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12-07-2012 at 12:47 PM
DoublePort...
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Continuous BCP for endo question

For those who have done continuous (skipping inactive pills and starting another pack) BCP for endo (or any other reason really) what is normal as far as breakthrough bleeding/spotting goes? I started taking BCP in early October and at the end of October/beginning of November I had a pseudo-period that lasted 3 days. Then nothing, until Thanksgiving day and the day after I had a tiny bit of spotting. A few days of no spotting followed. Then the same thing about the 29th/30th and on/off all this week. I'm not concerned that there is something seriously wrong, but I would like to know that there is hope that I'll have some amount of time before the end of the year that I won't have to worry about spotting. The issue is DH is totally freaked out by any amount of blood so it's been a while, if ya know what I mean...wink, wink, saucy grin.


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Me: 29 ~ Stage IV Endo ~ AMH .38 ~ AFC 8
AMH .97 as of 4/2012!
Him: 27 ~ perfect swimmers
Laparotomy with partial oophorectomy 8/2009 to remove cysts/endo. Stopped BC 4/2010.
Multiple clomid rounds from 11/2010 to 6/2011. ~ All BFN
IUI w/clomid 7/2011. IUI w/clomid & injectables 11/2011 & 1/2012. ~ All BFN
Occasionally using acupuncture.
IVF #1:EPP 5/2012 ~ (4R, 3M, 2F w/ICSI). Both embies txfrd. ~ BFN
BCP to manage Endo from 10/2012 to 12/2012.
PAIF/SAIF always welcome!

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12-07-2012 at 1:49 PM
daiseydood...
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I was on BCP for 3 packs and had spotting/ break through bleeding the whole time. Nurse said it's nothing to worry about, although a month of bleeding sucked monkey balls!No

TTC since 9/10 consult 1/12 All testing came back fine Diagnosed with Unexplained infertility All treatments OOP 3 medicated IUI's All BFN IVF - ER 11/14 24R, 15M, 13F ET 11/19, BETA 11/28 BFFN --Next step FET in Jan ET scheduled for 1/24. Beta #1 350 Beta #2 735. U/S Hell. miscarriage D&C at 9weeks. FET #2 ET 5/28 Beta 6/6. Everyone welcome Image and video hosting by TinyPic  
12-07-2012 at 1:52 PM
DoublePort...
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daiseydooda:
I was on BCP for 3 packs and had spotting/ break through bleeding the whole time. Nurse said it's nothing to worry about, although a month of bleeding sucked monkey balls!No

Aw man! Yeah, it does suck monkey balls!


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Me: 29 ~ Stage IV Endo ~ AMH .38 ~ AFC 8
AMH .97 as of 4/2012!
Him: 27 ~ perfect swimmers
Laparotomy with partial oophorectomy 8/2009 to remove cysts/endo. Stopped BC 4/2010.
Multiple clomid rounds from 11/2010 to 6/2011. ~ All BFN
IUI w/clomid 7/2011. IUI w/clomid & injectables 11/2011 & 1/2012. ~ All BFN
Occasionally using acupuncture.
IVF #1:EPP 5/2012 ~ (4R, 3M, 2F w/ICSI). Both embies txfrd. ~ BFN
BCP to manage Endo from 10/2012 to 12/2012.
PAIF/SAIF always welcome!

If you're wondering about my avatar...it's a fried pickle chip shaped like a fetus! 
12-07-2012 at 6:59 PM
Crystal120...
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I never bleed or spot while on bcp.

Married 9-10-11
Together 6 years before marriage
Me 26 DH 28
TTC since 9/2011
Dx endo 2007 Sx laparoscopy
End bcp 9/2011
Dx annovulatory, DOR, Low AMH
Hysteroscopy due to polyp 2-1-12
IUI#1-3 Cancelled due to low response
IUI#4 BFFN
IVF#1 8/30 Beta#1 256, 8/31 Beta#2 482 BFP!! M/C 5w3d
FET#1 Cancelled due to uterine fluid and thin lining
FET#1.2Cancelled due to abnormal bleeding
Hysteroscopy 12/28/12 All clear
FET#1.3 2/2013 Cancelled
FET #1.4 3/19 BFFN
Good Luck to All!!
Crystal
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12-07-2012 at 10:12 PM
MrsChopp
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I was on BCP from about June until last week for endo - went on it right after my laporotomy. I was supposed to take it continuously, but around the end of July I started spotting pretty bad. So i took a week off of the pills to allow for a period. And then at the beginning of Oct they told me to stop taking them because we thought we might be ready to start IVF, so I took a week off then. And come to find out we weren't ready to start yet. So I went back on them until last week. Now I am on my 1 cycle off so that we can start IVF at the beginning of the next cycle. Right before I ended this last pack I started spotting pretty bad again, so it was a relief to allow a full period again.

Good luck and I hope it gets better for you. 


Married 8/14/10 * TTC since Aug 2010 * Met with RE in Feb 2012 * DH: low motility, low sperm count, elevated FSH * Me: Stage 4 Endometriosis * Laparotomy to remove endo in May 2012 * June 2012 - DH on Rx to hopefully increase count/quality * Re-tested sperm 10/22/12, count/quality have both dropped * IVF #1 w/ICSI * Transferred 2 beautiful embryos on 2/18/13 * Beta #1 3/1/13 - 636!!! Beta #2 3/3/13 - 1796!!! First ultrasound 3/18/13 - We're having TWINS!! Image and video hosting by TinyPic birthday2012_small Anniversary Lilypie Pregnancy tickers 
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