Ovaries symptoms and conditions

So I got on NuvaRing because I needed something with low hormones that wouldn't make me crazy like other BC's. I've been on it for almost 3 years now and didn't start having problems until recently. Now I get night sweats... i wake up and i am soaking wet from sweat, depressed, cry and get angry for no reason. Like the other night I was in the middle of eating dinner and i just started balling uncontrollably for no reason. My sex drive really hasn't decreased all that much it's still there; but i have discharge like there is no tomorrow and sometimes it smells. I figured if i douched that would help the situation but apparently not. I also haven't had a "period" in like 4 months and i'm not pregnant. I say "period" because NuvaRing doesn't allow your ovaries to ovulate so it's not really a period but withdrawal blood because your not shedding any uterine lining.I also recently have had bad migraines... thinking that having my wisdom teeth finally removed would take care of that issue but it's been 3 months since that and the answer is no. I have no energy to do anything all i want to do is sleep but i hate sleeping because i wake up soaking wet from sweat. It bothers me when my husband and I have sex and hurts. I also can not go a day without taking pepto; my stomach hurts even if i drink water. don't get me wrong i love the fact that i've lost weight but not because my stomach hurts too much to eat. I know if your looking for something to help you pin point what it is i'm sorry that you're not getting it from me. But I can tell you this after a while you get tired of it. I am going to talk to my gyno to see what my other options are. I can't take it any longer and neither can my husband. I have never PMSed as bad as I have been lately. If you're experiencing any of these I would recommend you call your gyno/dr and let them know; there could be something better for you out there. Sometimes I wonder why we woman put our bodies through these things. If all else fails looks like we'll just be going back to the old school days of condoms and spermicide lube. i'll post in a few days after my gyno apt to let you know what she said about my symptoms... but you'll know when you've had enough.

I had the Mirena put in March of 2005 and I thought I loved it. UNTIL...... I started doing some research. I have had cysts on my ovaries since January of 2006 and questionable lumps in my breasts, very fatigue, very little sex drive,weight gain (typically weighing 108 I now weigh 122) and head aches every day. I always had an excuse until one day a light bulb went off it has to be the MIRENA. So I researched the side effects of MIRENA and behold I found everything I was experiencing listed about - buyer beware type thing. I had the MIRENA removed today. The cysts on my ovaries are about 2cm big and the lump is about 6cm big - I pray that having this thing out of me will resolve all of the problems I have had. I will keep you posted.

Wow, I am so excited to find this site. I have been on Yaz for 9 days now, & I am stopping today. I am shaky, cranky, bloated, having heart palpitations, extreme head pressure, back pain. On top of all that I feel like it is the week before my period times 10. My patience is very short & I am having angry thoughts that I have never had before. I thought it was just me. I am so glad I'm not alone. My eyes also feel pressure & hurt. My husband said that after a few days of taking it I have seemed withdrawn & in la la land. I am also very clumsy, dropping things all the time, & forgetting little things. This birth control is not good!!!!

I went to this web site because I want to help my wife. She's been on Jolessa for 8 weeks now. As of this week, her heart has been "fluttering" for lack of a better word. She went to the ER room and they said basically that nothing's wrong with her but she is experiencing premature ventricular contractions (PVC's) which are not dangerous (according to the doctors). She asked the doc's if she should stop taking Jolessa and of course they said,"no."

We're wondering if anyone else is experiencing this feeling with this junk? My wife is 38 years old, healthy, never had heart problems or disorders. As of the past few weeks though,she's been feeling down in the dumps, sluggish and has a slight mode change.

If anyone is experiencing a change in heart rhythm, since taking Jolessa, please post it here. Thank you.

