should i get off the pill?

[frustrated1226]

i've been on bc for about 8 years. in the past 5 years ive had to change birth control several times due to break through bleeding complications. in the past 8 months i have not been getting my period every month sometimes once every 2 months. Ive recently started bleeding after having orgasms and its so frustrating i am embarrased to get intimate with my boyfriend of 4 years! im so frustrated. the gyno said its becasue of thining of the walls of my uterus which is caused by bc. i'm 24 yrs old but my gyno seems to think im 15 and when i discussed coming off the pill he completely blew me off and said thats an awful idea! btw...looking for a new dr! in my situation, what would some of you do? do you think its a good idea for me to stop the pill in this situation?

[Pixie250]

I'm in almost exactly the same boat. I've been on the pill for about 9 years, but the last year or 2 my periods have been all over the place. Sometimes I skip periods, sometimes there is less than a week between them but my doctor doesn't even seem to listen when I bring it up (referral to a gyno is next to impossible where I live). I'm torn between worrying about fertility issues (I'm 28 and not ready to rule kids out) and unplanned pregnancy (I've been getting a huge 4-month-preggo belly with pms).  I'm thinking of stopping the pill for at least a few months just to see if things will balance out and taking my chances.

[msniki412]

If you don't have any underlining health problems, meaning like cysts or pcos then I would say get off birth control then. Switch to something eles, like an IUD if you can. Or just use condoms for now, and figure it out in a few months. It's not your doctors choice if you wanna stay on birth control or not, it's yours. And yes the thining is from birth control, that I deff read somewhere.