Birth control and surgery

[mrshopeful 0]

Hey yall! I'm in my pre op stages and was curious if any of you know about getting the surgery and taking birth control during your first 3 phases after surgery. I have endometriosis and take birth control to help the painful symptoms. Any help would be greatly appreciated as I will not be seeing my surgeon until probably around april.

[cdenney123 103]

I was on the pill, but they told me I had to stop the month before and 3 months out because of blood clots. I now use the ring Im not sure if it has the same stuff as the pill but that could be an option or IUD. But regardless its a 3 months out rule for birth control.

[JamieLogical 8,684]

I was allowed to keep taking my pill right through the whole process. You should discuss it with your surgeon for sure. Post-op I also used back-up birth control methods, since I was on antibiotics and because I was a little worried about potential absorption issues where I might not be getting the full benefit of my pill.

[raec81 18]

I was allowed to stay on mine. I think I nagged some about it because I'd read you had to be off of it but it was fine. I've had no complications.

[CountryGirl5584 115]

My last active pill was 2 weeks before surgery so I wasn't going to start a new pack so I stopped 2 weeks prior. He said to wait until 3 weeks post op to start taking again as the first 3 weeks are when you are most prone to blood clots