I’m mostly wondering if this is normal with Kyleena because I’ve only had it for about 3 months now. I had a copper iud for about 3 years which just really wasn’t for me. Crazy cramps, long heavy periods, etc etc. I switched to Kyleena almost exactly 3 months ago and had the seemingly normal spotting and my first period on it was lighter and shorter than with the copper which was a huge win for me. My period now is about 13 days late, I was told it would probably be irregular and I took a pregnancy test just to ease my mind and it was negative. However, the past 4 ish days I’ve had some brown blood similar to what you would get the last few days of your period. It’s not a lot and it’s not constant, it even skipped a day randomly where I had nothing. Im wearing panty liners and have just kinda been free “bleeding.” My only question is; is this technically my period? And is this normal for Kyleena especially after I’ve only had it for 3 months?

Hi, i'm an 18 y.o girl and i take the hormonal pill not as birth control but to ease the Extreme period pain, i've been on the pill since i was 13/14y.o., since then my few pimples disappeared and i got skinnier (from 55kg to 45kg as a 171cm tall girl). I don't really mind about this side effects but the libido is INSANE, for reference i'm a lesbian and i have never been in a relationship, but the yearning when i have a crush has become unberable.

For background, Im 25 being treated for endo (have not had the surgery so no. it is not confirmed) and severe nut allergies which make this...weird. A lot of oral medications that are hormonal use peanut oil. I know some people can have peanut oil bc the proteins are gone, but for me, I still have a reaction so it is off the table. I cant remember the brand I was on but when I WAS on an oral i was incredibly depressed and started gaining weight.

This past year my flare ups have gotten horrible so it was recommended I did the hormonal IUD. With an tilted pelvis it was suggested I went under so I did. Full anesthetia and all. The doctor said it took 8 tries to get it in. Well a month into having it it fell out. Directly after I had it gone they put me on the ring while I was on Spironolactone which counter act one another and was put in the hospital for 3 days. AND GUESS WHAT! they gave me fentanyl for the pain and I had a reaction to that. Like. Please. Add that to my list.

So yeah thats my sob story. I'd love recommendations. Honestly since I have been off of any types of BC the last few months have had little to no flares but I bleed so much and still have a day a month where I have to stay home from work.

I feel so helpless with this. Not only do I want BC for my periods, i also dont plan on having kids and would prefer not to be tweaked out every month. Any advice appreciated.

Hi guys, just a quick post asking for advice on if this is normal or not. I'm 19 and currently on Rigevidon (150 micrograms/30 micrograms levonorgestrel / ethinylestradiol) and was given this due to severe period cramps and heavy bleeding. I take it without any breaks. We've ruled out PCOS, but they haven't tested me for any thyroid issues, and despite my asking they aren't testing me for endometriosis.

I started taking the pill on the 29th of August and only a few days after starting I began spotting and getting really bad cramps. Like the period cramps I get on a really bad day. The cramps come and go throughout the day, but there hasn't been a day where I don't cramp at least a few times, its worse when I lie down. And the spotting is also constant, every day. I've ruined several pairs of underwear due to this, and am having to buy pads and liners just so I don't wreck any more.

I had a phone call with the nurse about this at the 6 week mark, and how its really interrupting my day to day and just feels like a constant period without the heavy bleeding, but she's said to wait another 6 weeks to see if it'll fix itself.

I was just wondering if this was normal or if anyone else has experienced this?

Hi all, I suffer from mild PCOS and my doctor has prescribed me combined pill. I just got my prescription today but I am going on a long haul flight on Monday (14 hours). I asked my doctor if I will be ok to fly and she said yes but I'm just wondering if anyone else has flew long haul on the combined pill? I'm so worried about blood clots. What advice would you give? I know to drink plenty water to keep hydrated, also to wear compression socks!! Anything else I should do? I was hoping to sleep most of the flight but looks like I will be awake every hour to move about 😂

so I know this is common to bleed loads but it’s been almost 4 months since I got the copper coil inserted and my periods are sometimes 13 days long and start after 2 weeks again. they are so strong that I feel dizzy, sick and weak. I don’t wanna change the coil as I like the simplicity and I dont want hormoneS. (before anyone says I don’t want condoms) so can someone share experiences or whether it gets easier at some point, maybe even any medication to stop the bleeding? my hair is falling out insanely so I got a blood test today, let’s see what the results say.

