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Post by 1234 on Aug 21, 2011 8:28:49 GMT -5
yes, they do.
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Post by disturbedme on Oct 3, 2011 16:02:41 GMT -5
I am thinking of starting Nuvaring. I talked to my doctor about birth control today.
I wasn't sure I wanted to do both estrogen and progesterone, but my gyn said for cysts it would be better than the mini pill?
Jenaya, you said it was your favorite birth control, but you had to stop it because of blood clots? What was the issue there? Did you get a blood clot while on it? If so, how did you know? etc.?
I told him about my high cholesterol issues and he said that he didn't think it would be a problem... he asked if I smoked, and I don't. Never have. He said to check with my doctor who keeps track of my cholesterol and ask him what he thinks and then to get back to him and he would prescribe any birth control I wanted to try. :-\ Nuvaring sounds the best to me, except that it's combined, and I worry about blood clot/stroke/heart attack issues... I have enough problems and don't need to worry about that on top of everything else!
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Post by disturbedme on Oct 3, 2011 16:44:23 GMT -5
I personally wanted to try a progestin-only pill, but when I mentioned that to him, he said that doesn't really help keep ovarian cysts from forming. :-\ So... I don't know... but from what I've read, progestin-only pills are safer than the combined pills.
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Post by 1234 on Oct 3, 2011 19:48:13 GMT -5
It's always a personal decision, and we will all have different experiences on each pill. The progestin-only ones were the toughest for me; the nuvaring was the best. but you could be very different!
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Post by disturbedme on Oct 3, 2011 20:46:08 GMT -5
I know each experience is different. I am just afraid of clotting issues with combined BC. I am afraid of clotting issues with any BC actually. :-\
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Post by Karen on Oct 3, 2011 20:53:00 GMT -5
Jenaya probably knows more about this than I do, but do you or your family members have a history of clotting issues?
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Post by disturbedme on Oct 3, 2011 21:12:11 GMT -5
Jenaya probably knows more about this than I do, but do you or your family members have a history of clotting issues? I am not sure. I don't think so. But I can't be 100% certain. I want to try nuvaring, but of course I know that estrogen/progesterone BC can cause issues with blood clotting and then I see a lot of things while researching talking of people dying of blood clots on Nuvaring, etc., etc. Whch has really freaked me out and now I definitely don't know if it's the right decision for me, especially since I do have high cholesterol and all.
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Post by Karen on Oct 4, 2011 17:01:46 GMT -5
If you have reason to be concerned, be sure to discuss your concerns in detail. There are risks to any medication so it's a matter of juggling the potential side effects vs. dealing with what your body does while NOT being on that medication. I think this is a discussion left to you and your doctor.
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Post by disturbedme on Oct 4, 2011 19:31:19 GMT -5
If you have reason to be concerned, be sure to discuss your concerns in detail. There are risks to any medication so it's a matter of juggling the potential side effects vs. dealing with what your body does while NOT being on that medication. I think this is a discussion left to you and your doctor. I just remembered that my sister has been on the Depo Provera shot for many, many years and she has been fine on that... Of course, Depo is progestin-only, I believe.
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Post by foodie4healing on Nov 3, 2011 14:20:12 GMT -5
Just out of curiosity, which b/c pills have you all tried? I just had a baby 3 months ago & have already have 2 periods. The first one was really heavy, painful & lasted 2 weeks. The 2nd one had horrible pms symptoms that start at ovulation and continue thru the end of my cycle. I'm frustrated that other than diet, there are no prevention treatments. I'm considering using a birth control pill (or maybe the Nuvaring) to help at least with the period symptoms. Has anyone else used birth control for treatment? Thoughts? Types? I also have PCOS, so I have to be careful which ones I try. Any of you on the Nuvaring also have PCOS? Thanks! Amy
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Post by JC on Nov 3, 2011 16:23:49 GMT -5
There are tons of threads on the different birth controls in this drug treatment section. They would be awesome to read through if you're curious on what we have all tried. I personally have tried a handful of different pills in my early 20s that all sucked. Then I went on the mirena which was an absolute nightmare. The nuva ring was the only tolerable form for me personally.
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Post by brussie on Nov 4, 2011 11:21:04 GMT -5
Hi disturbedme, I have also read about the mini-pill causing an increase in ovarian cysts. However, my holistic md told me that low-dose progestins (including Mirena!) only increase incidence of functional ovarian cysts. The type of cyst that I get (and I believe you do as well) is an endometrioma which is a complex cyst. She said that it should reduce incidence of this type of cyst (though one could then start getting functional cysts, but those don't spread endometriosis and generally don't rupture or get huge). If you want to try a combined bc pill, you might look at the new Natazia pill. All other combined pills on the market use the same exact form of synthetic estrogen and differ only in the type of progestin they use. Natazia is the only bc pill that uses estradiol valerate which is more like the estradiol produced in your body (estradiol valerate is one of the types of estrogen given to menopausal women for HRT). It also contains the progestin dienogest which is actually approved in Europe, Australia, and soon Canada for long-term use in treating endo. If I were going to take a combined bc pill, I would probably try Natazia. Here's an article: www.empowher.com/reproductive-system/content/meet-natazia-new-birth-control-pill-youll-want-know?page=0,0 That said, since no other bc pill uses this type of estrogen, it's totally unknown whether or not this will lower the risk of blood clot associated with other bc pills. But it could be worth talking to your doctor about.
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Post by brussie on Nov 4, 2011 11:30:56 GMT -5
foodie4healing, If you have PCOS, be sure to use a less androgenic pill. The main difference between the pills is the different form of progestin they use. Some progestins are very androgenic (so they are like testosterone in their effects) while some are less. There is a progestin called dienogest that is actually anti-androgenic. That could be good for someone with PCOS since androgens are usually high with PCOS. About dienogest: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DienogestI know of at least two pills that use dienogest as the progestin: Jeanine and Natazia. Each of those pills uses a different form of estrogen, but the dose of dienogest is the same (I believe). Though I thought breastfeeding ladies weren't supposed to take any estrogen. I think that the pill of choice during breastfeeding is the mini-pill (Micronor) which is progestin only. (Unfortunately, the progestin in it is not dienogest, so they are more androgenic than a dienogest containing pill would be.)
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Post by foodie4healing on Nov 7, 2011 16:06:08 GMT -5
Thanks for the info! DD wouldn't nurse so I'm not breastfeeding.
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Post by brussie on Nov 8, 2011 23:52:35 GMT -5
Sorry . But I guess that does give you more treatment options. I hope you are able to find a pill (or ring) that works for you
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