Is anyone out there experience pelvic pain has mine for 3 weeks now since fitted

I got my Mirena put in a little over two months ago but problems since. I have been on my period for almost a whole month now and I'm having icky brown discharge that stains all of my clothes. I feel like I am constantly tired and I fall asleep all the time at work and other places. The acne is crazy. My back and chest are now covered with it. It's so embarrassing. I have a pressure down in my lower stomach area that almost feels like my ovaries are swollen. I just got over a UTI(or at least that's what I thought it was since it hurt to urinate and I had to go frequently with not much coming out and I had some of the other telltale signs) that I think was caused by the IUD because I've never had one in my entire life. And although I got the UTI about ten days ago, and have been taking medicine for it I STILL have some tenderness down there. It hurts to do anything sexual. I feel like I am falling apart. Does anyone know if all of the symptoms that I am experiencing are related to the IUD? The swollen ovaries are starting to worry me as is the extreme loss of blood. HELP! :(

I gotta tell ya this is scary. I am a 30 yr old guy my wife is 27 we have four children.Our last one was born Mar. 2007 She has been on Yasmin 6months or so.She has never been regular on periods. Well a few weeks ago she started having massive headaches.As of June 31st her doctor said she has migraines. Well by July first her left eye went blurry by the 2nd she has lost vision in both eyes.She only sees light and is very cloudy and can see shadows. We made 3 trips to ER. They did Cat scan and it was neg. the doctor said she might have even had a mild stroke because her left cheek went numb. By the 2nd we were in ER again because of total vision loss. They did a lumbar punture and no Meningitus. cat scan again neg. blood work neg. except UTI sound familiar ladies??? By the 3rd we visited her doctor and she passed out and was rushed by EMT to Hosp. They did and MRI,MRA,had a eye Doctor called an ophthalmologist clear her of vision problems.She has talked to a neurologist. So here is a 27 yr old female with all the test's coming back normal but she can't see.They even had a psychiatrist talk to her because she is on Prozac because she has PCOS and had half her ovaries removed and almost died.They even suggested that she had conversion disorder(google it).Finally I decided to check side effects for all her meds. When I checked this one I almost jumped outta the chair.She has about 10 symptoms. But before I get too excited has anyone had vision loss for a period of time and did it come back once off of it?? I'm throwing these away

My side effects are severe bloating and complete lack of sex drive....at first I bled for days and days and called to have it removed and was told to wait a couple of weeks. I waited a couple of weeks and the bleeding was dimishing so I left it in. Then the light spotting continued and continued and so I made an appointment to have it removed. The nurse told me it was normal and that it would stop eventually and I may not have a period at all. I agreed to leave it in. She was correct in saying that things would even themselves out eventually but I still have the bloating and it's been 2 years now and I have a very light irritating period that is mainly brown spotting but it lasts for seven days straight and puts a real damper on the sex life that already has issues because I just don't feel like having sex. I don't feel attractive with that thing up there...it's uncomfortable and I feel pain in both ovaries on occasion. It's convenient in that it keeps me from getting pregnant but it's really sucky for the relationship when the man wants to do it all the time and the woman has no desire whatsoever. I find ways to avoid having sex or doing anything remotely sexual. It's crazy, I was never like this before. I like the fact that you don't have to remember anything as far as bc is concerned but they need to be honest with people when they recommend it. It has more side effects than birth control pills. I'm now starting to have chest pains and I've decided I think I'm going to have it removed and use condoms from now on. That's the only thing that keeps me from having issues. I just don't think our bodies were meant for all of these chemicals and I wish the doctors would get that through their heads and stop telling us we're crazy when we're not. We know our bodies better than anyone, you can't tell me this thing isn't causing problems in my body that I never had before. I have put off getting it removed because I know they are going to try to convince me to keep it and I don't feel like arguing but I'm to the point where I really want my life and my body back. I also want that extra 20 lbs to come off as I haven't been able to lose it since I had my daughter 2 years ago and had this thing inserted. So anyway, I'm with the rest of you with the crazy symptoms. Oh yea, I left off the fatigue and headaches that I get the week before I start my period. And oh yea, that mood swings are ridiculous. I hope someone is reading this. It's for real people.

I have been taking these pills for 3 weeks to help with cyst on my ovaries I don't like them i had a period for 19 days in a row i now will be going on the brown pills tomorrow and i don't want to take them because I just stopped my period and don't want other period again I only had like 2 days free of not having a period and thats not fun at all i am so glad this is the only pack they told me to take. but i want to get pregnant so I hope they help. does anyone know if you can just skip the brown pills or not so I want have to deal with another period this month. yes they also made me nausea and very tired too

Im 18 years old and was diagnosed with endo when i was 15, was put on lupron shot after the doctor did a laproscopy and finding my ovaries completely black(which was from the endo covering my ovaries. So ya im on my 2nd time to be on the lupron shot and have all the side effects i have read here, try being 15 and sittin in class and get a hot flash, or worse start crying...

