Re: Cyst
From: Ann (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 3 Jan 1999 14:14:20 -0600 (CST)
Birth control pills also prevent ovulation (in the majority of women).
The side effects are not as severe as Depo. I started taking Depo to
prevent cysts from forming. After a year of shots, I couldn't stand the
side effects anymore (zero sex drive, and I was a newlywed!). I started
taking birth control pills. The problem went away.
A word of warning: a few small percentage of women ovulate on birth
control pills. I do and I still get cysts. I refuse to start the Depo
shots again because of the side effects. You probably will not have
this problem. It's very rare.
I wish you luck. Cysts should not mean the end of your future
fertility.
Ann
At Sun, 3 Jan 1999, Marie wrote:
>
>I have have problems with PID since I was a teenager. At the age of 17
>my OBGYN took out my left ovary and fallopian
>tube saying that it was covered 75% with scare tissue. Okay, that
>leaves me with one ovary now.
>A couple years ago I started getting tremendous pain during ovulation.
>So bad that I would end up in the ER room. Always the same out-come...
>A cyst on my ovary. It would go away in time. I guess it grows during
>ovulation and shrinks every month. I was told I had 3 options. Get a
>hysteroctomy, deal with the pain monthly, or three start taking Depo
>Provera to stop ovulation.
>Beings that I was 29 at the time I didn't want to end my chances at
>having children (I don't have any)
>so I opt to take the Depo. I have been taking the shot for 1 1/2 years
>now and it has stopped my
>cyst from coming back, however I am having some side effects from the
>medication that I can't
>handle and it scares me. I am choosing to get off the shots but now I'm
>scared that the cyst will
>come back. The cyst grows right on my ovary so the Doctor said they
>would have to take out the
>ovary to surgically remove the cyst although she said more than likely
>it would come back. Does
>anyone out there know of any other means (other than Depo Provera and
>hysterectomy) that would
>stop the cyst from growing back? I feel that they are running out of
>ideas for me. My husband and I
>really want to have children . If anyone has any ideas I would be so
>grateful if you would let me
>know. My email address is england@sinbad.net. Thank you for your time
>and Happy New Year!!
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