Could it be my period???
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Could it be my period???
| Thu, 03-25-2004 - 7:39pm |
Hi, I'm new here, and I was wondering if your period could cause you problems?? Before I got married, of course my period was very well I guess you can say fine, nothing happened, it came it went and it lasted a whole seven day's, BLAH!! And than I started BC pills a month before I was married, back in August of 2002, (got married in September 2002) any who, I was on OTC, and I never had a problem with it, until around August of last year, so about a year of being on the pill I started having pains, and bloating. I went to the OB and he checked me, (pelvic ultra sound) and said everything looked okay, but he did find that I had a UTI, so he gave me pills for it. Okay so everything seams fine until December of 2003, I went in again to find that I had a cyst on my ovary that ruptured and caused fluid to go inside me, around my utirus not on the inside, so that's what the OB said was causing the bloating, and the pain was probably some what caused by it to, he told me it would go away with time. With in four day's I was feeling better. Okay here's where I think the whole period thing could play a huge role in my pains.....In October of 2003 I had a funky period, it was really irregular, I spotted for the first two day's, used a tampon the third day, only for the beginning, filled it in 3 hours, and once it was removed than all I used was a panty liner, which isn't usual for me. By the fourth day nothing came, fifth day another tampon filled in 3 hours than nothing, sixth day it was done, seventh day brown blood on panty liner (usual) than completely over and done with. The next period was regular, light than heavy for four day's than light and than done....but afterwards it felt like something was stuck up there, no it wasn't a tampon, or condom, it was very uncomfortable, and having sex with DH after that hurt terribly. After a few day's it went away, and sex was okay after that. Okay back to December of 2003, my OB changed my BC pills from OTC to Levora, and he did say that it sounded like my period was giving me troubles so me told me to skip the last seven pills and only have my period every four months. So I did that, started out great, than the end of February I had some break through bleeding, took last seven pills early to flush out the blood and again, when that period was done and over with I had that feeling again of something being stuck up there. Could anyone tell me if it is my period that is causing me to have symptoms, like: bloating, constipation, headaches, dizzyness, temperature riasing, break outs ect, I never get any kind of pains or signs that period is coming, not even when I was not on the pill, probably not normal but I didn't. I thought I was pregnant and took some tests, actually I think I've taken about 7 since August 2003 because of all these symptoms I've been having. Is it my BC pills, my period???? Please help, I'm new to pretty much everything about this! Thanks everyone in advance. ShanieLou

OCs can cause bloating, constipation, headaches, dizziness, temperature rising, break outs in some women. Usually most side effects of that sort will disappear within 3 or 4 cycles. I have no medical training but don’t think pain deep inside after IC is caused by your pills. Have you asked your doc about your symptoms? You could try going off BCPs for several months to see how you feel. Maybe that will tell you if it’s your pills or your period. If you do, just be sure to use another effective method of contraception. Let us know how you’re doing, ok?
Good luck
Jill
ShanieLou
Let us know what youe doc says, ok?
Good luck
Jill
I agree, I think you should definitely get this checked out by a gyn.