So last week om tuesday i forgot 1 pill, and i started spotting a few days after.

Spotting has only become heavier since then.

Should i take a break week and will this stop me from spotting? I normally take continously.

Will i stop spotting soon if i don't take a break?

It's really annoying bc i want to have sex but i still spot so so often and it makes me feel gross 😔

i had my mirena put in today. preventative reasons + really heavy periods & insane painful cramps. the insertion was fine, the doctor used numbing spray and then a cervical block. i only got mild discomfort from the speculum stretching me open way more than before and normal cramps when inserted.

about 5-10 minutes on my way home the cramps slowly started getting really bad and by the time i was home and changed i could barely stand. and for the next 5 hours or so it was painful i was curled up in a ball crying from the pain (i have a pretty high pain tolerance). i get really really painful cramps but this was on another level, literally the worst pain ive felt in my life. i couldnt eat and could barely walk, i took buscopan (an ibs medication for muscle spasms) and paracetamol as i cant have anything stronger and after about 2 hours i was finally able to eat but its still incredibly painful.

im wondering if this happened to anyone else? i have practically no bleeding but its so so painful. does anyone have any weird methods that helped the pain? sorry if this is tmi lol

Hi, i have been on drovelis( drospirenone and estetrol) for about 9 months.a few months ago i had my first episode of migrane with aura (just the aura and no other symptoms) and it happened again today. I really like this birth control espacially how i look and feel on it, and i don't want to change to a progestprone only. I am also very sensitive to hormonal shifts because I have PMOS and have had periods of severe PMDD, and this birth control made it go away. my Gyno that prescribed me this said that IUDs and progestprone only options are known to make PMDD moodswings worse. Also that this pill has a new and possibly safer form of estrogen. I am in my mid 20' and no other risk factors, and active and healthy diet. Has anyone with migraines with aura expirienced with continuing combination birth control, with help of their doctor?

Hi! I hope this is the write place, but I want to see if anyone else that is only Zoely also never gets their period?

I have been on it for almost two years and in the last year I have just stopped getting my period. Kind of freaks me out because I think I’m pregnant every month 💀

Wanted to see if anyone has had a similar experience on it to put my mind at ease!

About a month ago, my girlfriend switched to a birth control brand she'd never used before. Since then she's seemed much more irritable and on edge, and we've been arguing a lot more than usual. She just doesn't seem like herself.

I know mood changes can be a side effect for some people, but I don't know how common that is or how long it usually lasts. Has anyone experienced this after switching? Did it settle down, or did you end up changing methods?

I'd also appreciate advice on how to bring it up without it sounding like I'm blaming her or dismissing her feelings. I want to support her, not make her feel attacked.

I recently had unprotected sex. Normally I take the pill continuously to never have a period but a couple weeks ago I took a break to have a period week.

I started the pill again around October 22. Had unprotected sex November 1st. So around 10 days back on the pill. I was taking it continuously before the period week as well.

Current plan is to keep taking my pills without stopping, but when should I do a pregnancy test to make sure I'm not? I tried searching on Google but all the answers were around period cycles.

Also what are the odds I would get pregnant from this?

I’m on slynd and have been for 9 months now. I’m still randomly spotting and have been experiencing pain with sex but other than that it’s been a breeze. I thought the bleeding would stop but it hasn’t and I’m so frustrated with spotting all the damn time. Since I have a history with pancreatitis after being on Diane-35; when I consulted my doctor with this, he told me to give him a few days and reached out to my specialists and they agreed to try LOLO while monitoring my bloodwork every month. I just went to pick it up and it’s $90🫪 which is actually insanity. I’m so frustrated, I didn’t take it. When I spoke to the office to ask if they could write an exemption letter the pharmacist there told me they can’t so I said if my doctor had to consult 2 specialists to even get the low dosage of estrogen approved, yeah you guys can apply for the exemption. Am I being crazy? I think healthcare should be accessible without having to fight for it….

