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Re: Depot-lupron - bleeding in the beginning normal?
From: jeepster (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Jan 30 21:43:22 2008
thank you so much for your reply! i am so happy to have found this board
as the past few months have been really life altering for me since i
have gotten my endo diagnosis. i am a nurse, but i really have had
chronic pelvic pain that has been yucky and i am glad to find other
people that understand.
At Wed, 30 Jan 2008, Amy wrote:
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>I experienced the same thing when I first started Lupron but I also
>stopped my birth control (pills) at the same time. I pretty much had
>what was like a period within a couple days of getting the shot. It
>lasted about 5-6 days, then bleeding stopped and I did not bleed at all
>until I went off Lupron and back to my regular bc pill schedule. I do
>think you are right that this comes from the initial surge of estrogen
>the ovaries put out when you get the injection.
>
>Hope Lupron helps you and does improve your quality of life. Some do
>well on it (I did thank goodness) while others don't. You can check
>back through the forum archives for more info on Lupron or feel free to
>email me direct if you want. I did Lupron twice and it kept me pain
>free while on the shots and for about a year and a half after. Good
>luck! Hope you find pain free days soon.
>
>Hugs!
>Amy Meyer
>
>At Tue, 29 Jan 2008, jeepster wrote:
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>>HI! I have endometriosis, and I started my first round of Depot-lupron
>>on the 14th of January. I also have a Mirena IUD in place.
>>I started my period on the 11th - the Friday night before starting the
>>Lupron, and have not stopped bleeding since... could this be because of
>>the LUPRON-DEPOT?
>>I was thinking because of that initial "surge" you can get with the
>>lupron this could hve been why I have had the extra long bleeding - but
>>in the meantime, it has been quite uncomfortable.
>>Thanks for any replies. This is my first time with the LUPRON and I am
>>hoping it will help my quality of life a lot as the pelvic pain has been
>>horrible since I have been diagnosed in October.
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