Hi all I am new to this forum and have a couple of queries.
At 35 I was taken off the combined pill by my gp due to high risk factors. He gave me PoP but after a while it became clear that this was not good for me. I steadily gained weight and periods pmt got very bad with symptoms lasting half a month. I then went on the coil and my skin broke out with horrible pussing spots. After a horrendous 6 months I got it taken out. Since then I have not had anything but I get an annual breakout of spots on my neck and my weight has got to an all time high. I went back to the doctor a few weeks ago desperate. He admitted that there is a gap for women of my age , 40 but said he would happily prescribe me dianette for acne. He pointed out the high risk for women of my age but said if I was happy to take it he would prescribe it.
I am desperate to get back to normal and not wear 10 layers of make up and try to keep people from coming too near me so that they don't see my skin so I did consider it but research seems to show some fatalities, even from younger people and that it was taken off the market in France in 2011 put me off. I have a young family and can't take that risk. I went back to doctors but spoke to a female gp. She was surprised I had been prescribed dianette as she said they don't tend to give this anymore. She instead gave me gedarel and I am due to take the first one soon. My question is , as I didn't have problems for 20 years with either Microgynon or Ovranette both combined pills and jn fact was able to balance weight and skin never having issues , will I have the same experience with this? Also , ever mindful that I can oy rake this potentially 10 more years are there any oestrogen and progesterone based natural supplements out there that give the same hormones as the pill? I would like to look at more natural alternatives as opposed to synthetic which even though lower dose pills still carries risk.
Tia