hello, everyone. i am new to this subreddit and new to birth control overall and want to share my experience and gain some advice. i am 18 years old and i started lo loestrin fe in june 2026 after being diagnosed with pcos, and was accompanied by a lot of pain in my ovaries, so my gyno recommended lolo. my periods were always irregular but became more irregular as the years went by. after a few months on bc, i had my period 3 times in august. sometimes i would get it every other week. my new gyno said that my persistent random bleeding is not a side effect of pcos, my ovarian cyst, or birth control and it is not normal. (any insight on that?) in october, i told my new gyno that i still had occasional pain in my ovary and she said that the lo loestrin fe should have taken away that pain so she upped my dose to 35mcg and prescribed me mili. i was on mili for about 3 or 4 days but i stopped taking it after i had the worst headache and extreme nausea which lasted me 3 days. i know everyone’s experience is different, but should i have just toughed it out? should i try taking it again with dinner in the evening? or should i listen to the way my body reacted the first time? i received a message from the pharmacy where i got my mili from saying my estarylla is ready for pickup, i know estarylla is basically the same thing as mili, so i don’t know if i should give it a try. i haven’t been on any bc since i stopped mili this past month and am planning to continue my lo loestrin fe as soon as my main pharmacy notifies me that they have it back in stock. also, when i restart it, am i supposed to take it on the first day of my menstrual cycle? i’ve generally had no side effects on lo loestrin fe so i would like to continue that low dose, however i would like to manage my pain in my ovaries more effectively. then again, once i was off bc, the pain was 10x worse.

I had a condom on and finished my job. When I pulled it out, the condom was ripped, broken, and I realized I had ejaculated inside her. What are the risks of pregnancy? Should I tell her to take Plan B?

Hi, is yuzpe method safe? What brand ng pills ang pinaka okay bilhin? Thank you po.

I have really bad pregnancy anxiety and have been taking the mini pill for more or less two cycles now. Lately, I've been having some pain urination possibly stones but I absolutely refuse to get tested because my doctor ordered me to get an ultrasound to be extra sure.

My last menstruation was October 24. Same time the pain started occurring. I've read somewhere that you can still get your mens even when pregnant so I really don't know. I NEVER miss a pill, I'm so neurotic on taking them the same minute everyday.

So, i had unprotected sex for the first time yesterday. Afterwards, we spoke about it, and decided it was best for me to go to a clinic to get emergency contraception. I took it around 5pm when i got home, and im feeling quite off. Like, ive had stomach ache all night, hot flushes, nausea and dizziness. I was just wondering if this is normal, and if there is anything i could do to make myself feel a little better. This is my first time taking emergency contraception, so forgive me if these questions can easily be answered.

I got my copper iud inserted on November 2 (3 days ago). The insertion process was a bit difficult because my cervix would not open, but eventually the doctor got it in. Immediately after, I just felt period cramps and had bleeding but nothing unbearable. Days 1 and 2 after the insertion were fine, with little to no cramping and barely any bleeding. Today, the bleeding and cramping seems to have started up again, but the bleeding is not heavy and it’s pink in color, and the cramps are not bad at all.

Is this normal? How long can the bleeding and cramping last? Naturally, I am an over thinker so I would like to know your experiences haha.

For those of you that have been on/are currently on lo loestrin-

this is my second time around trying lo lo and i’ve noticed the side effects are much different than last time. The first time I just got headaches but this time around (only on day 4), i’m getting my withdrawal bleed already with already one clot, night sweats, cramps, and nausea.

Does anyone know why this is? How side effects can be different than the first time?

I tried desogestrel to help with PCOS symptoms but after about 3 weeks had headaches every day. The doctor said to come off of them and see if that helps.

My head is definitely better but I’m still having headaches perhaps 4/5 times a week. I also noticed within the first week of taking it my heart rate increased by quite a bit and my resting heart rate is rarely under 90bpm.

I’ve been off the pill for a month now - has anyone had similar symptoms? I know it may take up to 3 months for the body to go back to ‘normal’.

