What is this??? What's going on??? (TMI warning)

[Aimz]

Perhaps I have been misinformed but I thought the pill tricks your body into believing it's pregnant - therefore you do not ovulate. And a period is actually just a 'withdrawal bleed'. Correct me if I'm wrong though.

In any case, I haven't had these pains before - and I have been on the pill for 8 years.

ETA: Laura what symptoms did you have?

[Beatrix]

actually we both are right!!!

depends on the pill

The Pill is designed to interfere with several normal functions of fertility in order to make a woman 1) unable to conceive due to temporary sterility or sperm immobility, and/or 2) unable to carry a pregnancy to term (an early abortion).
This process can be accomplished in various ways.

Suppressing Ovulation: When a woman ovulates, hormones released from the pituitary , a gland located at the base of the brain, stimulate her ovaries to ripen and release an egg. The combination pill usually interrupts the release of these pituitary hormones resulting in no egg being released from the ovary, thus preventing pregnancy from occurring. With no egg available for fertilization, the woman is chemically sterile. The progestin-only pill, however, has a weaker effect. It generally does not suppress ovulation.1
Inhibiting Implantation: Another important aspect of fertility is the process by which the lining of the uterus is replenished and maintained. After an egg is fertilized, it normally implants in this lining (endometrium), drawing nourishment and sustenance. The progestin component of the combination pill and the progestin-only minipill cause the inner lining of the uterus to become thin and shriveled, unable to support implantation of the embryo(newly fertilized egg).2
Impeding Sperm Migration: Preceding ovulation, a woman’s cervix produces a watery mucus through which sperm swim to meet the egg. The mucus also provides nourishment to sustain the life of the sperm cells. This mucus thickens under the influence of a progestin and so impedes sperm migration.3

[Phteven]

I think it would be best to see a Dr.
It's always worth getting any changes to your body that aren't easily explained checked out.

[Footsteps]

amysarah,
i have got abdominal adhesions from a bowel op and i to have pain alot and painful sex unfortunately (i know what you mean bout being young and having a normal sex life) im 20 so do understand.
a gynae will prob do a lap and ultrasounds to find the cause.
TMI ALERT iam on the pill and still bleed continously but i have pcos and am in pain anyway.
you dont need to see a gp specialising in womens health just go to your gp explain whats happening and ask for a referal to a gynae.
sorry couldnt be more help if you have any questions pm me.
hope you are ok and get to the bottom of it its not fun at all.
take care huni
rachxxx

[Aimz]

Thanks again girls.

I have an appointment with a gynaecologist on 22nd October so I will hopefully get some answers then. Based on my symptoms the GP is thinking it could be endometriosis. But I'm hesitant to take his word until I see the GYN.

You've all been so helpful!

[Footsteps]

hi amy,
i kind of thought that could be it. im so glad you are getting the treatment you need.
if you want to talk you know where iam.
take care babe
rach xxx

[Muffy]

i hope everything goes ok and you get the answers you are looking for!!!
xx

[Muffy]

i was having sharp pains on my right side (i had cysts on both sides but the right one was alot bigger 4.5cm) umm everytime i had sex i would get sharp pains in either side and the spasms that i felt were like the ones you described (like your eye twitching)
it started off just like a little bit of cramping and gradually got worse...

[Aimz]

Laura how did they find your cyst? Ultrasound?

I used to get heaps of UTI's a few years ago and eventually they sent me for an ultrasound and they checked everything. All turned out to be fine. That was three years ago now.

I'm definitely making an appointment with a different GP.

[Muffy]

yes after a few doctors visits he finally sent me for an ultrasound and the right one was 4.5cm and the left was only about 2-3cm i had a lap done and they drained the cysts and checked for endometriosis (sp?)

[Aimz]

What do they actually do when they do a lap?

[Muffy]

well its a day stay surgery (unless there is complications)
they put me to sleep, i had two incisions, one in my belly button and one at the top of my pubic area (sorry tmi )
some people have three incisions (the other one is near your hip bone)
they pump gas in there just to separate everything and so they can see what they are doing with their little camera and they drained my cysts and they were going to burn off any endometriosis if they found any.

afterwards when i woke up i was in a fair bit of pain so they just give you morphine and they also sent me home with panadiene forte. i got really bad annoying pains in my shoulders over the next few days and that is just the excess gas escaping.