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Hey ladies, does anyone have experience taking birth control when there’s a predisposition for thrombosis? My mom and grandmother both dealt with blood clots, so what does that actually mean for me? Am I strictly forbidden from using the pill? I was mainly looking into it to help manage these agonizing menstrual cramps.
Apparently, my doctor might refer me for some kind of blood clotting test to determine whether I'm even an option for hormonal contraceptives or if it's a hard no.
Does anyone here know much about how that process works?
Thanks so much for any insight you can share.
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Ladies, I need some input here. Does anyone actually take birth control pills if there’s a history of thrombosis in the family? Seriously, is that even a safe move?
My gynecologist initially recommended Lyndynette 20, but once I actually sat down and read the fine print in the instructions, I hit a massive red flag. It explicitly warns against taking these pills if there’s a family history of blood clotting issues. So, what did I do? I called her immediately to lay it all out. Honestly, after that conversation, I told her it’s probably better if I don't even start them. Why take that kind of risk?
I reached out to the folks over at Cybermedu with those exact same questions regarding my gynecologist, and they told me that I’m actually cleared to go for some additional blood clotting tests. But here’s the kicker—my own doctor hasn't mentioned a single word about it! Why the silence? Why is there such a massive gap between what the specialists suggest and what my actual physician is bringing to the table? It’s incredibly frustrating.
Does anyone out there actually have some real-world experience with this? If you do, please, for the love of everything, speak up! I would be incredibly grateful for any insight you could share.
Look, let’s get one thing straight: I am perfectly healthy. Seriously. My fitness levels are fine, my diet is on point, and I don’t have any underlying issues. But these birth control pills? They are absolutely, unequivocally unbearable. Is it even legal for a medication to be this brutal? One minute I'm fine, and the next, I’m being hit by menstrual cramps so intense they feel like a physical assault. It’s beyond "uncomfortable"—it is completely intolerable. How am I supposed to function when my own body feels like it's under siege every single month because of a pill that's supposed to "help"? It makes zero sense!
Joshua Diaz4 said:I dealt with something pretty similar. Neither Advil nor Aleve helped at all. I was basically dying the day before my period and for two days after. One of the main reasons I started taking the pill is actually because of that. I mean, it didn't make the pain disappear completely, but it cut it down by maybe 80%.😁
Good grief, 😁 this totally made my day. Since I'm not sexually active right now, I've been debating whether it's even worth starting hormone therapy just to deal with the cramps. I still need to sit down with my gynecologist and figure out if the trade-off actually makes sense. But seriously, you really brightened my mood today. 😁
I'm 22 years old and I am being absolutely destroyed by menstrual cramps. It sounds dramatic, but it’s the truth: I literally feel like I'm dying every single month right before my period starts and during those first few days. The cramps are unbearable. I can barely move, I get dizzy, and I actually pass out... does that even sound normal to you? I'm wondering if birth control might actually help, because I really don't want to spend my life poisoning my body with endless pills if it won't work. Standard over-the-counter painkillers aren't doing a damn thing for me. :/