.. Is Birth Control Good or Bad??

From: Amy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Dec 26 08:09:00 2007

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As I understand it, while taking birth control is putting estrogen in your body, it is a controlled amount which is why it can help with endo. It could be that the Yasmin isn't strong enough and causing the break through bleeding (Many years ago, I had to switch birth control pills for the same reason) or maybe it could just be your body adjusting to a new pill? Have you taken bc pills continuously before? I have taken lo-ovral continuously for about 5 years now but remember when I first started doing it, my body was thrown off for awhile and I had some unusual bleeding. Now that my body is adjusted, I never bleed unless I "force" a period by taking the placebo pills.

I don't know how much I am helping, but at the very least, I would talk to my doctor and just let him know what is going on. Since different kinds of bc pills have different mixes of hormone levels, you may just need to try a different one that works better with your body.

Hang in there! Hugs! Amy Meyer

At Wed, 26 Dec 2007, Jen wrote: >
>Hello,
>
>I posted a few days ago about how i have been bleeding for almost a
>whole month now on my birth control Yasmin and I got some feedback..
>thanks so much for that.
>
>But now I am confused.. is being on birth control making my endo worse
>because of the estrogen.. or is it that my birth control isnt strong
>enough and thats what i keep bleeding.
>
>I stopped taking my pill in the hopes that if i go off it for a week
>like i should have over the past few months instead of continously
>taking it that I will just have a period and then it will all just stop.
>
>I'll take any advice I can get..
>
>Thanks
>Jen

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