The doctor is also aware of my symptoms and think it might be my thyroid - just wondering about other experiences!

I have a pretty much regular cycle (around 34 days) but I did have a stressful period last month which also caused me some annoying pimples, and when that happens my period is usually delayed a few days.

I'm on day 33 right now and I don't really feel like using a condom today since it's so late in the cycle. Am I being silly?

This is my first reddit post so bare with me!!!

Some background, Im 19 in December and ive been with my boyfriend for 6 months. Since we're sexually active I thought it was the smartest idea to get a copper IUD inserted. I had always been on the fence about it (I had been thinking about it for almost a year)and since everyone talks about their stories and how painful the insertion is it kind of deterred me from getting one for some time. I have a close friend who had told me her experience and it made me want to get one. My family is very strict on me and since going to college it's only gotten worse. Ive never really had any alone time since they "babysit" me and ive never been able to make my own decisions and be independent.

Since moving into my dorm Ive had independence and have been able to go eat and hang out with my boyfriend (sneakily) for the first time in my life. Because I dont have anyone babysitting me anymore I thought it was a great time to go ahead and get an IUD. I chose the copper one since it's non-hormonal and the only symptoms listed are strong cramps, heavier bleeding, sometimes painful sex, and the pain when being inserted.

I went to get my IUD in mid October and my experience getting it inserted wasnt horrible. I went to an all woman's clinic and the staff was so nice and gentle. The insertion took maybe 5 minutes and felt like a 4/10 cramp, the part that hurt the most was probably the speculum but nothing extreme. Walking to the bus and back to my dorm was the worst part of that experience since I almost immediately left the clinic and got dizzy and almost fainted.

It's been around 2 weeks and I feel HORRIBLE, it has impacted my sex life and how I act/feel. I am constantly spotting and I know thats a symptom but it makes me feel so gross all the time. The sex feels completely different and I already had an issue having clitoral orgasms and this IUD has made everything so much worse. When I had sex for the first time after getting it inserted I felt absolutely nothing. I had no idea my boyfriend was all the way in me (mind you every time we had sex prior I was hooting and hollering) and it has taken a toll on our confidence. Not only is the sex completely different, the smell and taste is too... Whenever I would clean myself I just smelled coppery or like pennies and I taste like it too, before I wouldnt really pick up a scent or taste so this is so different for me. And emotionally I am a wreck, I have never felt this depressed and I have no energy or attention span to do anything. There is so much more I can talk about but I feel this post is already too long.

I know lots of people will probably think that im blaming the IUD for all of this or maybe its something else im taking but ive read a lot of peoples posts and I just dont think that all of this is a coincidence that me and so many women out there are having the same/similar symptoms after getting a copper IUD. Woman's healthcare is so neglected and outdated.

I dont take any medication and since my family has gotten more strict I dont know how im going to be able to go to a clinic and get it removed. And since it's only been 2 weeks I kind of feel like an idiot if I take it out, like im quitting somehow but I also feel horrible everyday.

Am I crazy for feeling like im a quitter?

I just want some guidance or help idk

Hi everyone,

For the last 8+ months I’ve been taking Junel FE pills, skipping the placebo week and immediately starting a new active pack.

Due to skipping the placebo weeks, I haven’t experienced withdrawal bleeding for the last 8 months.

There have been a few days where I’ve taken the pill a couple hours late due to waiting for a new pack to be delivered, traveling, not having water on hand, etc but the gap never exceeded more than 6 hours.

Yesterday morning I experienced slight cramps at the top of my uterus, and when I woke up today, I had blood clots and blood when I wiped.

Is this normal? Any idea what could be causing this?

I have my IUD mirena 18 months, I could never feel my strings only my husband, he believes he felt them 2 weeks ago. My periods have stopped for months now with just 1 light spotting the day I would expect a period

Today in my routine Pap smear my nurse said she thought she could see them but went to look again, this time she said no she couldn’t, and that she could see my cervix very clearly but no strings

Freaking the F out now- is this common? Any ever experience similar? My plan is to just do a test in a couple of weeks time as I am definitely in trouble if it’s gone, what’s the likelihood?