I've been using Aviane (Alesse) non-stop to avoid getting periods (instead of taking the low-estrogen ones during week 4, I go straight to a new pack). Unfortunately, I am still having regular periods. In a manner of speaking. My last period started 17 days ago and hasn't stopped. (And this is not just "spotting".)
It's been 11 weeks since I started -- I'm supposed to give it three months. The irritating thing is that if I do stop bleeding before next week, I'm sure my doctor is going to tell me to give it another month to see if I get another period.
Anyway, I know other people here have used birth control pills to skip periods, so what has your experience been like? And what pill are you using?
I was initially specifically prescribed Alesse/Aviane by the RE's office at Mayo Clinic -- apparently this is their standard for their endometriosis patients. So I'm not really sure what would be wrong in my case. I don't think I can go any lower-dose than Aviane. I'm not sure if my body's going haywire because not enough hormones or too much.  If I do go back to my doctor should I ask for my hormones to be tested or should I just try a different brand of pill? I am thinking of a progesterone-only pill because I've heard of good results for endometriosis patients, but I'm not sure if you can piggyback those, and when I mentioned it to Mayo they said they don't prescribe them because they're very ineffective against pregnancy. I'm using BC primarily to control periods, so I don't care about this -- we can just use condoms.
Anyway -- any thoughts?? Right now our insurance does not cover BC, so I've been trying to stick to the lower-cost generic BC pills, but I'll be getting different insurance soon and will be covered for BC, so other pills/methods are an option. (Except the Depo shot -- not going there!!)
Thanks!
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