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writes:I am a lesbian, but am considering starting the contraceptive pill.My main reason for this is that I get my period cramps pretty bad to the point that I barely function for the first day or two of my period. I no longer take pain killers after a pretty horrible experience with paracetamol a few months back and am losing some time at uni every month when my period comes around. Any experiences with birth control here (negative or positive)? Is it worth taking it if I don't need to use it the way it was intended to be used?
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reader, anonymous, writes (9 May 2021): Could ask your gp for mefenamic acid (pain relief specifically for period pains) or tranexamic (this lightens the period) I suffer from endometriosis and found these helpful....
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reader, anonymous, writes (8 May 2021): My daughter took the pill for that starting in middle school.It worked then but not now.Actually I would go to a few other doctors...Get a second even a third opion.Get a scan done.Sometimes these kind of things can be fixed or helped with surgery.There are different kinds of treatments you have never even heard of.That is why I say try other doctors.Never give up...You can overcome this if you keep trying to find a way.It took us a few years to find the right fix.Now she is fine.That is why I said never give up.Different doctors ...Different mindsets.Good Luck
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reader, Honeypie  +, writes (7 May 2021):
 My youngest has the same kind of BAD periods and we tried putting her on the pill - it made it worse. She would have several periods a month or bleed for a lot longer. It didn't work for her. She was on them for 9 months (doctor's suggestion) and decided to stop taking them. She still has some horrible cramps and periods, the poor baby.
But I do know it CAN work for some. I'd talk to your doctor. Your sexual orientation has nothing to do with this. If the pill can help you, I'd try it.
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reader, Dionee'  +, writes (7 May 2021):
 I too have dysmenorrhoea. It's incredibly difficult to deal with. I would throw up among other things and also pass out because of it. The first 3days of my period were the absolute worst. Thereafter the pain would ease as the days went by. Needless to say, I would miss 3days of school every month and later on, 3 days of work if I was able to. My doctor had been recommending the pill since I was 13 years old. At around 17, I gave in and decided to give it a try. Sometimes it would work and ease the pain enough for it to be considered normal period pains. Most of the time however, it wouldn't work for me at all. A couple years later I quit the pill and went back to taking painkillers. I went back to my doctor with the same complaints and I was recommended the 2 month contraceptive injection. I didn't go on it then as I was only 19 years old and I was afraid of the possible side effects. After suffering for another 3 years, at age 22 I finally had enough of the pain and constant interruptions to my life and I decided to go on the 2 month contraceptive injection. I had to stop for a while last year due to a shortage because of the pandemic but I recently got back onto it. My experience is this, the pill wasn't 100% effective for me and it provided relief only a small percentage of the time. I still had to take 1 day off per month (the first day being the worst usually). With the 2 month contraceptive injection, I do not get any pains. I'm 100% happy with my decision because I don't get any periods now. That means that I get to work and play to my heart's content. I also get to swim whenever I'd like (being in water, even at bath time, would make my pains worse especially when getting out of the water while on my period). Personally, that's what's worked the best for me. It's been a journey that has lasted years. My best advice is to speak to your doctor and see what a professional has to say for your specific case. Your journey may end sooner than mine has and the pill may work great for you, or you may experience discomfort and/or side effects on the pill and have to try something else like I did. Either way, it's best to get started finding out what works best for you ASAP. You can't continue to suffer like this because long-term, it becomes very disruptive and can interfere with your ability to make money and pay bills etc. Start your journey to freedom, with the help of a professional, of course. I hope that you find success in this regard and can come back and give a good report of how things are going.
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