I have vonWilliebrands diesease and my doc wants me to start taking Loestrin 24 BC pill. Is this okay?

Question

I used to take Yasmine, she took me off of this pill because I was having some surgery. I am okay to go back on the pill now, but my OB/GYN switched me to Loestrin 24. Is this okay?

Answer 1

oestrin is like yasmine i have been on both for polycystic ovarian desease loestrin is just a bit cheaper than yasmine and i found that it shortens my period much more than yasmine did... try the loestrin for 3 months if u find u don't like it talk to the doc and have her put u back on yasmine, but changing the pill is actually quite normal

Answer 2

I have been on Loestrin 24 for almost 6 months now and love it. I have had only 1 period since beginning the pill and I couldn't be happier about it, and it wasn't even really a period, just some spotting. Give it a try and see what you think, but everyone I know that is taking it also loves it.

Answer 3

I took it for 3 months and hated it. It messed my blood rigidity up large time. i concept i became going to have a stroke on the business company in some unspecified time sooner or later. I switched to Yaz and performance been a lot happier. My ft swelled up (using blood rigidity) yet I wasn't on it lengthy adequate to achieve weight.

Answer 4

Here are a few of links if you'd like to learn more about the big announcement about Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) causing breast cancer. Note that breast cancer rates originally started increasing rapidly when birth control pills and now other forms of hormonal birth control also began to be widely used. Hormonal birth control methods contain estrogen and progestin, hormones that are the most widely used in HRT. This is true for The Pill, The mini-pill, The Patch, some types of IUDs, and Nuva Ring, Shots, and Rods under the skin. Levels in HRT, which have already been shown to cause breast cancer, are actually lower than that in hormonal birth control methods, on top of the fact that hormonal birth control methods are used by young healthy women with naturally occurring hormones in already normal levels. How long will we have to wait before the medical community admits to women that hormonal birth control methods are just as dangerous as HRT? I have a feeling that it will be much longer, as hormonal birth control is considered to be the "holy grail" of "women's reproductive freedom". Never mind that women are dying of breast cancer at alarmingly increasing rates since 1974 when BC pills began to be more widely used. Thirty years later, we are reaping the "benefits" of artificial hormones that are used to suppress the natural processes of the female body.

Just like menopause, the female bodily functions of ovulation and pregnancy ARE NOT ILLNESSES. Medications should only be taken when it's absolutely necessary to prevent or cure ILLNESS, and then ONLY if the benefit outweighs the risks.

If you must practice birth control, abstinence or a condom, diaphragm, cervical cap, with plenty of spermicide, when used correctly is STATISTICALLY JUST AS EFFECTIVE as hormonal birth control. Condoms also decrease your chances of contracting an STD and they don't work by preventing implantation of a fertilized egg, like hormonal birth control does. If you are pro-life and believe that life begins at conception, this last point should be of particular interest to you. Abortifacient types of birth control also include non-hormonal types of IUDs, which work exclusively by preventing implantation of a fertilized egg. Even if you DON’T have any moral objection to this, at least stop using hormonal birth control for the sake of your health!

A + B = C

How many more "news flash: drug causes bad side effects" announcements before we realize that the body does NOT need drugs, except in dire circumstances. Let's leave our bodies alone and live healthy lifestyles, and our bodies will take care of the rest!

HOW HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY AND HORMONAL BIRTH CONTROL METHODS HAVE NOW DEFINITELY BEEN SHOWN TO CAUSE CANCER
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/1025191125.html
http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/12/15/gupta.breast.cancer/
HOW SOME TYPES OF BIRTH CONTROL CAN CAUSE ABORTION WITHOUT YOUR KNOWLEDGE
http://abort73.com/HTML/II-D-2-types.html
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF BIRTH CONTROL AND HOW IT IS ANTI-WOMAN
http://www.the-edith-stein-foundation.com/articles.asp?col=2

EDIT: Sorry to post here, but my email response to you wouldn't go through, as it says that your email address has not yet been confirmed by Y!A

GEMINI GIRL: The ONLY reason I am on birth control is due to my blood disorder (as stated in my question). My mother had breast cancer due to hormones, so I am aware of the risks, however when you have no other option other than being on the pill to control bleeding, what is your suggestion? I felt somewhat offended by your judgement.

PAJAMAMAMA: Obviously, if you need to be on BC pills for a legitimate medical reason, that makes perfect sense to me. My answer was not meant to be a judgment of anyone. I am just trying to give women information that they may not have, particularly in relation to the bombshell that has just been announced by the mainstream media. So much has been hidden from women by unseen forces, in the name of a hidden agenda.

My intentions are only good, and since my answer caused you offense, I do apologize.

God bless and keep you in your struggle with your illness.

PS - Another thought. I'm sure you've already done this, but in case you have not, I would encourage you to dig deep for info about how you can treat your condition in a different way.

By all means, if the benefits of taking the BC pills for your condition outweight the risks, I wish you only the best.

Answer 5

Best to talk to your doctor and make sure they know your medical history