Hi ladies, just wanted some opinions and experiences. My daughter is 15 and she unfortunately gets very heavy and very painful periods to the point where she will miss a day of school on the first or second day of her period. The doctor has given her Ponstan to take but this doesn’t really help. We went to see another doctor for another issue and she asked about her cycle etc. This female doctor said she would recommend her going on the pill to stop the periods all together or only have 1 every 3 months. I feel she is quite young but I know how bad she feels as I had the same issues when I was her age. Has anyone put their daughter on the pill for this? TIA
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My daughter started off taking the pill for painful heavy periods after the ponstan didn’t work for her either (she was 13-14 at the time). She had to try a few before she’s found one that worked best for her.
She did try skipping periods to avoid the month mayhem but she doesn’t do that anymore as she said she had more pain and heavier bleeding when she had a ‘break’ (aka not skipping the sugar pills) or she would have breakthrough bleeding which lead to a few awkward situations for her.
Give it a try, she can stop at anytime if it’s not working for her.
I went on the pill just after turning 16 (for birth control purposes), the fact that it dramatically decreased my severe period pain was just a great bonus.
I also know a few of my friends started it at 14 - 15 for acne reasons.
She can only try it. If doesn’t work she can always stop taking it. Request a referral to a gynaecologist for further investigation, to see if there is a reason for why her periods are so heavy and painful.
I went on the pill at 13 due to very heavy periods and debilitating pain. I was at university before I started using it for contraception. She's in pain and she doesn't need to be. That's all it's about. Just be guided on which pill is most suitable by a GP who has looked at age related research and assessed your daughter's mental health as well.
Please do some research check o it DR Libby Weaver.
I would recommend seeing your GP and the gyno first.
While it’s good for birth control - there is a lot of research that supports avoiding it until periods are well established I.e 4-5 years.
Avoid the pill. Causes nutritional deficiency, primarily zinc and selenium, and causes imbalances of microbiome.
For me, omega 3, vitamin c, b6 and folinic acid have done wonders. I have endo and these changes have increased my energy levels and reduced pain and inflammation during my period. Might be worth seeing if she has sufficient amounts in her diet.
I was on the pill at 14. My periods weren't painful but they were very heavy and lasted 2 weeks each time. The doctor prescribed it to help regulate it. Personally it worked for me, I had mine once every 28 days, standard flow and lasted 5 day each time. I've spoken with doctors in the past as well regarding my period and different contraception methods. They all advised the same when it came to the pill, it would only skip if I skipped my white/sugar tablets however if I took them just the same as every other tablet in the packet then I'd still have a period. I've never skipped them so I don't know if it does in fact work to skip the period altogether.
I went on the pill at this age for pain and to reduce the heaviness and it was a life saver. It also cleared up my skin. And to be fair she is 15 so birth control isn’t such a bad thing to start thinking about. She will thank you for it
I started the pill when I was 16. I had very irregular periods, I'd get it maybe twice, Max 3 times a year.
I was put on the incorrect one to start by a doctor who disagreed with my mum and didn't want me to have it.
I went to my normal doctor, he put me on the correct one. And after about 2 months I was regular. I've been off the pill for almost 10 years now and I am very regular.
I don't know too much about the pain side as I don't and have never really thought my pain was too bad.