DESOGESTREL AND ETHINYL ESTRADIOL vs NORGESTIMATE AND ETHINYL ESTRADIOL

I made a post about this last week but some new stuff has happened and I didn’t really get a lot of help the first time. I (20 afab) have been on the pill for years, I take it continuously. That means that I skip the placebos and go straight to the next pack. This stops me from getting a period (wh

Age: 20 Sex: Female Height: 5'6" Weight: 280lbs before edema, 341lbs now Race: Caucasian Duration of complaint: 1 & 1/2 months Location: United States, ankles, legs on both sides, equal distribution, and my stomach Any existing relevant medical issues: Hashimoto's thyroiditis induced hypothyroi

Age - 27 Sex - F Height - 5'5" Weight - 125 Race - white and Latinx Duration of complaint - recurrent bacterial vaginal infections and UTIs for my whole life. Frequent lower abdominal pain for 10 years (has been attributed to IBS, but may be relevant here). Current infection has lasted about two mo

Hello. **I'm a 22yo white female. About 5'6" and currently weigh 160lbs.** I was on birth control from when I was 18-21. I was on Apri (desogestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets, lowest dose), and went off of it this past February. Two weeks after I went off of it I gained 20+ pounds. I have had i

Hi, I (26F) have been taking the pill for years but still have many questions about how it works and with Covid it’s very difficult to find someone to ask where I live. Because I am very sensitive to hormonal changes and imbalances (it triggers my OCD) my family doctor at the time and a gynaecologis

Hi. I have a hypertension related issue regarding my mother. The main reason why I have decided to take a second opinion here, is because the country we live in has famously incompetent and irresponsible doctors, who over-prescribe certain medications without thorough check-up. She is 53 years old,

So my friend who is 30 years old, and is a nurse started developing headaches in high school, and has had them ever since. * Headaches since age 14 * Race- White * Lives in USA * Jaw Grinding, or Bruxism, (TMJ , she has a mouth guard for this but doesnt use it much * Her whole body is almost alway

42F/5'9"/405/wt. Hydroxizine as needed for anxiety/ Cyred 0.15/30 desogestrel- ethinyl estradiol OCPS. No smoking/drinking, light cannabis use. Evaluated at Urgent Care 4/4/2022 due to periods being irregular and heavy with onset two years ago. Periods come every 24-30 days and will bleed for 4-5 d

Hey there queerception community, I wanted to share some information about the timeline we experienced for one round of IVF. We really struggled going into this with knowing what the medications would be like, how it would affect our day to day schedule, and just what was even being tracked. I work

I’ve been on norgestimate-ethinyl estradiol (Tri Sprintec) for the past 10 years and feel it’s time to get off and be free of contraceptives. Not looking to have a child but looking to see how I feel mentally and physically off of it. Any advice or experience? Thanks !!

Hello all! I’m a 44 year old woman that has been going through perimenopause symptoms. Spoiler alert: not fun lol. I normally have a pretty bad fear of falling, but have been making some progress recently. Then, very recently, I went to the climbing gym and was extremely emotional (crying a quarter

Hi guys! I just got my copper IUD (Paragard) inserted about 2 hours ago and I am feeling great and so proud of myself. I was pretty nervous because I had never had kids or intense cramps so I didn't know much to expect pain-wise but I knew that I wanted to try it. ​ **Background:** I had

I’ve been using Tri-sprintec and generics to it for about 7 months now. I love it, I have had some pros and cons though. I take my pills every night within 1-2hrs before or after 10:20pm (EST). I do a break week every pack. I’ve only ever missed two pills only to take them ASAP and then continue my