I had Mirena put in at my 6 week post because I had been pregnant for 2 years and the Dr. said, "NO MORE FOR AT LEAST A YEAR!!" (My babies are 11 months apart). I was really excited about it and a girlfriend at my church had one put in a few months before me. She LOVES it. It's doing really well for her. As for me, my Dr. gave me a local to block the pain. I only felt some cramps afterward. I have an extremely high tolerance for pain...even in labor, the nurses laugh at me because my contractions spike and I'm just sitting there like nothing's happening. But back to Mirena...I bleed for a month and a half, which the Dr. said I might. Things were okay, but I started bleeding again just one week after I had stopped. That lasted for 3 weeks. Off for one week before starting up again. That one only lasted for about two weeks and then it was gone for OVER A MONTH! I thought, yeah!! It's working!! But by the end of the 5th week I was racing to the pharmacy to get a pregnancy test because I was terrified that I was pregnant and didn't want to go through having a miscarriage (read the stats on getting pregnant with it in...up to 75% chance of miscarrying in your 2nd trimester!) I was pregnant and started my period a few days later which lasted for two weeks...After that it was off for a week before I started spotting...That annoying, not bleeding enough to wear a tampon, so you're chained to panty liners...Arghhh. When that finally stopped for a few days, it was time for my period again, which I'm on now.
Dispite the annoying bleeding I've experienced the following:
Ovarian Cysts (Ladies, if you've never had a cyst before, the sharp/burning/stabbing pain you're experiencing over your ovaries are called cysts...welcome to the club...I had them LONG before I went on BC)
These cyst are so bad that I have doubled over, on the floor and had to have my 7 year old call my husband home from work. I've fallen to the floor with my 6 month old in my arms because they hit so suddenly and sharply (remember my high tolerance for pain??)
Dizziness
Heart racing/irregular heart beats/pounding
chest pain
loss of breath
loss of feeling in my legs
tingling in my arms
headache (severe)
acne
mild weight gain
no sex drive
SEVERE mood swings (I took my kids and left my husband-moved in with my mom- because the air conditioner broke and he wasn't there to fix it...where was husband?? At work. Duh, how could he fix it if he was out there supporting our family.
I have endometriosis and it has made my symptoms worsen.
I'm going to make an appointment to talk with my doctor about it. Fortunately for me, he's VERY understanding. I'll probably have it taken out.
HOWEVER....
It DOES work for some people. So please don't group EVERYBODY in the same category...It is a good product, it's just not for everyone (like the girl in my church who LOVES hers...it's working very well with NO side effects).
Good luck and God bless everyone who it ISN"T working for!! :)

Well I just started 2 days ago taking this BC and I so far have none of the symptoms most of the ladies are stating here. I will start keeping a journal to track my symptoms if they should start.
Now the 1st day of taking the pill I did have a headache but Im very sensitive to salt and didn't drink much water that day so I can not say it was the BC pills. Im excited to be on these BC pills because my periods were HORRIBLE. I just want to wait for menopause and keep my body parts. I also have cysts on both my ovaries.
I m just hoping this will work for me.

I was just discharged from the hospital on Saturday. I had been taking Yasmin for almost two years now and until recently, had no problems. Last Wednesday I went to the ER for severe pain and inability to breath with my left lung. They admitted me after finding a blood clot in the right, as a result of Yasmin! Turns out, I had pneumonia in the left and since I had no symptoms that the clot was there, the pneumonia saved my life! I too had to take those fun Lovenox shots in the stomach and now I'm on Coumadin for 6 months. I am 29 years old, never smoked a day in my life. I do not drink, I am a healthy weight and I work out regularly. I do not have a history of blood clots in the family. How could this happen especially with a drug my doctors told me was safe?

With the amount of occurrences, I'm interested in a class action lawsuit as well. I will never take a birth control pill again EVER.

I'm the mom of two boys and have a history of bc pill use. It wasn't until my second son was born that I made the choice to have Mirena put in. I was looking for a less restrictive product and my Dr. suggeste the big M.

