Male hormones symptoms and conditions

WOOOHOOOO! MIRENA IS OUT!!! had it removed an hour ago and am looking forward to being me again. the only part of the removal that hurt was being held open with the speculum thingy but that is mainly because i have a very retroverted cervix and womb.(tilted backwards) once she got hold of the strings it took 1 second and it was out, that part i didn't feel at all. i passed a clot but haven't had any other bleeding yet.
the doctor who removed it said for most women the mirena causes no problems but for a few, who are sensitive to male hormones it can cause havoc (she's not flippin joking!)
i've also been to see my own doctor this morning because i've been having lots of heartburn, he said it was down to the male hormone causing muscle softening as it does in pregnancy, and allowing acid to come up. (these male hormones have a lot to answer for!!)
i'm hoping that now i'm free of mirena i can sort myself out and try and be me again, i feel robbed of the last 6 months, because i feel as if i've been elsewhere.

My gyn wants me to get the mirena. I am 28 and have a blood clotting disorder for which I take blood thinners. I had an embolism while on Nuvaring in March. Anyway, because of the blood thinners I bleed 25 days out of a 28 day cycle and there is nothing they can do about it...so the gyn suggested MIRENA. I'm a bit scared because I have not had any babies yet and I DO want to get pregnant within the next 5 years and start a family. The gyn assured me that I would not have any fertility problems and that Mirena was a wonderful device. I am still skeptical. What if I become depressed? What if the cramping is too much? It seems like a lot to go through ...the insertion, the risks etc. and what if I hate it? I am leaning towards asking for the mini-pill instead (progestrin only). The idea of having something inserted into my uterus frightens me.

I am a Pharm.D student and have been looking deep into Lipitor. Lipitor decreases your bodies Cholesterol level, even the cholesterol your body naturally produces. This, for men in particular, has many side effects, especially younger men. Cholesterol is the building block to many of the male hormones, especially testosterone. By taking Lipitor, you are basically bringing down your testosterone level. This will result in testicular shrinkage, aromatizing (getting a belly and developing breast), and many more masculine to feminine changes. I am just letting you know the danger of taking Lipitor. If you want to help control your cholesterol, exercise and eat green food (lettuce, broccoli, green beans, green peppers, etc.). This will make you feel better, be naturally healthy, and also, eating healthy helps maintain and produce male hormones which begin to deteriorate after age 40-45. Just my opinion.

I started the pill when i was 14, trying to control my cramps and acne. I have now been on the pill for 4 years. I constantly felt depressed and "blocked" in everything in my life. I gained over 40 pounds in my adolescence and never knew why. I'm taking control of my life now and have lost about 20. I went off the pill about a month ago and I can say with all of my being it was the best move i ever made. Then the acne came. I was devastated. I went back on and feel blocked again. My weight loss has come to a fault and my cravings are out of control. I am going back off of the pill again immediately. However, i don't want my acne to come back. Does anyone know of a great way to control it? creams don't really work for me so I'm not sure what to try. Mabye an herbal remedy? Any suggestions??

Hair loss! My hair was falling out by the handfuls after about 5 months on Yasmin. It first I had no idea that it could be the BC, since I have never had any side-effects like that from any other kind. I stopped taking the pill immediately, but my hair still falls out! I've been off Yasmin and any other BC pill for over a year now, and my hair is still falling out! Help! My Dr. is completely ignorant and telling me that he's never heard of any side-effect like that. I also have really bad acne. I had thick hair and completely clear skin before I started this BC pill. What the heck is happening? I had all my hormone levels tested as well as thyroid, and those are fine. Any ideas? Anyone else having this problem? Anyone found a cure? What is going on, and how do I get my hair back?

