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Hello everyone

So I've been on Vissanne for almost 3 months but I've missed this month's period.. I'm 12 days late and I'm starting to get really worried.. My period is never late and my doctor did explain that Visanne can take your period away but surely not so quickly? I have been stressing a lot lately so that could be why I'm so late and being late doesn't help ease my stress either
I don't know if I can even take a pregnancy test because of the pill I am on because it may effect the… read more

April 7, 2019
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A MyEndometriosisTeam Member

Hello when i was on the visanne i didn’t get my period, i did some research and found that the purpose of the visanne treatment is to stop the period that leads to stop the growth of the endometriosis and as i know it is a treatment for 15months (short menaupose periode) and this is used to preserve and keep the ovules for a longer time. Try to do the pregnancy test to get rid of your stress as i know you can’t be pregnant when taking visanne, unless you were ovulating

April 8, 2019
A MyEndometriosisTeam Member

VISanne totally stopped my period for the 4 months I was on it and my doctor told me to expect that. They claim that it pauses your ovulation but I still had ovarian cysts growing while on it so not entirely true. But yes from the moment I started it until I Came off I had no period

April 7, 2019
A MyEndometriosisTeam Member

From my first month of using Visanne my period dissappeared. So it's normal.

I can't help with the pregnant question sorry.

April 7, 2019
A MyEndometriosisTeam Member

I also didn’t get my period the whole time I was on Visanne. Which was great , pain wise. But maybe take a test for peace of mind.

April 11, 2019
A MyEndometriosisTeam Member

Consult the prescribing physician with your medication related questions.

April 8, 2019

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