Get your health question answered instantly from our pool of 18000+ doctors from over 80 specialties
161 Doctors Online

By proceeding, I accept the Terms and Conditions

Dr. Andrew Rynne
MD
Dr. Andrew Rynne

Family Physician

Exp 50 years

HCM Blog Instant Access to Doctors
HCM BlogQuestions Answered
HCM Blog Satisfaction

I Have Been Having These Pregnancy-like Issues Since I Started The Loestrin Birth Control.

I have a question. I have been having these pregnancy-like issues since i started the loestrin birth control. Soreness, cramps, fatigue, and constipation are the main ones. I have only been on the pill for about a week and a half. I did visit a doctor earlier this year for routine checkup and i discussed a few things with him. I was informed that i have endometriosis and poly cystic ovarian syndrome about 2 years ago. I informed my doctor of this and the fact that i went 4 years with unprotected sex and still never got pregnant and he told me that if i ever wanted kids that he would have to help me and if i were to get pregnant on my own i would most likely miss-carry. now, with all of these normal pregnancy-like issues would there be a chance that i was pregnant or is it just a side effect of the birth control?
posted on Thu, 20 Aug 2009
Twitter Thu, 20 Aug 2009 Answered on
Twitter Thu, 20 Aug 2009 Last reviewed on
Report Abuse
  Anonymous's Response
's  Response
Loestrin has to be started on the first day of your periods or soon after that. If you did this, there is hardly a chance that your symptoms are caused by pregnancy. Most likely to be Loestrin side effects. In fact all u are describing r common side efects with oral pills.It should settle down after few cycles as ure body gets used to the pill. i hope u started Loestrin on docs advice, given ure medical history. Coz i dont know how good or bad OCs are for endometriosis and PCOS.
  User's Response
sarah's  Response
My doctor was the person who gave me the Loestrin and I did take it when he told me too. This makes me feel better though, thank you.
Disclaimer: These answers are for your information only and not intended to replace your relationship with your treating physician.
This is a short, free answer. For a more detailed, immediate answer, try our premium service [Sample answer]
Share on
 

Related questions you may be interested in


Recent questions on Endometriosis


Loading Online Doctors....
I Have Been Having These Pregnancy-like Issues Since I Started The Loestrin Birth Control.

Loestrin has to be started on the first day of your periods or soon after that. If you did this, there is hardly a chance that your symptoms are caused by pregnancy. Most likely to be Loestrin side effects. In fact all u are describing r common side efects with oral pills.It should settle down after few cycles as ure body gets used to the pill. i hope u started Loestrin on docs advice, given ure medical history. Coz i dont know how good or bad OCs are for endometriosis and PCOS.