Menopause And Birth Control? Posted: 05-28-05 15:56pm
My boyfriend and I have been having an on
going debate about a combined birth
control pill and menopause. Logically
taking a pill such as yasmin which fools
your body into not ovulating should delay
menopause because menopause is when you
pretty much run out of eggs. But is it
true that you will actually experience
menopause later because of taking the
pill? If anyone knows please help because
this will definetly affect my/our desicion
on whether to continue the pill or switch
to a progestin only.
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long viewer
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Please?? Posted: 06-27-05 23:25pm
Can no one even offer me an opinion on the
matter?
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winky2
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Issue Posted: 07-02-05 00:34am
I lost a long response, so i'll
summarize...
---you're over 35 your risk of blood clots
on bcp is high
---the bcp you're on is basically hrt
(hormone replacement therapy), hrt is
associated with higher risk of heart
disease, reproductive cancers, and in
older women bcp usage is tied in with a
certain type of liver tumor
---your ovaries age out independent of
bcp
----your eggs accumulate chromosomal
damage by a certain age, you can conceive
but your risk of miscarriage from
trisomies, downs, is very high
---you may want to wean yourself off bcp
(your hrt) because the current thesis on
hrt is "lowest dose shortest time"...Try
skipping every other day, no need to
menstruate (no sugar pills), or take half
a day, or work to a quarter, or try a
patch or half or quarter a patch, whatever
makes you feel ok...Until you're off, it's
a short term bandaid, it's not going to
preserve eggs nor ovaries, but you need
another bc method as long as you think
you'd be otherwise menstruating
---you may have some withdrawal as your
ovaries shutting down is simply being
masked by the exogenous hormones, you just
put off the inevitable a bit
===remember menopause in other cultures is
no deal (not even a big deal, it's a
nothing)...It's relief from reproductive
issues, it's the end of an era, it's
supposed to be this way for humans,
imagine getting pregnant at 60 like an
orangutan can (in their years) it's ok,
don't overreact to your receptors
adjusting to lower estrogen and screaming
at you over it, you'll survive it even if
you suffer a little along the way, your
fat cells produce estrone (why meno women
get bellies) and this will help you into
your golden years
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seagreejade
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Re: Not An Issue? Posted: 08-19-05 11:24am
winky2
wrote:
bit
===remember menopause in other cultures is
no deal (not even a big deal, it's a
nothing)
i keep hearing this here, which culture
are you referring to? All women suffer
the same biological time clock and i'm
sure the physical symptoms are the same.
Perhaps in some less developed countries,
they do not have gynaecologists,
pharmacies, or education to tell them
exactly what is happening.
In some cultures, women problems are not
to be discussed in pubic perhaps, but its
still a pain when one undergoes menopause.
They just don't make a fuss about it.
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MissInformed
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Joined: 30 Oct 2005 Posts: 17 Location: SWMississippi
Posted: 10-31-05 00:42am
Ok ladies, this one hits home for me and
being a man, I would appreciate a
professional opinion especially from the
female gender which certainly deserves a
degree of expertise. Now here's the
question(s):
my wife (a registered nurse) filed for a
divorce one year ago and we did battle in
court until recently. We have two
beautiful childred (boy/girl twins).
These kids were planned not oops born only
after fertility treatments and seven
months of her being confined to the bed by
her obgyn since she had troubles carrying
in the past resulting in miscarriage in
the early stages.
Some months into what became the "war of
the roses" I decided that it might be a
good idea to get a vasectomy. I knew I
would be dating after the divorce and I
could see my life could get complicated
especially for my two children because of
an unplanned pregnancy with another person
who may also prove incompatible.
To make it short we attempted a
reconcilliation that is not working no
matter how hard I try and comply to her
demand$. Upon my return to the marital
domicile she asked me to go by her
pharmacy and pay for and retrieve her
'scripts. I was surprised to see the
prescription was birth control pills. We
had not had sex in over a year and not
much before then. Further, she knew of
my vasectomy since I put the bill on her
health insurance provided by her
employer.
When questioned she replied it was only
for harmonal purposes to regulate her
period. Don't they make other pills for
that? Finally, if someone were to put a
gun to your head and ask you to answer
correctly or die and the question was: is
she screwing around on me? What would be
your answer?
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MissInformed
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Joined: 30 Oct 2005 Posts: 17 Location: SWMississippi
Posted: 10-31-05 00:44am
Ok ladies, this one hits home for me and
being a man, I would appreciate a
professional opinion especially from the
female gender which certainly deserves a
degree of expertise. Now here's the
question(s):
my wife (a registered nurse) filed for a
divorce one year ago and we did battle in
court until recently. We have two
beautiful childred (boy/girl twins).
These kids were planned not oops born only
after fertility treatments and seven
months of her being confined to the bed by
her obgyn since she had troubles carrying
in the past resulting in miscarriage in
the early stages.
Some months into what became the "war of
the roses" I decided that it might be a
good idea to get a vasectomy. I knew I
would be dating after the divorce and I
could see my life could get complicated
especially for my two children because of
an unplanned pregnancy with another person
who may also prove incompatible.
To make it short we attempted a
reconcilliation that is not working no
matter how hard I try and comply to her
demand$. Upon my return to the marital
domicile she asked me to go by her
pharmacy and pay for and retrieve her
'scripts. I was surprised to see the
prescription was birth control pills. We
had not had sex in over a year and not
much before then. Further, she knew of
my vasectomy since I put the bill on her
health insurance provided by her
employer.
When questioned she replied it was only
for harmonal purposes to regulate her
period. Don't they make other pills for
that? Finally, if someone were to put a
gun to your head and ask you to answer
correctly or die and the question was: is
she screwing around on me? What would be
your answer?
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Mallerys
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Joined: 15 Jan 2006 Posts: 2 Location: California
Birth Control Pills For Menopause Is Common Posted: 01-15-06 17:14pm
I am going through a rough menopause and
was put on bc pills to help regulate my
hormones to get through it. This method
works very well for many women and is
often prescribed, so in other words, don't
make any assumptions.
