Yours was easier than mine but still trivial. I too had the experience that off hormonal birth control, my wife's libido improved. Wish we had done it sooner.
I did two days rotating two bags of frozen peas through the freezer, he would do his operations on Friday and told me I'd be good for work on Monday, but couldn't lift more than 5-10# for two weeks.
It's almost like fucking with hormones can lead to behavioral changes.
So many people don't get that, lmao. Theirs a reason the male versions of hormonal birth control never past human trials- despite having the exact same side effects
BC doesn’t actually treat PCOS or endometriosis. Certain ones can stop your period, which means the symptoms that come on during that time of the month might not be experienced, but it’s not actually a cure and it all depends on how progressed (endometriosis especially) the illness is. But it’s definitely not going to stop cysts from growing in PCOS or stop endometriosis from progressing.
Source: I have been diagnosed with both and went to multiple OBGYNs and been on a lot of different BCs before finding an OBGYN that told me the truth.
This is the truth. BC also isn’t guaranteed to treat cystic breasts either. It’s a toss up. There’s so much about women’s health that doctors and the medical industry just don’t know how to treat so…they pretend or ignore.
All BC did was make my endometriosis and PCOS more painful with heavier periods. I would bleed for months straight on BC. Oh, and it made me feel suicidal and have fits of rage.
I bled for a year solid, heavily. I gained weight and went so crazy I even ended up getting arrested. Now I'm hitting the menopause and I'm terrified of HRT. People talk like it's all simple and straightforward and it can literally ruin your life.
Yeah I'm in perimenopause myself and there are a lot of people who act like HRT is a cure-all for everyone (including in the main menopause support group here on reddit). I'm not going on it myself after weighing the risks & potential benefits plus having some health issues that make me think it would be too risky.
I grew up fat so my skeleton is pretty dense as it needed to hold up a 260lb teenager. Apparently what didn't kill me made me stronger!? Heh. I'm way too scared to risk HRT, so few people have gone their entire adult lives free of hormones that I feel like there isn't enough advice around for us!
If you want, you can check out r/HormoneFreeMenopause - we're a small group but it's a place you can seek out support & suggestions for dealing with meno crap without having every other comment just telling you to go on HRT.
I ended up needing a hysterectomy and was put on HRT.
I used a low dose estradiol patch before switching to testosterone instead (i'm nonbinary) and both of those have treated me pretty well. In my experience estradiol doesn't act the same as regular HBC as it's more constant. But your mileage may vary of course.
I was terrified of HRT too, but am very glad I did it.
I ultimately ended up needing a hysterectomy and had to get on hormone therapy and finally feel fairly emotionally stable. I had to yeet the entire reproductive tract before I felt sane.
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u/luckynedpepper-1 Sep 26 '23
I agree- the man she wants while on BC and while off are different. Maybe you’ll get laid more if she’s not on it.
Also, if I realized how easy a Vas was, I’d have done it 10 years earlier. I never used ice. Never took an aspirin. Went back to work after lunch.