Well it's been 31/2 years and I;m fed up. I didn't think that this could be causing my weight gain. I didn't think this could be the cause of the acne (by the way I've never experience acne until now, in my late 30s). I didn't think this could be the cause of my heart palpitations or irregular random heart beats or the numbness and tingling in my left arm and hands, or the insatiable appetite, sharp, jaw dropping pain over both ovaries, cramping, terrible breast pain (my husband could not touch them the week before my cycle), bloating, enlarged breast, hair growth in places I wasn't especting there to be hair, and so on. I can't even begin to tell you when my cylce is going to start or end, everything has been so irregular, the spotting is awful and unexpected also to the point that now I'm chained to panty liners (huge drag). Well guess what - Mirena is the culprit.

I don't know what to do now. I'm not that good with the pill because I keep forgetting it somewhere down the line. I've tried the injections and they were just a nightmare. I stayed sick all the time but I lost weight :-). The patch was a joke. My 6 year old is the product of the patch and my 12 year old is the product of the pill and getting my tubes tied is out of the question.

First things first, the IUD must go. I've had my burial ceremony and the last rights have been read. Now on to better things. Hopefully there is something out there for someone like me who just wants reliable birth control without all the junk attached.

Good luck ladies. Let me be the first to congratulate you on your fight - ytou tried. Good luck moving ahead and I wish you all the best.

If you have any other course of treatment, take it. It has been 6 years since my last injection of Lupron. Between the ages of 26-36 I was given a total of 18 injections( 3- 6months treatments), to try and treat my endometriosis, It did not work, I ended up having my ovaries removed. I was not aware or told of the effects from the Lupron I would have(* except for TEMPORARY hot flashes and no period) to tolerste over the years. My short term memory is gone almost, I feel like an idiot most of the time. I can remember what bathing suit I had when I was five, but I can't remember a what subject I am talking about when I am on the phone or talking to a person for example. I am 43. Because of all the Lupron I was given, I had to start getting a yearly mammogram when I was 30 because of the hormones, so I get an added bonus of a 10 year head start on radiation form the x-ray machines. Besides the memory loss, I have insomnia, hot flashes, vision problems, fatigue, and LIVER problems ( I am not a drinker or a drug user). I know people would think this is a normal part of menopause, however, I have been having all of these symptoms, even with my ovaries and never had any of these symptoms until my 3rd injection of Lupron. I refuse to go on PREMARIN, (why would I want another hormone, and one made from pregnant horse urine!) If Lupron works for you, wonderful, but my doctor, said the symptoms would be gone within 4 months after my last shot. HE WAS WRONG. Good Luck

if anybody else has ended Yasmin and skipped cycles, did it come back...please reply..its june and i haven;t had a normal period since jan 30th.
also some of my other symptoms when taking Yasmin-loss of sex drive, bumps on arms, and red neck-now besides my period not happening- i am getting acne on my forehead- i always had beautiful skin, so not sure what that's about and sometimes feel a little pain in my ovaries now.

I WAS GIVEN MY FIRST THREE MONTH INJECTION IN JANUARY, SO IT WAS SUPPOSED TO END IN MARCH, SO FAR THIS AWFUL SHOT SEEMS TO BE IN MY SYSTEM STILL!! NOT ONLY DO I STILL GET NIGHT SWEATS, I HAVE MAJOR JOINT PAIN, FATIGUE, MEMORY LOSS AND STILL NO PERIOD (ALONG WITH OTHER SIDE EFFECTS, TOO LONG TO LIST!)!! MY MAIN REASON FOR THIS POST, IS TO ASK IF ANYONE KNOWS HOW LONG IT TAKE TO GET YOUR PERIOD BACK?? NOT THAT I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO IT, BUT I AM JUST CONCERNED, BECAUSE I HAVE NOT HAD ONE IN 2 1/2 MONTHS!! ANY REPLIES WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED!!

I am 56 years old and have gone thru Menopause and have not had a period for 5 years. I just had 2 epidural injections of kenalog for my L4, L5, S1., I just had a period!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The doctors say it's not from the steroid shot. I take a sleep aid pill to help me sleep. Good news is my pain is gone.

Mirena history

As I neared 50 years of age, my birth control pills no longer controlled my periods, I began to bleed more and more till I was having periods lasting 2 weeks, with needing to wear 2 super tampons and a pad at the same time and having to change this every 30 minutes to an hour. This was not good for sleep or normal life.

