Nope. I think it's because under 'warnings' on my diagnosis sheet, my neuro had mentioned 'smoker', 'birth control'. I seem to recall something about the BC pill and MS? Like they were looking for a link between those who develop MS and who were on the pill before? I don't know.

I think I'm dealing with some old quacks who are going by their idea of tradition.

Update: I called my gyno. He's STILL not back in his office following the fire. My GP is out till the 5th. Since I'm having a 2 month long flo issue, my LTD case worker at work told me to get my butt to the ER tomorrow and not come to work. She's fearful that I could pass out at work and I should get this looked into asap.

Google "birth control and multiple sclerosis". There are plenty of articles and studies ... saying the exact opposite of each other.

What I do know is that I didn't use birth control for very long (maybe 5 yrs). As with most meds, I had problems with it. So, if it "causes" MS, I am definitely one of the unlucky ones as most women use them for YEARS and don't get MS!

Frank, Peter, Tom, and Chris have been up to some weird stuff too, if they got it from B/C.

Cherie

BTW, they have a pill called a "mini-pill" which only has progesterone, like the D/P shot:

"Depo-Provera – With this method women get injections, or shots, of the hormone progestin in the buttocks or arm every 3 months.... Women should not use Depo-Provera for more than 2 years in a row because it can cause a temporary loss of bone density that increases the longer this method is used. The bone does start to grow after this method is stopped, but it may increase the risk of fracture and osteoporosis if used for a long time. It is 97% effective at preventing pregnancy. You will need to visit your doctor for the shots and to make sure you are not having any problems."

The Mini-Pill – Unlike the pill, the mini-pill only has one hormone, progestin, instead of both estrogen and progestin. Taken daily, the mini-pill thickens cervical mucus to prevent sperm from reaching the egg. It also prevents a fertilized egg from implanting . . . "

http://www.4woman.gov/faq/birth-control-methods.cfm

Cherie

Yeah, the mini pill.. which here reads to have a much higher success rate than my doctor lead on.

And how come the patch wasn't offered? That one sounds fantastic

I couldn't take the regular BC pills (before my hysterectomy) they made things much worse. Now I take a low dose estrogen (post hysterectomy) and have for 8 years. I tried depo when I was hemorraghing (sp) and it also made things worse. Hence the surgery since the pills and shots couldn't help me.

I'm on traditional BC pills and have been on them for years. My GP prescribes them for me and my neurologist could care less about them. LOL

I was on depo provera for about 3 years in the early nineties. My experience with it, in hindsight, is that it caused me to gain weight and contributed to a waning sex drive. Everything got back to normal once off that form of BC and I realized only then how it had been somewhat detrimental to me.

From what I've heard from friends who have tried it, it is not reliable (inconsistent dosage), can cause skin irritation, and falls off unnoticed!

Wow that would SUCK!

By the way, I did go today to have things examined. The doctor checked my cervix (following my LEEP I wanted to be sure it wasn't a problem) and said my continuous bleeding is most likely due to the Depo Provera shot. She acknowledged it can cause this problem.

She recommended waiting until after January for the shot to be out of my system and see if things return to normal. She did say, "Sometimes they don't on their own". Oh great

My urine and hemoglobin tests came back excellent, so no adverse problems health wise at least.

"it" falls off?

Well at least you wouldn't need to worry about birth control any more!

Cherie

LMAO!!! Cherie you dirty birdie.