Bleeding While On the Pill? Posted: 07-26-07 04:34am
My doctor switched me to a different birth
control pill last week and I only started
taking it this past Monday. I was alright
Monday although I have had a busting
headache every afternoon so far this week
and had nausea and vomitting the past 3
mornings within half an hour of taking my
birth control pills. I started bleeding
yesterday afternoon and though perhaps
that it's breakthrough bleeding because
I'm switching my pill, but now it's quite
heavy and I have quite bad period cramps.
I'm booked in to see my doctor first thing
tomorrow morning. My doctor has refered me
to a gyneacologist, I'm seeing him in
about 2 weeks - my doctor seems to think I
have endometriosis. Could this bleeding
while I'm on the pill and even though I'm
on the pill and every thing like periods,
bleeding and hormones being out of whack
be caused by endometriosis or is it just
that my body doesn't like any birth
control pills...?
I'm definitely NOT pregnant, have had a
pregnancy test probably 5 times in the
last few weeks and have not had sex in
probably 5 weeks as I've been having
bleeding between periods, thrush and pain
with intercourse... which my doctor says
could all be signs and symptoms of
endometriosis? Is this true? I'm 26
tomorrow and do not have any kids yet. My
Mum had endo too and had a hysterectomy at
age 31.
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monkeygirl22
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Posted: 07-26-07 11:34am
Well, anytime you switch birth control
pills you can expect to have some wierd
bleeding. It can take up to three months
for your body to adjust to the new pill.
What pill were you on before and what were
you switched to?
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lizzym27
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Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 3
Bleeding On the Pill Posted: 07-27-07 02:50am
Hi, I was on Loette for the past 3 months
and have also had on and off bleeding
(especially over the last 3-4 weeks)
that's why my doctor has changed my pill
from Loette to Microgynon. I saw my doctor
again this morning and he ran a urine test
and I have to see him again next week. If
the bleeding doesn't stop he will have to
do a papsmear to check for infections etc.
He is still thinking that it might be
endometriosis - he said that with
endometriosis you can have bleeding while
on the pill (in some cases)... I'm seeing
a gyno in 2 weeks and hopefully all will
be revealed then.
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