Micronor and already missing periods..

[travellingstar.livejournal.com]

I have been through the memories regarding this pill, but I have a question.

I was taken off of the pill (having been on OC, OTC, OTC-Lo, Desogen) due to high blood pressure. When I am not on the pill, I do not get a period. So, they've been inducing my period every three months with Provera. All well and good. I am moving in with my fiancee in a few weeks and decided that I wanted to go back on the pill for the added protection and, since I am moving out of state, to actually get my period "normally" while I hunt for a GYN I am comfortable with.

I met with the nurse practitioner this morning to discuss my options. My BP was still high - 144/94, so she refused to put me on a combo pill, which is fine. I don't need to put my health any more at risk. She wrote me a prescription for six months of Micronor, the phramacy will be giving me the generic Errin.

However, while reading the memories (and I know that each person's reaction to a pill is different), I'm noticing a lot of women who have been or are on this pill do not get a period.

This concerns me. Seeing as how I don't get my period at all to begin with and the GYN has me taking the Provera to induce my cycles - once every three months, to keep my risk of cancer at a minimum .. How is Mirconor/Errin going to be good for me?

I have not filled the prescription as of yet. I have to take ten days worth of Provera first, get my period three days following the last pill, and then start Micronor. Any advice would be greatly appreciated..

Thanks.

Comments

[paperdream.livejournal.com]

I'm intrigued by your comments about inducing a period to reduce cancer risk - I have heard more frequently about the hormones swimming round your body during your period increase the risk of breast cancer.

Is this a trade-off?

[jaipur.livejournal.com]

I was on Micronor for a few years. Unlike the combo pills, it does not regulate your period. It doesn't make you have your period, and it doesn't stop you from having your period. If you were irregular without drugs, you'll still be irregular on Micronor. One ob/gyn did tell me that after a few years of progestin-only pills, the level of estrogen might drop, which I suppose might have some effect; but that's a few years down the road.

But I would check on that "inducing a period to reduce the risk of cancer" idea. What is it about NOT having a period that induces cancer?