Extended Cycle
To those of you who have been on an extended cycle, what methods or types of birth control have you found to be most effective/successful?
I've been on extended cycle birth control for at least 5 years and due to recent health issues by cycle has become extremely unpredictable and irregular; a lot of break through bleading. After consulting a gynocologist, my doctor has suggested that I remain on my current birth control but stop the extended cycle for 3-6 months, to give my cycle a chance to (hopefully) normalize, and then return to an extended cycle.
The reason I am on an extended cycle is that I have always had chronically low iron and since starting my period (10y/o), I have had debilitating cramps as well as an extremely heavy flow. As you can imagine, an extremely heavy flow combined with already chronically low iron is not a good mix at all.
So, here I am now, dreading the prospect of the next 3-6 months; going in completely blind with no idea when my cycle starts or ends... Until then, Im sure I'll continue starting every day like a small child checking their closet for monsters....
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