A gynecologist recommended mirena. It really helped knock back the heavy periods and let me leave the house, even plan vacations! But I did put on weight and lost my sex drive, which I attributed to eating more and to my husband not looking very hunky any longer.

After 4 years of this, the last year spent with a gym membership which I used daily and lost no weight, but I am shapelier, well as I was saying, after 4 years, the periods were getting worse again, probably because the mirena had run out. I started getting headaches too. I had a ultrasound and found one of my ovaries is still working so no menopause yet.
I had a new mirena inserted. Of course it hurts. but only for a short time.

Now, after 3 weeks, I am bloated. my leg veins are poking out of my legs. Even the hairs on my legs look like they are standing up all the time, an my eyeballs feel pressure. My eyelids must be swollen too because my eyelashes are pointing down rather than their usual curve upwards,(had a gutatta discovered in my eyes last year when I asked for laser eye surgery, but was turned down due to this problem, maybe caused by Mirena?) and I have strange rashes on the back of my calves and the back of my upper arms, possible acne but I don't know. Doctor appointment is next week for a checkup. I don't know if the benefit on not bleeding so profusely outweighs the side-effects, and with a vacation next month, I am afraid to have the mirena removed.

My insurance paid for the mirena because I have it for health reasons rather than birth control.

I had the Mirena inserted in March of this year (2008)! I hate it! Shortly after having it inserted I developed huge painful cysts on my ovaries. The doctors insit that the Mirena didn't cause the cysts but b/c there isn't enough hormones in the Mirena, they cyts aren't going away on their own. I had the cyst aspirated which caused the remainder of the fluid to leak out causing an infection in the lining of my abdomen. They put me on a heavy dose of antibiotics and hormoned to get rid of the cyst. For about a week I felt better until the pain came back worse. The cyst had not only come back but gotten bigger. I have to take a double dose of birth control pills now to get rid of the cysts.
For the past week I have been having pain again and not wanting to tell anyone b/c I know they are just as tired of this as I am! I can't sleep at night which makes it nearly impossible to get through the day. My doctor had given me pain medication the first time I had the pain to sleep at night but they are gone and I'm afraid to ask for more at the risk of sounding like a drug addict! I can't take these pills during the day b/c they make me loopy and tired and I am a single mother of a 3 year old little girl plus I work full time! What kills me is the that I had the Mirena inserted b/c I can't handle the extra hormones or remember to take the pill everyday! I can't deal with it anymore. I have gained almost 12 pounds in the last 2 months and I am afraid to exercise b/c of the cysts. I am hungry like I was when I was pregnant and tired all of the time and don't enjoy the things that I used to do. I cry at everything..good or bad...and I just can't take it anymore.
I will post back more when I have this thing removed and hopefully will have some good news.
I do feel like I have to say that I hear about Mirena from a co-worker who absolutely loves it!! She has had no side effects and has had it in for 7 years now! So it's not for everyone...but if you feel side effects...listen to your body and have it removed!!

Oh my gosh, I am soooo glad to read all of these posts. I have had the same issues.......in January of 06, I lost 30 lbs and was very happy with my body and was in a good place mentally. Then in November of 07, I got the Mirena inserted. It went downhill sooooo fast. I have since gained 40 lbs (my heaviest non-pregnancy weight EVER), I look like I'm about 4 months pregnant even though I have always had a thin waist even after having two kids, I have pimples like a teenager, I yell at my kids, I don't want my husband anywhere near me, and I feel like I'm going insane inside my own head. Plus, I've been having itchy skin and panic attacks/anxiety. My doctor says none of this is from the IUD, but I have to disagree......the lovely sheet they give you upon insertion even says that some of these things are possible. So, I'm making an appointment to take this thing out and hope it gets better.

Thanks everyone for putting all this information out here.......I'm so relieved to know that this isn't "in my head" or some other issue. Thanks and good luck to you all!

I had mine taken out yesterday afternoon. So here's my scoop so far: The actual procedure was easy as pie. I felt a tiny pinch...no worse than a basic pap and that was it...they said it was out! The attitude from the staff and the doctor was a whole other story.

