Yasmin Pill

[chloe-iona]

Hello everyone. I currently un-diagnosed and am in the process of going to lots of doctors appointments....

My doctor has put me on the Yasmin pill to try and help with my ovulation pain, which it has slightly but I'm still sore. I start my break from them tomorrow so will have to see how I go with that!

My question is, can the yasmin pill make endo worse? I've read that some pills can encourage it to grow?

Thank you ladies!

[Tina32]

Hi, the Yasmin pill is supposed to be one of the better BCPs for endo and it usually doesn't cause as serious side effects but obviously we are all different so some women's bodies may react differently to it.

It is thought that the fluctuations in oestrogen levels that occurs because of our periods is one of the things that encourages endo so going on a BCP for 3 months at a time to reduce the amount of periods and keep our oestrogen levels constant is supposed to help some ladies. This is similar to pregnancy when we no longer have periods but have a consistently high level of oestrogen which is helpful for the baby.

[chloe-iona]

Thank you very much ladies. Lots of great information there!

I'm currently on my week break from them at the moment (my doctor didn't mention to take it continuously). I've had a few sharp pains in the left side of my stomach, some hip pain (left side) and some back pain. I usually have horrific bowel pain as well, so will have to see how it goes. I'm hoping I won't be bleeding for 2 and a half weeks either and the pill will help control that!

I was worried about the pain being masked by the pill and not really gotten to the bottom of. Should I ask for a referal to an endo centre? I have a phone appointment on the first of Sep with my doctor and wanted to know what my next steps ahould be?

Thanks again ladies!