Mittelschmertz and the Pill?

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Registered: 07-27-2003
Mittelschmertz and the Pill?
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Mon, 06-05-2006 - 10:18pm

I've been experiencing some pain in my abdomen for about a week now. Its only on one side (left), and its sharp, sort of stinging-like, only lasts a few hours, and sometimes leaves me with an empty feeling. It fits all of the symptoms of mittelschmertz, which I know I use to get distinctly 2 weeks before my period BEFORE I started the pill. The thing is, when this pain started last week, it would of been about 2 weeks before my period...

So while the pill is supposed to stop ovulation, maybe my low-hormone birth control pill is still allowing Mittelschmertz to occur? Or should I be more concerned about this pain? I am currently taking Kariva as birth control.

Thanks! :)

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Tue, 06-06-2006 - 7:21am

Kariva has a pretty low estrogen dose, but the progestin is what is keeping you from ovulating.

Judie Cl for Birth Control