Out of Options! Miserable! Need Help Asap!!!! Posted: 04-27-06 00:34am
I've got a huge problem, and it's sort of
a restatement from before.
I was on yasmin for 7-8 months and decided
my body just couldn't handle the hormone
and went off it last wednesday (april
19th) I got my period on monday (april 24)
and I started ortho tri-cyclen lo also on
that monday. I
i experienced some pain today and had to
leave my class early, and on the way
walking home I had tears in my eyes for no
reason. My boyfriend called maybe 10
minutes later, and I started bawling my
eyes out for 20 minutes. I had also
started to feel paranoia and could not get
the thought that my boyfriend was cheating
on me out of my mind (which is highly
highly unlikely based on what I know about
him and his paranoia for stds and
pregnancy).
I decided that these were the warning
signs that I could not handle these
hormones either, and stopped taking the
ortho (april 26).
My boyfriend is very frustrated; it
appears I can't handle hormones from the
pill; I can't have an iud because I am
allergic to metal; the patch i've been
informed against because of blood clots,
and i'm unable to keep a nuvaring inside
me. I am out of options.
I had suggested me getting a diaphragm and
spermicide, but he is uncomfortable with
the idea, and told me he would not sleep
with me if I am not on the pill.
What can I do? I've now not only thrown
off my cycle again (which by the way, my
period stopped tonight after only having
it three days), I am absolutely miserable
because I feel like such a hinderance on
both our sex lives. I'm unable to
perform oral (chronic cold sores, type 1)
and now we can't have sex because of the
paranoia of not wanting to just use a
condom (which he won't).
Has anyone had this problem? Advice?
I'm tired of crying over what my body can
and cannot handle.
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Carifairy
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Posted: 04-27-06 14:26pm
You could get a mirena iud.... It is
plastic does have hormones, but they are
localized in the uterus, and such a small
amount that it doesn't upset most women..
I used one for awhile , and I cannot
tolerate any hormones either...It is
called mirena... The first 3-6 months you
can expect strange bleeding patterns, but
after that most women are fine...
It is the most effective form of birth
cotnrol around..
I am allergic to fake jewelry, but I can
tolerate an iud just fine..It is pure
copper, unlike jewelry, and is well
tolerated in women unless you have wilsons
disease... Which is testable... Fake
jewelry has a lot of impurities in them,
and the copper iud doesn't..It is surgical
grade..
you could get a mirena
iud.... It is plastic does have
hormones, but they are localized in the
uterus, and such a small amount that it
doesn't upset most women.. I used one
for awhile , and I cannot tolerate any
hormones either...It is called mirena...
The first 3-6 months you can expect
strange bleeding patterns, but after that
most women are fine...
It is the most effective form of birth
cotnrol around..
I am allergic to fake jewelry, but I can
tolerate an iud just fine..It is pure
copper, unlike jewelry, and is well
tolerated in women unless you have wilsons
disease... Which is testable... Fake
jewelry has a lot of impurities in them,
and the copper iud doesn't..It is surgical
grade..
i also don't want an iud because of the
things i've heard about causing
endometrial problems. My mother had
endometriosis and had a hysterectomy
because her organs were stuck together in
one big complicated mass. I'm afraid of
the genetics of that ontop of the iud
causing an infection. I want children
and have not had any yet.
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Ingi
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Posted: 04-27-06 15:06pm
If you cannot take hormones or use iuds,
your only other option is barrier methods.
Cervical cap, diaphram, sponge (do they
make these anymore?), condoms, etc. Used
with spermicide these are very effective
measures against pregnancy.
if you cannot take hormones
or use iuds, your only other option is
barrier methods. Cervical cap, diaphram,
sponge (do they make these anymore?),
condoms, etc. Used with spermicide these
are very effective measures against
pregnancy.
Good luck with your
boyfriend.
i suggest the idea of a diaphragm to my
boyfriend and he freaked out; I also
mentioned that a condom and spermicide
together are about 100% effective if used
properly and it still did not convince
him. He is very very paranoid; he pulls
out before he cums every single time even
with a condom on. It sounds very
negative, but he said that he would not
sleep with me unless I was on the pill.
He felt that I was overreacting and that
the affects of the pill was all in my
head, which it was not because i'm aware
of how my body should feel, and how it did
feel was not correct. I want to be
fitted for a diaphragm, but a diaphragm is
not to be used with a condom and that
freaks him out even more.
I am fine with spermicide and a condom,
but I think he is most worried about the
condom breaking.
I'm really out of options.
Ontop of that I can't perform oral on him,
so I feel like a very huge hinderence to
our sex life. It's just not fun anymore
worrying all the time; him being angry and
me feeling like i'm going to just cry.
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Carifairy
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Posted: 04-27-06 15:46pm
Endometriosis is not caused by iuds at
all, and doesn't cause endometrium
problems... Infections are uncommon and
only happen of you get a nasty untreated
std, which would cause pid.Pelvic
inflammatory disease....
Endometriosis is soemthing you have all
your life, it isn't caused by a specific
even, if you had it now you would most
certainly know it for sure..
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Carifairy
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Posted: 04-27-06 15:49pm
You may be also surprised to hear doctors
use mirena iud for endometriosis, because
it lessens period blood loss.
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sandyallen
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Posted: 04-27-06 16:27pm
Hi there! Why not talk to your dr about
the .Mirena iud and endometriosis, it
never hurts to talk or talk to the nurse
or what does your dr reccommend in your
situation besides not having sex.
The best to you both!
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