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Mucky_Tiger 
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 Posted: 09 June 2010 at 10:35am |
ive been on Estelle (now called Ginet) since 15 apart from 3 months where i tried Yaz then 3 months where i tried depo and then had to wait 4 months on no contraception for my body to get normal)
Ginet is given to PCOS women as it has anti-androgen propeties and reduces acne. for me it gave me acne and every month im on it i get bigger boobs and gain weight.
Yaz = instant boob job  D to E in 1 month of being on it, went down to DD (back up to E now thanks to going back on Ginet)
Depo = Dont even do it. i bled the whole 3 months, full proper period and had to take the pill aswell to slow the bleeding. and i also gained 6kg within 2 weeks, i just ballooned.
i now have an IUD (well i got it on the 31st may) and i dont have sore boobs that are growing, and apart from the killer cramping its doing ok for now 
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Lexidore
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Posted: 09 June 2010 at 10:37am |
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I have been on Levelen before when I was younger and that was back when I was skinny so I don't think it effected me weight wise but again that was between the ages of 14 and 17 so by body changed a lot after puberty, might be worth giving it a go though. We have been doing the condom thing but they keep irritating where I tore and so that is meaning I am not wanting to have sex very often (poor DP) cause I just end up uncomfortable. Maybe worth going back onto Leveln then and see how that goes, thanks so much Ladies for your help. I will probably stop taking the pill a month or so before we officially start TTCing anyways.
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amme_eilyk
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Posted: 09 June 2010 at 10:42am |
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lexie, if you are getting heaps of irritation from it then you can get a fentons repair, where they cut and restitch. I had it done last year as my hymen never broke so sex was excruitiating. it has worked wonders.
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Mucky_Tiger
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Posted: 09 June 2010 at 10:58am |
 amme_eilyk wrote:
lexie, if you are getting heaps of irritation from it then you can get a fentons repair, where they cut and restitch. I had it done last year as my hymen never broke so sex was excruitiating. it has worked wonders. |
i just had surgery to remove a cyst and my cut is the same affect as a 3rd degree internal tear that had to be repaired. if im lucky my scarring will be minimal as inside is moist and heals fast and well. but if im not lucky and its rough or painful they will go in again and fix it for me 
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T_Rex
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Posted: 09 June 2010 at 1:09pm |
Thread jack, but who do you talk to about a repair? And will they do it if I'm planning on getting pg again in a year or so? I kinda figure wait till I'm done doing damage and then get it fixed all at once
On the original Q, I was on monofeme for ages, but found it reduced my libido. I switched to microgynon and that was fine. I was on the pill for 9 years and got pg in the second cycle after coming off. My understanding is that the pill doesn't actually affect your fertility, but what it can do is mask a potential problem as you aren't displaying your normal cycle and so you don't see the potential issues.
Also, Bex hun, your inbox is full 
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Lexidore
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Posted: 09 June 2010 at 1:23pm |
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Thanks Becky, have emptied my inbox out a bit now lol!
I was never stitched in the first place my tear wasn't that big so the midwife gave me the option of being stitched or just letting it heal naturally, so I didn't get the stitch now I get irritation sometimes.
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Posted: 09 June 2010 at 1:35pm |
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I still get irritated to Bex, your not the only one. We stay away from condoms but we arent to worried about using contraception anyway atm.
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kiwisj
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Posted: 09 June 2010 at 1:37pm |
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I was on Microgynon before we TTC #1. I used to stop and start it depending on whether I had any (never bothered buying it here, so when it ran out we would just use condoms). I don't *think* I had any issues with weight gain on the pill.
I also used Depo while I was at Uni mostly because it was free from Student Health and I was in a long term relationship (with my now DH). I didn't have any weight/spotting/bleeding issues although when I came off it I spotted for a month until my doc put me on the pill (not sure which one now) and then I had a withdrawal bleed at the end of that cycle and pretty much went back to normal.
After I had Callum we just used condoms but we wouldn't have been too bothered if I'd gotten pregnant. Having said that, we must have been responsible enough because as soon as we did start *trying* I was UTD pretty quickly [:)]
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Raspberryjam
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Posted: 09 June 2010 at 1:44pm |
weight gain will depend on the hormone/s level/s so I think you should go in and talk to your GP about what your concerns are. There are are also risk factors that they will need to consider when looking at the best contraception for you , might want to have chat about the other issue too so that your all sorted for your honeymoon baby
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mummy_becks
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Posted: 09 June 2010 at 1:47pm |
None, I hate them all. I have tried them all but an really expensive one I refused to pay for cos I didn't want to waste $42 a month to try and see if it would help.
Haven't read all the posts, but talk to you dr and see what they recommend for you.
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I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived!
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kebakat
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Posted: 09 June 2010 at 2:03pm |
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I was on loette for years with no issues.
With the irritation and condoms I had that. It lasted about a year and over that time it gradually got better
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amme_eilyk
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Posted: 09 June 2010 at 2:22pm |
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talk to your dr, and they should be able to see if it would help and if so refer you to a gynacologist. its a pretty simple and straight forward proceedure. I'm not sure if it needs general or not, I had mine with general but i also had a diagnostic laproscopy and treatment for endometriosis at the same time
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Renee & Lauren
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Posted: 09 June 2010 at 5:33pm |
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I've been on the mini pill and hated that you had to take religiously around the same time each day. Was on monofeme and that was quite good except I would bleed for 4 days then 2 days of nothing and then another 2 days of light bleeding. On Depo now and have had one AF on it and then a few spotting this month - not really noticed any weight gain.
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Babe
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Posted: 09 June 2010 at 9:38pm |
I was on monefeme, noriman, noriday and another couple were tried too. Never affected my cycle but had other issues and ended up being told I was infertile due to a reaction to the chemicals obviously they were wrong coz I ended up with Jake LOL oh well. We've talked about contraceptive since we want to wait til next year before thinking about TTC again but we've decided against any since I'm allergic to latex and we never remember to dress the man anyway lol and I don't wana take chemicals and since I've had problems with my cervix an IUD isn't really an option. If it happens it happens! None of that is a help to you but I'm feeling chatty
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