The nurse first of all asked what kind of side effects I had been having...I told her. (See my original posting from about a week ago if you need.) She asked if I had seen my PCP, because "Mirena couldn't cause those things." (I laughed at that point!) I tried explaining to her and educating her on these and other such sites and the reality that many of us have, as well as assuring her that I have seen several doctors and specialists and after office visits, x-rays, blood work, and multiple courses of meds, there is, in fact, nothing wrong with me. She stated, "Well, you'll need to talk to the doctor about that." So in comes the doc. He states that although I "think" I'm having these side effects...the IUD is at least serving it's purpose. I admitted that I was not pregnant, however it's not really a surprising fact seeing as how I'm now fat with bad skin and the ability to either rip your head off or cry depending on the minute you catch me! His response: "Well I don't think any of that is going to change because the Mirena isn't causing it." I truly don't believe I've been as insulted by a doctor before in my life as I was in that moment! (And I'm a nurse...I've been insulted plenty!) I asked him how he was so sure of this and he again tells me: "Because Mirena isn't systemic...it only acts on your uterus." I then questioned him about the Canadian drug study done about 10 years ago proving that you can verify effectiveness based on serum plasma levels (blood levels) within 3 hours of insertion. His response was simply this: (Oh ladies...you'll love this!) "Don't believe everything you read on the internet." He asked what I would do for birth control...and I told him that I wanted a non-hormonal form of control. He tried telling me the only options I had were the Copper IUD or permanent sterilization! At that point I looked at him and said I thought what I really needed was a new GYN, thanked him for the removal, paid my co-pay, and left that building for what I think will be the very last time.

I didn't go back to work. I went home and rested. Then I cried...just a massive cathartic release...and it felt great! I'm at the point where I am so ready to feel good again and knowing that this was the first step just brought all those emotions to the forefront. I have not yet had even so much as any spotting. Still feeling (and looking) fat and bloated with bad skin...I didn't wake up and lose 10 pounds...like I had hoped for, but I remain optimistic and continue to have faith that these symptoms will go away.

I'll continue posting occasionally and document my results. Good luck to all of us out there dealing with this.

Oh dear, if you read possible side effects for ANY BC the symptoms you are having can happen, I have been on many pills, some seriously affected my emotional well being, due to est..levels. Not one is right for everyone, as the warning inside your package clearly states, you may have to try several before finding the right one for you.

If you are becoming depressed go see your doctor. If you read the insert on your pills if you are experiencing any "side effects" contact the doctor, it is very possible that the combination of levels isn't right for you, the doctor can evaluate and find a more suitable pill with different hormonal levels for you.

Also I recently had to be put back on the pill due to cysts on my ovaries, sometimes the pill is prescribed for this, so the person claiming pill causes cancer, it also can PREVENT other cancers.

Hi all,
This is my third posting. I've been off of Yaz for two weeks and wanted to let you all know that I'm feeling pretty great. Headaches are gone, dizziness has mostly dissipated, mood is fantastic. Anxiety has diminished, heart palpitations are gone, and sex drive is back to where it should be. I'm having some joint aches and pains but it's hard to say if that's from the pill or just general wear and tear from working out. But I'm very optimistic! Best of luck to you all. My advice is if this pill works for you, great, stay on it. But if it's making you miserable, you have choices, and you should go off and try something new. Like my doctor said, there are tons of birth control pills out there, and you just want to find one that works for you and makes you happy. And if your doctor isn't telling you this, find a new doctor!
Good luck! I'm going back to orthocyclen next cycle.

Hi..I am 22yrs old, I have a 29month old daughter. I had the Mirena placed a few months after her birth. The first one I had placed came out of place and I had to have it removed. I had another put in because I tried the shot and it made me an emotional wreck and gain too much weight. So my GYN decided it was best to put another one in. I had that done July 2007. I have been bleeding almost non stop ever since. A few days of non bleeding here and there but that's all. I finally got an appointment and went to a new GYN he checked for it and said that he couldn't find it. He sent me for an ultrasound. Well the ultrasound showed that it was still in place but not doing it's job. I had eggs on both ovaries and the strings are gone. Therefore my doctor recommended that I try something else. The only problem is he can't get it out without surgery. So I am scheduled for surgery on May 2nd. I just can't believe that I am gonna have to be put to sleep to have it removed. I have never been put to sleep in my life and I am scared to death. I also don't feel that I should be responsible for the surgery and doctor bills. What do you all think? Please reply back or email me at ******