I would recommend against Depo Provera. Some people return to their baseline fertility right away, and some can take up to a year. And there’s everything in between. So if you want to have kids within a year, I’d avoid that.

Which pill are you on? The gyno I used to work for had a lot of luck with Microgestin 1/20. It’s a low dose one and she didn’t have too many people get breakthrough bleeding.

Oh, you’re ON Tricyclen-Lo. I read that wrong and thought that was what she was thinking of changing you to. OK, I was a terrible basket case emotionally on that pill. And I hated my bleeding pattern on it. That pill is a triphasic, which means the hormone level changes every week. It’s generally better to take a monophasic pill, where the pills all have the same hormone level. That tends to stabilize bleeding. Microgestin 1/20 is a monophasic one. This article explains it some more.

Https://www.healthline.com/health/birth-control...

And you’re in Ontario, right? So the brand name won’t help you but I’m sure your gyno will be able to figure it out. I found this, which shows a bunch of similar names and the generic, so maybe that will make it easier too

https://www.goodrx.com/microgestin-1-20/what-is

If you get an IUD, get a Mirena or Skyla. Those are the ones with progestin that tend to make periods lighter. I had a Paragard and it worsened my periods. You can have irregular bleeding for a few months, but then you usually get no period. And whenever you want to get pregnant, the doc just removes it. I don’t know whether the cost and cramping of getting it inserted would be worth it for less than a year, but maybe it would be. My friend with endo is on her 3rd Mirena in a row and loves it. She’s done having kids, but doesn’t want a hyst for her adeno, so she’s waiting for menopause. Hope this link might help.

https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/birth-c...

Hi. I have tried Low Lester and when that did not work, I did Depo Luprion. If I remember correctly, I think my IVF doctor preferred me being on Lo Lestrin vs Depo a Luprion closer to starting the IVF cycle. Please free to ask me whatever questions you may have , but I hope you won’t need IVF.

I’m on depo provera 10 week cycle, which is a method of bc. It’s all progestin and no estrogen. I’ve been doing really well on it for the most part. I do bleed between weeks 8-10 & 1 and have had instances of spotting. Last cycle I was in a lot of pain and bled for a month. In a few weeks I’m also going on mirena, which is an IUD.

Deprovera shot