Silke-
So glad to hear from you. I am just interested to know because I had lab tests done (blood) as well and mine came back "normal" low normal so I ordered a saliva test online for a hormone profile because I read that saliva tests are more accurate than blood tests for hormones and my labs came back that my testosterone is way low as well as some of my other hormones which were too low for a woman my age. ( By the way I have been off the yasmin since the end of Nov. 2005) So now I am looking into bio Identical hormone replacement, which is a natural hormone much like the hormones our bodies make already NOT the synthetic junk in BCP's. I think in my case that the yasmin supressed my androgens and testosterone which are the male hormones, guess what these hormones are responsible for? skin elasticity, mood, sleep balance, cholesterol levels, muscle integrity... among other things...hmm sound familiar? a lot of things we and other people on this site are complaining about. I am still looking into finding a good doctor for the BIH replacement but you can read up on this on www.salivatest.com click on 24 HOUR HORMONE HOTLINE on the bottom paragraph of the second box on the left hand side of your screen, then on the next screen scroll down to 630 ANDROGENS: Testosterone and DHEA listen to what the hormones are responsible for. 627 All about Hormones is very informative as well, actually if you click on a lot of the numbers there you can learn a lot, as well as about saliva testing and BIHR. You can order a saliva test by clicking on the home page you started out on, at the very top it says order test kit. I ordered HORMONE PROFILE I. That measures your estridiol, progesterone, testosterone, DHEA, and cortisol levels in the am. This will give you a basic idea of where your hormones are at. I would be curious to see where your levels really are as well. Let me know what you think. Bitter RN-

to lisa and Manda... its chrissy here...

firstly lisa.... you asked about my breasts and if they went down after i stopped yasmin. Well when i got on it they increased a whole cup size within two weeks and when i stopped yasmin they decreased back to my normal size within 1 week! but they were so sore it was terrible...
also my heart rate kinda just eased up on its own. it wasnt a sudden change or anthing the pace just decreased gradually... like at the moment i can feel that its beating a bit faster but thats because im ovulating... but nuthing like what it used to be.... much easier to handle now.

to Manda... you asked what PCOS was... it stands for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, its a health problem that affects a woman's mentrual cycle, fertility, hormones, heart, blood vessels and i guess overall appearance. Girls that have this usual have high levels of male hormones or an irregular or no menstrual cycle and sometimes have small cysts on their ovaries. If your wondering about it more there is alot of information on the internet, just type in PCOS into google or something like that.

ok guys lotsa luck!
love chrissy xox

!!! To kay and every woman who got off Yasmin a few weeks/months ago !!!

It DEFINITELY needs time to get off all the symptoms we got.

After two months off Yasmin I felt exactly the way you do now kay!! I didn't believe then, I would ever get better and was completely in despair!!!

But let me tell you that now, 4 months off Yasmin, EVERYTHING has gotten better, it's not perfect, yet, and I think it will take much more time to get really healthy again, but it WILL!!

I'm so thankful about all these posts here, especially of the women who had gotten off Yasmin months before me and helped me getting through the hard times with pep talking and telling their stories, and every one of them said the same:

It's taking MONTHS to get better, but most women felt VERY MUCH better already at 3 months, and after that it gets better and better every month. And this is how I'm feeling too today!! Wouldn't have believed it a few months ago, but I'm really doing better.

The anxiety and feeling faint etc. come back some days, but all that doesn't last that long as before and it's NOT AT ALL that heavy as it was! I feel like I'm slowly but surely getting back my old life!!

Hair loss, acne, and not having a period over a long term I experienced too. But that all ist just the hormones getting back in balance, maybe a little bit of PCO-Syndrome. But your gyn shouldn't tell you, it's all just because of anxiety. Never heard of anyone who lost his hair only because of anxiety!! Please don't go to this gyn anymore, search for another, better one immediately!!!

Getting a blood test done to see how your hormones are doing is what she should have done and not to tell you such shit!! My doctor did such last week, I think I'm getting the results next week. He told me, that hair loss, weight gain (I'm experiencing, too, I fear...), acne, etc. could be a sign for a little too much male hormones in your blood. After checking that you can take some medicine for that (BUT NO BCP AT ALL, I'll never take such shit again I swear!!!) and it will get better, perhaps it will get better by itself after a few months.

Please give your body time to recover!!

I had been on Yasmin for terrible 5 YEARS!! I can't believe that today, but I was really!! And now it seems, that this pill had done so much harm to me....

To your boyfriend: Everything you need right now is some support during these hard times and not a boyfriend who doesn't want you around anymore and doesn't even believe you!! my husband was at my side everytime and during everything the last 6 months, and it was like hell, what he and me had to go through. But I can say that the only thing that really helped was, to have him by my side, believing me and helping me through everything!! If your boyfriend really loves you he should do the same and in a few months you maybe the old kay21 again!!

Ok, a long story.... I hope it helps some of you, who are still in need of support through the hard times getting off Yasmin!!

All the best to everyone out there!!

Silke