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I was diagnosed with endo TODAY... I've had the Nexplanon implant since I was 16 (I'm now 21) - I've had it replaced twice. And with my first one, I thought I loved it because I had no periods. But what I've noticed since I've had the implant, was that I had consistent pain with sex (which I did not have before), and terrible cramping. Last year, I started having periods again - bad enough that I bled through 3 pairs of pants in one day (with pantiliners and a tampon). My doctor finally, after… read more
I am taking also Norethindrone since oct 2020! At the beginning it helped a lot, I didn’t have pain. Unfortunately, in February the pain came back and it’s intense
Welcome!! I know it can be hard when you first find out about this disease, we are here for you if you need anything!!
I have never heard of birth control causing endo, usually it helps suppress it. The only thing I have heard is that if you have endo and are put on birth control with estrogen at a young age it will cause it to grow faster. since endo feeds off estrogen it makes sense. im now on a progesterone only IUD and Northindrone Pill and I don't have a period and it helps my pain.
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