Posts Tagged ‘birth control pill’


I'm having trouble with the time of the month. Advice?

I experience major PMS, depression, and mood swings. I start cramping sometimes five days before I start my period. Take right now for example. I have been cramping the past four days and still no period. I’m sure it’s going to come tomorrow, but then I’ll have to deal with bleeding so bad I can’t [...]

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Is there a birth control that doesn't make you gain weight?

Has anyone ever used or heard of Loestrin 24 Fe? My doctor put me on that pill for my ovarian cysts, so I’m not using it for actual birth control. The problem was that the low dose of estrogen in the pill caused me to retain water and gain weight. I was more bloated, my [...]

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Birth control?

I get ovarian cysts and extremely heavy periods along with horrible cramps. My doctor wants me to take a low-dose birth control pill, but I’m unsure. I heard it makes you gain weight or could put you at risk for cancer or not having children later on? Is this true? Should I take it or [...]

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ovarian cyst, period pain?

i have an ovarian cyst, that is 4cm long. and it is over my ovary. my Gyn put me on a birth control pill at the beginning of this week. but yesterday i got my period. it is at the up most untolerable! the pain seems lke it will not go away at any cost. [...]

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How’s this for a research report on Birth control?

Katherine McCormick and Birth Control Pioneer, Margaret Sanger teamed up after Katherine’s husband gets diagnosed with Schizophrenia. Katherine did not want to pass in the illness to future children, So that work later led to the invention of the birth control pill in 1906. Around 1918, Condoms became another form of birth control in the [...]

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New birth control pill….?

Does or has anyone here used the Loette birth control pill and if so, could anyone tell me whether they have had any side effects like mood swings, acne, vomitting, weight gain, headaches etc, about their experience of using Loette and how this pill compares to other birth control pills? I am 25 yrs old [...]

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Ovarian cyst on my right ovary?

I have a cyst about 6.8cm on my right ovary. On Tuesday I had an MRI and it was 5.2cm. I went to the OB/GYN today and she gave me a prescription for Lo-Ogestrel 28, a type of birth control pill. She also told me to let it burst on its own. I’ve been in [...]

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birth control prevents ovarian cyst??? PLEASE ANSWER?? Someone?

I have been on Ocella birth control (pill) since around aug.2008. In November i was diagnosed with a pre-cancerous skin lesion on my vulva but got that taken care of. At the time, i was also diagnosed with a little cyst on my ovary..nothing major, it went away. But here lately, it feels like im [...]

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Hormone problems caused by a change in diet?

This might be a little long to explain it all, sorry ahead of time. Recently I decided to go to a Doctor’s Weight Loss Clinic. I had gained over 60 pounds in one year for no reason, and it was impossible to lose the weight and keep it off despite healthy diet and daily exercise [...]

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Do the springtec birth control pills cause weight gain?

My gyn seems to think that this is the most effective way of dealing with my ovarian cyst. Please do not right back about ovarian cyst or weignt gain. I’m only interested in knowing if the springtec birth control pill promotes weight gain.

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