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thanks for the reply. i was seriously starting to think that myself. since my periods have always lasted five or six days then i guess i have another few days of this to look forward to.View Thread
It is totally common to skip a period or two (or more) when first getting off the pill. As I mentioned above, the hormones in the pill are what determined when you had your period, not your body. When you go off the pill, it may take a few months for your body to figure out how to regulate its own horomones and until then, you will be irregular.
Also, your body will eventually return to its pre-pill schedule and if you were irregular, you will more than likely return to being irregular.View Thread
With procedures, you're stuck with the good and the bad. At least with medications, you can stop taking them if the side effects outweigh the benefits.
According to this study titled "Probability of Hysterectomy After Endometrial Ablation" http://journals.lww.com/greenjournal/Fulltext/2008/12000/Previous_Tubal_Ligation_Is_a_Risk_Factor_for.6.aspx, the younger a woman is at the time of ablation, the greater the chance that it will cause problems that lead to hysterectomy. For women under age 40, this risk is 40%.
"Probability of hysterectomy 8 years after endometrial ablation was 12% for women aged older than 50 years at time of endometrial ablation, 19.8% for women aged 45—49.9 years, 31% for women aged 40—44.9 years, and 40.6% for women aged younger than 40 years....Overall, type of endometrial ablation procedure, setting of endometrial ablation procedure, and presence of leiomyomas were not predictors of hysterectomy."View Thread
I also don't understand this notion of just taking the pills and ending up short one day early. aren't the hormones in triphasic pills designed to have a certain amount of hormones for a certain number of days? then...if you do that, do you start your new pack a day early? If not, they you would increase the hormone free period...and potentially ovulate.
confused. all i know is that i have heard too many stories of women getting pregnant while on the pill (missing pills, taking expired pills, etc.)View Thread
Great results! I can only hope. Looking for a doctor. Was your dr. a urologist or gynocologist?
Thanks!View Thread
If this bleeding continues schedule an appointment with your gynecologist to get this checked out.
GailView Thread
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