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Did you not ask your doctor these questions when you originally spoke with them about the issue? I think only they are qualified to answer these questions.
Oh gosh. I don't have a ton of advice for you but I did just want to say that lots of women start the pill to lighten their heavy periods so it stands to reason that if yours are light in the first place that you'd be getting uber light ones as a result.
@crayfish: I wasn't worried about getting pregant at that time as I wasn't having sex and she made it sound like it was a simple obvious question that she gets asked all the time like, "yay yay yay, it's fine" so I didn't press and ask more.
@Oneeleven: that's true, and since I still feel some of the symptoms I've never worried about it much.
I actual searched again and found an article about anovulation and I have the signs of that, but the treatments are all related to fertility which I don't want in the first place. Anyway, next time I have an appt maybe I'll press more.
@kala_way: When you're on the pill, it prevents you from ovulating entirely. Anovulation is when you are not on BC, and you still do not ovulate on your own, or you gear up to, but your body never releases the egg.
Your cycles can't be classified as anovulatory since you're on the pill. Just a heads up!
The light periods are probably not an issue since you're on the pill. But if you don't want to get pregnant and can't get your tubes tied, just get an IUD. Best.birth.control.ever.
@kala_way: Sometimes your withdrawl bleed on BC can be miminal or not at all. I had one month on BC where I just didn't get a withdrawl bleed. I called the doctor, they said it was normal. The next month, the withdrawl bleed came back as normal. I even POAS'ed which now I think was silly (because I definitely didn't ovulate then), but I was nervous because we weren't ready for kids at the time.
@MrsMaine: Not all pills prevent ovulation entirely. Escape ovulation is VERY likely while on the pill so the main way it functions is by thinning out the lining of the uterus. This way, if an egg escapes and becomes fertilized there is nothing for it to burrow into and is expelled out of the body. This is why the pill is used to "treat" heavy periods.
Now, when on the pill you do not get a "true" period and any medical reason to be on it is only masking the symptoms not treating the condition. There could be any number of reasons for loss of period. You said along with weight loss. Usually that only happens if the body is in starvation mode or after rapid large weight loss. (i.e. if you have an eating disorder and your body is eating every ounce of fat to survive). If you had light periods to begin with odds are your lining is just so thin that nothing is sloughing off or dying when you fail to conceive every month.
My biggest concern would be that in order to get pregnant in the future your uterus does need a healthy lining for the fertilized egg to burrow into. That could potentially cause miscarriages or issues conceiving... The only way to know if your annovulatory would be to come off BC and chart.
The good news about that, is that it doesn't really sound like your on the pill to mask any medical conditions and if you were to come off the pill and start NFP/FAM (charting) whether done while TTC or while TTA (avoid) is rated just as or MORE successful at preventing pregnancy than hormonal birth control. You would also know for sure what your hormones are doing, if you are or aren't ovulating, or would have issues TTC.
I don't think you're getting enough estrogen to grow a proliferative uterine lining which is common on oral contraceptives. Some women stop having withdrawal bleeding while on them. If you're concerned, I'd speak to your physician. Just curious, what type of oral contraceptives are you on? My previous OBGYN said that loestrin24Fe can result in loss of periods so I think it's a normal side effect of the pills, especially if you're on a progesterone-only pill.
@kala_way: My question is, does a pretty much non-existent period mean you're less likely to get pregnant accidentally or does it make no difference?
it makes no difference. be sure to take the pill on a regular basis and use backup if you miss a day.
my mom was on the pill for 7 years. she got pregnant with me the very first week she stopped taking them. it is different for everybody.
PS: if you never want to get pregnant and you are sure of it, why not ask your SO to get a vasectomy? accidents can happen with the pill! why take the chances? if you think you can't afford it, talk to your insurance provider. then calculate how much you will spend on BC between now and menopause. I'll bet the vasectomy or tubes tied will be an up front cost that is worth it in the long run.
(sorry, I keep editing this!) I think Planned Parenthood offers vasectomies or tying tubes. not sure, but check with them! if you have low income, they have a sliding scale.
@PutABirdOnIt: I promised my mom I'd never use IUD. She used one back in the 70s, early 80's and had a bad experience. I'm sure they're different now, but she's super against it. *shrug*
@carrieknitscake: Yea, if it was just one time I wouldn't be worried. It just happens every time.
@KLP2010: & @beekiss:Yea, I'm a healthy weight and don't have any eating disorder or anything like that. I started the pill to help acne, and it improved instantly! My body was apparently not producing enough estrogen. I'm on a generic form of Yaz atm. I don't plan on ever having kids, so that's not the problem, it just kinda freaks me out and it makes me wonder if that might affect other health related things.
@janie-janie: ok, that's what I was wondering. Yea, the vasectomy is definitely what I'm hoping for down the road. My DH hasn't even had the courage to tell his mom that we don't want kids, so springing the vasectomy discussion has seemed too soon. Though I guess that would give him a good excuse/reason, lol.
