Re: birth control pills

[Guest guest]

You were right in telling that her symptoms sound like endometrosis. My

daughter suffered from severe pain right before & during her period. The

doctor suspected she may have a touch of endometrosis....at the time she was

only 15. He put her on birth control pills. Said it would help, since the

lining of the uterus doesn't build up as much when taking birth control pills.

Since she's been on the pill, she doesn't have the pain anymore. Of course,

there's different degrees of endometrosis where birth control pills don't

help. Also, yeast infections are more common in women who take the pill.

's problem could possibly be the pill....just a thought. Diane

[Guest guest]

>My pain has been worse since being on birth control pills. My doctor told

me

>this is very common. But I need to take the pills because if I don't I have

a

>period about every 3 to 4 months. My chances are very good of going into

early

>menopause, which I don't want to do since I am only 26. The pain gets worse

>about a week before my period starts and continues until a week after it

ends.

>That gives me about a week a month where I am not pain free but it is

greatly

>diminished.

My problems began when I started birth control pills. I only made the

connection when I joined this list and really started thinking about when my

pain began and if I could see anything that changed. I'm going to feel

really dumb if I could have helped my pain years ago by getting off pills!

Has anyone else had this experience? Has anyone tried an alternate form of

birth control to see if it makes a difference?

thanks,

[Guest guest]

Has your doctor ever mentioned Endometriosis? The symptoms you describe

sound like those experienced by women with Endo. For more information

please visit http://www.cdc.net/~wolfekat/endo.htm

{{{{{CyberHugs}}}}}

Kat Tilley

Endometriosis Center of Chattanooga, Tennessee

EndoTN@...

http://www.cdc.net/~wolfekat/endo.htm

Re: birth control pills

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>>My pain has been worse since being on birth control pills. My doctor told

>me

>>this is very common. But I need to take the pills because if I don't I

have

>a

>>period about every 3 to 4 months. My chances are very good of going into

>early

>>menopause, which I don't want to do since I am only 26. The pain gets

worse

>>about a week before my period starts and continues until a week after it

>ends.

>>That gives me about a week a month where I am not pain free but it is

>greatly

>>diminished.

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>My problems began when I started birth control pills. I only made the

>connection when I joined this list and really started thinking about when

my

>pain began and if I could see anything that changed. I'm going to feel

>really dumb if I could have helped my pain years ago by getting off pills!

>Has anyone else had this experience? Has anyone tried an alternate form of

>birth control to see if it makes a difference?

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>thanks,

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[Guest guest]

Just for the record, I started VV about 11 months ago. About 4-5 months ago,

I went on birth control pills to regulate bleeding problems. So, for me, BCPs

didn't cause VV. Kathy G.

[Guest guest]

>My problems began when I started birth control pills. I only made the

>connection when I joined this list and really started thinking about when

my

>pain began and if I could see anything that changed. I'm going to feel

>really dumb if I could have helped my pain years ago by getting off pills!

>Has anyone else had this experience? Has anyone tried an alternate form of

>birth control to see if it makes a difference?

When this subject was first mentioned it rang a few bells. At the time I

didn't want to comment on it as I had put my vv down to several other

things, and didn't want people to think that I was contradicting myself, and

the fact that I have had several discussions with several doctors about this

who all say it isn't the cause (but they're wrong about most things, so why

not this?), and that I should stay on it incase I get 'the urge'.

As I recall, my vvs started almost immediately after starting the pill (at

this time I was also getting a lot of cystitis). I had taken the pill

previously, but this time there was something like a year

or so break before I went back on it. My pill was called 'Celeste' or

something similar. I took it for about 2 1/2 years and stopped taking it

about a year ago. I'm sorry to report that it hasn't cured anything, but I

do believe it may have caused the initial problem, and my body can't get

over it.

I have just read some later mails and want to add that I (as far as I know)

have never had a yeast infection, although that is what I am being treated

for, and my swabs always come back clear. I do, on the other hand have

doubts as to whether I have a mild case of endo.

I hope that this is of some help

Warm regards

- .@...

[Guest guest]

Yes, I have recently gone off of my birth control pills and my chronic

yeast infections have stopped. I now know that the birth control pills

were a big contributing factor in being able to get rid of this.

However, now I have the exact opposite, which is too many lactobacillis

(which are shaped weird in my case). Doctors think this could be a new

species? Anyway, we are trying to get rid of it without me taking

antibiotics. I've been using baking soda douches, but they tend to

irritate me terribly and make me *raw* for a few days afterwards. Now my

doc wants me to take a non-steroid anti-inflammatory to try to calm the

whole area down. I'm a little hesitant because it has a long list of

side effects.

Donna P.

>My problems began when I started birth control pills. I only made the

>connection when I joined this list and really started thinking about

>when my

>pain began and if I could see anything that changed. I'm going to

>feel

>really dumb if I could have helped my pain years ago by getting off

>pills!

>Has anyone else had this experience? Has anyone tried an alternate

>form of

>birth control to see if it makes a difference?

>

>thanks,

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[Guest guest]

Just for the record, my VV started many years before I even understood what

a birth control pill did:) I have yet to figure out what started

mine....sigh...I really wish I knew.

Peace

A

[Guest guest]

Aimee,

I definately notice an increase in vv since being on the pill. I think several

people on this list have also mentioned this. My doctor said several of his

patients complain of the same thing. It must have something to do with the

hormones. I have not had an infection in years so I am not sure of the

connection there, but I think there is one.

Beckie

[Guest guest]

In answer to Aimee and birth control pills, I had a similar situation. I have

had I.C. and VV for years. It really excalated into a constant problem in

1987. About 7 months ago I was put on birth control pills to control heavy

bleeding due to peri-menopause. My VV got much worse when I started with Lo

Estrin and got a little better on Modicon. I do think, in my case anyway that

the pill made matters worse. The pill can also cause yeast infections which

could make symptoms worse as well. Maybe Aimee could try another brand of

pills with the smallest ammount of estrogen and progesterone.

Darlene

[Guest guest]

YES!!!!

>Anyone else been on

>the

>pill and had an infection and VV seemed to start of flare up?

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>Aimee

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[Guest guest]

I was thinking about the birth control issue too. I realized that when I

was first on the pill, freshman in college, I started having painful sex,

had never had painful sex before. I was only on the pill for six months, so

I didn't think much of it. But after I was off it, I only have painful sex

a few times. Then, last summer when my fiancee and I moved in together, I

went on the pill again. This was about 4 years after the first time. This

is when the pain seriously came back, especially after I was treated for a

bacterial infection. Maybe there's a connection. Anyone else been on the

pill and had an infection and VV seemed to start of flare up?

Aimee