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Bunnybear · 03-17-2005, 01:20 AM

lurkette: Is it safe to do it with regular birth control? Cause I've been doing it... so far nothing bad has happened.

sillygirl: Basically, I got my period when I was 13... then I never got it again. Around 16, I got my period for 2 weeks straight, and I started to get facial hair. I thought I was just a freak. Then when I was 17, I started to get huge pain in my abdomen on the front sides. I had to go to the hospital. I was examined and I had to go for testing. Had a few ultrasounds done before I got the results. My ovaries basically twist around on the stem they hang from. My uterus tries to shed skin when there is none to shed.... painful. My ovaries weren't producing enough estrogen. So I was put on birth control for my hormones, which also eased my pain greatly. Only time I can be in some serious pain is when I get my period. Also, most of my eggs are cysts now... doctors were worried it was a sign of cancer, but after tests, it's not. Also, the chances of me getting pregnant are 15-20%, and there's a 10% chance that the baby will be normal.

I'm at the point where I'm skipping my own period on purpose because I can't take the pain anymore. There's a clinic that gives away BC (have to pay though)... I'm thinking of going there and just taking seasonale without my doctor's orders... or something. I'm not too worried about getting pregnant, seeing how I have to stay on estrogen pills for the rest of my life.... which can also damage the baby if it was normal.

reanna74: I think the reason they can't stop periods is the risk of cancer. Or least thats what my doctor was worried about. I could get ovarian cancer. So I'm assuming that's why 4 periods a year is the minimum.

As for weight gain, I've been on Ortho and then Yasmin before Cyclessa because they had stopped working afterawhile, my body would adjust and I would have problems... Cyclessa was my last pill, if this fails, then I have to have my uterus and ovaries removed. I've only gained 10 pounds the first month of each pill and the next month those 10 pounds were gone.

But the thought of less of that pain, actually makes me wanna cry happy tears.

03-17-2005, 01:20 AM	#5 (permalink)
Bunnybear Upright Location: UK	lurkette: Is it safe to do it with regular birth control? Cause I've been doing it... so far nothing bad has happened. sillygirl: Basically, I got my period when I was 13... then I never got it again. Around 16, I got my period for 2 weeks straight, and I started to get facial hair. I thought I was just a freak. Then when I was 17, I started to get huge pain in my abdomen on the front sides. I had to go to the hospital. I was examined and I had to go for testing. Had a few ultrasounds done before I got the results. My ovaries basically twist around on the stem they hang from. My uterus tries to shed skin when there is none to shed.... painful. My ovaries weren't producing enough estrogen. So I was put on birth control for my hormones, which also eased my pain greatly. Only time I can be in some serious pain is when I get my period. Also, most of my eggs are cysts now... doctors were worried it was a sign of cancer, but after tests, it's not. Also, the chances of me getting pregnant are 15-20%, and there's a 10% chance that the baby will be normal. I'm at the point where I'm skipping my own period on purpose because I can't take the pain anymore. There's a clinic that gives away BC (have to pay though)... I'm thinking of going there and just taking seasonale without my doctor's orders... or something. I'm not too worried about getting pregnant, seeing how I have to stay on estrogen pills for the rest of my life.... which can also damage the baby if it was normal. reanna74: I think the reason they can't stop periods is the risk of cancer. Or least thats what my doctor was worried about. I could get ovarian cancer. So I'm assuming that's why 4 periods a year is the minimum. As for weight gain, I've been on Ortho and then Yasmin before Cyclessa because they had stopped working afterawhile, my body would adjust and I would have problems... Cyclessa was my last pill, if this fails, then I have to have my uterus and ovaries removed. I've only gained 10 pounds the first month of each pill and the next month those 10 pounds were gone. But the thought of less of that pain, actually makes me wanna cry happy tears. Last edited by Bunnybear; 03-17-2005 at 01:24 AM..