Re: More bleeding with BC pills? - for nne

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Hi nne,

I guess I'm one of the " lucky " ones in that BCPs have stopped my

bleeding. I'm on a low estrogen-high progesterone pill called

Loestrin FE 1.5/30. I take it continuously (skip the placebo week)

so that I don't get my period at all. It's worked fairly well -- I

only had a few days of light bleeding last week I think because I had

a really really bad day and I let the stress get to me. I also ate a

lot of chocolate and cheesecake a few days prior.

I am experiencing some side effects from taking the pills this

way. I've gained some weight, my stomach is pooching out more, I

have continuous breast tenderness, and I think I can feel my fibroid

(4cm, half submucosal/intramural) growing. However, it might grow

just the same without the pills. I hope that Senate bill gets passed

so scientists will study these things.

My doctor prescribed taking this particular pill in this way so

that I can build my blood counts back up. I was severly anemic a few

months ago and couldn't afford to have a period at all.

I hope to get UAE done soon. I will stop taking the pills after

UAE.

There have been several prior posts regarding taking BCPs. You'll

find more opinions/successes/failures when you search the archives.

Look at BCPs, and also search for posts where women have controlled

their bleeding through diet changes.

I hope your gyn is helpful!

Best wishes,

Ellen

> > > I'd like to know what experiences you all have had

> > > with birth control prescribed to lessen menstrual bleeding.