ThinnerTimes - Gastric Bypass and Lap Band® Forum - View Single Post - Post-WLS problems w/ birth control pills

cnvh · 08-15-2007, 07:34 AM

I've been on birth control pills for about 7 years now (various brands at different times, about 5 or 6 brands total). I've switched around so much because it seems that, once I've been on a particular brand for about 8-12 months, I start to have breakthrough bleeding a couple of days before the "active" pills are finished. So my gyno switches brands, and breakthrough bleeding stops.

Well, this month I started getting my period A WEEK AND A HALF before finishing the active pills... So I have a call in to my gyno re: switching pills again. I suspect it has something to do with massive weight loss, since I know estrogen is stored in fatty tissue, so when you lose lots of weight all that estrogen is released back into your system...

Does anyone have any advice? I'm on the pill to prevent pregnancy, and getting my period while still on the pill makes me think the pill isn't doing its job. My gyno is familiar with WLS, but she's certainly no specialist in that department; I just want to know that I can RELY on a birth control method, you know? Forget suggesting the Depo Provera shot-- I tried that for 6 months a few years ago; I gained about 40 lbs. and was a raving lunatic. I'll NEVER do that again!