@kala_way: Well, the WHO has classified HBC's as a class one carcinogen... so regardless of future intended uses of your uterus it's not as safe for our health as we're lead to believe.... Bottom line is your taking a natural function of your body, ingesting something synthetic to change that function, and hoping for the best. Another way of looking at it is if your Doctor told you smoking a pack a day would cure your acne... You probably would have gotten a second opinion :) Unfortunately, it's the same scenario with HBC's according to the WHO.
If health is a concern to you, I highly suggest the book "taking charge of your fertility." It's completely science based, has no faith basis to it at all, and is completely 100% natural. It's rated at 99+% effective, same or better, than HBC.
@kala_way: Well, the WHO has classified HBC's as a class one carcinogen... so regardless of future intended uses of your uterus it's not as safe for our health as we're lead to believe.... Bottom line is your taking a natural function of your body, ingesting something synthetic to change that function, and hoping for the best. Another way of looking at it is if your Doctor told you smoking a pack a day would cure your acne... You probably would have gotten a second opinion :) Unfortunately, it's the same scenario with HBC's according to the WHO.
If health is a concern to you, I highly suggest the book "taking charge of your fertility." It's completely science based, has no faith basis to it at all, and is completely 100% natural. It's rated at 99+% effective, same or better, than HBC.
i'm not sure but I dont think it matters, some months I get a light period (spotting) some months I have nothing and some months its heavier, I dont buy the whole bc is bad for you, I know many women who took it from around 15-16 on for 10 plus years and went off of it to have a baby, within a few months they were back to normal and got pregnant. If you listen to everyone they will say everything is bad for us I just dont buy it something is going to kill you no matter what. have you looked into other options for bc? I dont know if you can get insurance to cover tying your tubes or not but its worth looking into all of your options
@KLP2010: I don't know, if I'd tried every treatment under the sun and someone suggested cigarettes and after 1 week my face full of acne was clear I might have to think about taking my chances with smoking. Being constantly covered in extremely painful sores is not something I'd care to go back to. I appreciate your opinion and I do know people who very successfully use non-hormonal bc, but at the moment it scares me too much to go off of it.
@miss sparkly cat: I haven't looked into other options, but since the hormones are what's helping my skin I'd have a hard time switching. I actually had a mix up with my pill less than a year ago and after 2 weeks I looked diseased. Guess I'l have to hope for early menopause, lol
Your mom's opinions on the IUD are too old-school. It's totally safe and the cheapest most effective form of BC without surgery. Tell her I've had one for almost 20 years and had no problems. Maybe she'll change her mind:)
have you talked to a doctor about your skin? it would be worth looking into if you want to switch bc, there are so many options to help with ance these days. I never got it really bad but mine has been better since being on the pill, I still get a few every once and awhile but thats just life. My problem has been the pill has made my eczema a bit worse but its manageable . BTW my mom still gets them even after menopause so thats no guarantee that they will go away all together. When she told me that it killed all my hope of every being 100% acne free lol
Haha..After reading your question I immediently thought about @KLP2010: and "Taking Charge of Your Fertility" Best of both worlds, safe and effective.
As for acne. I'd have to get back to you on that because there are many different types and 'causes...
I hope you are ok though.
are your pimples normal or do you have the big red bumps that you cant really pop and take forever to go away, if its those then you might have cystic ance and that needs to be treated by a doctor. I know people who had it and once they went to the doctor and got the right treatment it cleared up with no problem. If it that kind regular acne products dont work as well thats how my friend knew something was up
For the past few years I've started to have my periods no more than twice a year. And I am not on birth control. I never have been except for a few months following my son's birth (7 years ago). I've asked docs about this before and they say it's no harm. It probably is the reason why FI and haven't had a baby yet after almost four years of no birth control. (Well I did get pregnant once, but miscarried.)
I was on the pill for about 8 years and rarely got my period. My doctor always told me that it was totally normal and I shouldn't worry about it. Then I started gaining weight and feeling crampy, and found out I was 18 weeks pregnant... Not saying the lack of periods increased my chances of getting pregnant, but it since I didn't miss any pills and I never thought twice about missing my period, I didn't know about my pregnancy until very far into it.
I'm going with a copper IUD as soon as this little guy gets here. I don't think I'll ever take the pill again.
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So I'm on the BC pill and have been for years. I've always had pretty light periods but in the last 3 years or so (since losing weight) they have been pretty much non-existent. Twice in 3 years I got a tiny bit of spotting. I usually feel a tad yucky for a day or two during my inactive pill week, but overall no actual period.
I spoke to my doctor about it maybe a year ago and she said, yea, no worries, doesn't matter as long as you're on the pill.
My question is, does a pretty much non-existent period mean you're less likely to get pregnant accidentally or does it make no difference? I know I've read in the past about extended use of birth control effecting your ability to get pregnant later. Is no period while on the pill a sign of this? Has anyone else experienced this?
I have no desire to get pregnant at all. If I had the money to get my tubes tied I probably would. I'm just wondering if anyone has info on this. I've searched and can't find anything amidst all the other websites on related issues. Thanks!