Experiences with

Contraception

I have always struggled with my sleep for at least the past 20yrs. If i get 4 hrs I think Ime doing well., However over the past 4 years things have gotten worse and a bit sinister. Every night for the past 4 years or (around 1500 concecutive nights) I have had very strong heart palpitations when I

Hi I was booked for an ablation today but after an ECG it was unable to go ahead because there were no ectopics whereas with the Holter monitor I had 22% ectopics. Has anyone else had this experience? Also the cardiologist is recommending Flecainide to try to deal with the ectopics as Bisoprolol hasn

Hi I'm coming off Decapeptyl injections soon and I've to go back on the pill. I was just wondering if anyone was in the same situation did you go straight back onto the pill or wait awhile? Also I am just wondering how long it might take to bleed again? If anyone has any thoughts or advice I'd really

I am on the birth control to regular my period and did have very heavy period before . I always seem to be struggling with some extreme PMs know that I am on the BC pill. I went to different doctor before that i went BC Pill . one just did blood test . next same doctor put I on tranexamic acid and

Hello Everyone. Completely new to this site and looking for some advice and support. Im 39, about to turn 40. I had a late miscarriage at 22wks when I was 32 and a missed miscarriage last September. (The gap was due to splitting up with my ex and getting with my current partner) I got pregnant as soon

Hi all I have decided to pay privately for a lap as the current NHS waiting list where I am is 3 years (Northern Trust, Northern Ireland). I’m worried about paying all this money for them to find nothing from the lap and being back at square one. I have seen two gynaecologists in the hospital with no

Connection between vagal nerve and tachycardia/ectopic beats? I've been having events of tachycardia since may once a week or so, usually is comes on with a presyncope experience then general muscle weakness then tachycardia and a blood pressure spike. I also shake uncontrollably and feel freezing at

I had severe back and abdo pain with pv clots as id stopped taking the combined pill 4 days earlier. I was taken to A and E. ultrasound was normal no indication of a ruptured cyst but the gynae reg asked general surgeons to review me. They requested an overnight CT scan which showed significant faecal

Hello! I’m wondering if anyone has PVC plumbing in their home? Currently living in an apartment building that was built in 2005, and concerned about possible lead in PVC. I know there are current standards, but I’m not sure if they applied in 2005.

Looking to hear some thoughts or similar stories 🙃! So I have been on Balziva for years which is a birth control pill that contains both progestin and an estrogen hormones. Besides using them to prevent pregnancy, I was also prescribed them to control migraines and stop periods from my OB since the

Is it normal not to have a period on pop pill?? Or could I be pregnant, I take the pill religiously every morning at 6.30 without fail. I have taken pregnancy test and it’s negative but now I’m over a week late is this normal???

Hi ladies, I am so glad I came across this forum as I have been searching for a while for some kind of realistic answers to the questions in my head rather than read health articles. I was diagnosed in June 2020 with endometriosis via CT ( two large masses covering both ovaries ) and internal scan but

I've been up & down with pain for a while now and have kept a symptom diary as I've got concerns that I could have endometriosis. I've been on a long journey with my GP which hasn't got me very far and I'm currently on the pill to try to calm my symptoms, which right not isn't helping me. My GP advised

Hi all, after GP saying my ultrasound is all clear (apart from normal looking cyst on left ovary), I spoke to my specialist to try and change the contraception I'm on (2x desogestral daily) as it's effecting my moods too much.

I sometimes have resting heart rate in the mid-fifties my cardiologist has prescribed me 25 mg metoprolol half in the morning half at night my resting heart rate this evening is 54 concerned about taking metoprolol ..that is my other half of the pill tonight with this heart rate already 54. I've just

I sometimes have resting heart rate in the mid-fifties my cardiologist has prescribed me 25 mg metoprolol half in the morning half at night my resting heart rate this evening is 54 concerned about taking metoprolol ..that is my other half of the pill tonight with this heart rate already 54. I've just

My journey has been a long one. I started my periods at 9 and quickly realised there were not normal. After multiple blood transfusions, getting so poorly I finally have the diagnosis I wanted. I have recently been diagnosed with endometriosis , however am deciding to come off the pill. I have massive

Hello, i used to have only painful periods until i was 24, last year I took a plan b pill and the following week I had excruciating pain on my pelvic area. I called and they said it was normal, from then I had pains outside of my period 3 or 4 days per week. Tired of it I asked my gynecologist (before

Hi, just wondered if anyone had had a similar experience? It’s been 58 days since my period (ER bleed). We used the pill to induce a bleed and still nothing. I do have PCOS However because my lining is still really thin the clinic said I can do my FET this month. I’m super excited but it seems unnatural

So I stopped my bisopropol and my breathing issues have really subsided I feel so relieved! I was told to take it as a pill in the pocket but find whenever I’m having a bad day of bigeminy runs or single pvcs they come on even more regularly if I take a bisopropol - does anyone else experience this?