[sarahrose080]

Before I started birth control pills I always experienced ovulation symptoms, (increased vaginal discharge, one of my ovaries slightly hurting, and hornier than usual) I usually got these symptoms in the middle of my menstrual cycle. I've been on birth control for close to a year now, but almost every month I still get these symptoms. I've been on two different types of pills. Are these symptoms in my head, am I ovulating, or is there something else wrong?

[Trixareforkids]

Nope, not in your head. I still sometimes (not always) get an ovary in a vice grip pain (probably because my ovaries are cystic) and whether I'm on b/c or not it didn't really change much, except for when I was on Depo, I LOVED depo because before I got pregnant I got all the good side effect and only a little bit of weight gain, not everyone is as lucky though and after I had my daughter and went back on Depo it wasn't the same any more You might try a few more pills and see if something else helps but most likely you'll just end up having to deal with it. Since a lot of the hormonal b/c can decrease your libido though, you might want to stick with what you've got...

[sarahrose080]

Thanks for the info, but because i still ovulate is there more of a possibility for me to get pregnant or does the birth control still stop that somehow?

[Trixareforkids]

No, even the mini-pill where you still ovulate thickens/changes the mucus in the lining of the uterus so that you don't become pregnant. No b/c is 100% effective short of actual sterilizations, my niece got pregnant both the pill and depo (she got a tubal after her second was born, lol). It's likely that you're not actually ovulating, I wasn't actually ovulating but dang if my ovaries weren't doing SOMETHING wicked.

[Motorguy]

Before I started birth control pills I always experienced ovulation symptoms, (increased vaginal discharge, one of my ovaries slightly hurting, and hornier than usual) I usually got these symptoms in the middle of my menstrual cycle. I've been on birth control for close to a year now, but almost every month I still get these symptoms. I've been on two different types of pills. Are these symptoms in my head, am I ovulating, or is there something else wrong?

Had you looked into the norplant birth control system my one daughter has that done.

[shoshannah]

What type of pill are you on? As sort of noted above, the mini-pill doesn't mainly stop ovulation so you would still likely get ovulation pain on the minipill.

Even the regular/combined pill doesn't always stop ovulation, but it still works to prevent pregnancy in other ways even if you ovulate. I'm on the combined pill and I still get ovulation pain maybe a couple of times a year, but even during these months I haven't had a pregnancy scare in the three-plus years I've been having sex.

[Trixareforkids]

Hey Motorguy, has your daughter had any problem with weight gain? The only other person that I know that got Norplant gained 40 lbs in 6 weeks. She was so ****ed as it had taken her a year to lose 50 lbs, poor girl.

[Motorguy]

Hey Motorguy, has your daughter had any problem with weight gain? The only other person that I know that got Norplant gained 40 lbs in 6 weeks. She was so ****ed as it had taken her a year to lose 50 lbs, poor girl.

No not at all she 21 and very active with physical exercise. But she eats like a rabbit mostly veggie and salads and really not into junk food thank god.

[Trixareforkids]

Well that's good, Depo made me gain weight but it was slow, like maybe 5lbs a year, and since I was only 88 lbs at 24 it was a good thing