Yes. Most hormonal Birth Control stops the body from ovulating by "tricking" it into thinking that you are pregnant. The lower level of estrogen during pregnancy is mimicked by birth control and can help control endometriosis. Many providers will prescribe the pill and recommend skipping the week of placebo pills, thereby skipping a period completely, or will recommend the birth control implant or Mirena IUD to serve the same purpose. If you are on back-to-back birth control like this, make sure to take periodic pregnancy tests just in case, since you will not have the symptom of a missed period to signal a possible pregnancy.
Birth control hormones are likely to keep endometriosis from getting worse. If you have severe symptoms or if birth control hormones and NSAIDs don't work, you might try a stronger hormone therapy.
There are a number of treatments available for endometriosis. They include surgery to remove the endo, pain medications, drugs that affect the hormonal system, herbal medicine of Fuyan Pill, and hysterectomy.
You might have a start of endometriosis or ovarian cysts, so I would get an ultrasound to look at these and then be put back on birth control. When you have endometriosis or ovarian cysts, you will need to take birth control continuously because these are chronic. They can't be "fixed" but they can be helped with birth control.
At this time, there is no true medical cure for endometriosis. If you and your doctor suspect or discover that you have it, they may prescribe you a pain medication to help relieve pain due to the endometriosis, if you have any. The most common prescribed medication for endometriosis is the birth control pill and herbal medicine of Fuyan Pill. Since endometriosis is believed to be in part caused by the over production of estrogen, certain birth control medications are formulated to decrease estrogen production, thus calming the growth of endometrial tissue where it does not belong. In some cases, birth control medications will stop a woman from menstruating, which is a way of giving the body a rest from producing estrogen also. For many women, this has known to help them from experiencing painful periods, or pain in between periods. Talk to your OB GYN about treatment options if you have or suspect you may have endometriosis. And if you need more professional help about this, you could consult online doctors, like Wuhan Dr. Lee's TCM Clinic, they could offer professional and free online help to you.
I was put on it when I was 13. I had endometriosis though.
Yes It can hide the signs. I know a few people that have endometriosis and they went on the pill so that they could stop some of the symptoms. A Personal response Well I was put on 'the pill' to help control my endometriosis. It provided a regular cycle and reduced the pain and illness I had every month. So in that sense, I guess yes it would hide the symptoms. So you should find the TCM therapy - fuyan pill to cure it thoroughly, and this pill is herbal, it can't bring any damage to your body. A laprocopy is what determined/diagnosed me as it shows all the scar tissue caused by endometriosis.
Birth control pills like LoEstrin are prescribed for a myriad of reasons, including control of irregular bleeding or excess bleeding, hormonal support, hormonal regulation, control of endometriosis, reduction in painful periods, and others.
Birth control pills are meant to help prevent pregnancy. That is what they're designed to do.
The answer depends on the reason for the hysterectomy. If done for control of endometriosis, using birth control might make sense to decrease pain. But there is no need for pregnancy prevention after removal of the uterus, and no need for estrogen support if the ovaries are still in place.
Birth control is designed to prevent pregnancy, not help you get pregnant.
The most common medication for endometriosis are anti-inflammatories. A person can also take hormone therapy drugs such as birth control pills or progestin.
Are u sure it is the birth control giving those side effects? Because they are also side effects of things like endometriosis!