If you're on the mini-pill (progestin only birth control pill), is this happening to you?

Question

Three years ago, I decided to go on birth control, but I have a blood-clotting disorder (Factor V Leiden Thrombophilia) that prevents me from taking extra estrogen. My doctor at the time put me on the mini pill, which is the same BC women use if they've just given birth. It's progestin-only whereas the regular BC is both progestin and estrogen.

My pill pack doesn't have a sugar pill week, so I went 2.5 years without a period. It also negatively affected my sex drive. When I got married last August, I decided to stop taking the pill, which is stupid considering we don't want kids for a while. It was in efforts to up my libido, and it worked. After a few months, I got my period regularly again, and just this past week, I decided to go back on the mini pill.

However, I'm scared I won't have a period again for as long as I'm taking it and I'm wondering if it's screwing up my fertility for when we actually want to have kids. I also don't want my drive to go back down.

Any suggestions? I'm not familiar with pills that are safe for me and I'm not interested in the patch, shot, or IUD.

Answer

I was on the mini pill for two months and I absolutely hated how I felt on it. It also stopped my period completely for 4 months even when I stopped taking it after two months. Now I follow the Fertility awareness method and use a basal body thermometer called Daysy. No synthetic hormones and no messing with my lipido, acne, weight, or emotions.

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I started taking the pill around August, two months after I had given birth . I started my period after I had given birth for the first time around September but they aren't the same as the used to and I can't tell if it's because of birth or the pills. Also they aren random more like random short spotting which I believe can be due to the pill. Also I have noticed that it's affected my sex drive . I haven't stopped to see different as I'm not looking to get pregnant right now but I'm never in the mood it seems like lol..

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The mini pill did the exact opposite to me, it made me bleed every other week, it was horrible. If you don't want kids for a few years you could always try a copper iud, there's no hormones to screw with your cycles.

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I'm on the mini pill and still get my period around the last week. It hasn't made me feel terrible. There's the arm implant as well?

If you're on the mini-pill (progestin only birth control pill), is this happening to you?

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