In response to the poster: Anonymous February 26, 2010 - 6:47pm
Yes! I was on Yaz when I first started having my symptoms.
I was diagnosed with vestibular vulvodynia earlier this year after 3 years of awkward conversations with various general practitioners and "helpful" suggestions such as drinking a glass of wine before intercouse. I was finally referred to a gynecologist who diagnosed me after a q-tip test, and I have been using lidocane (5%) nightly as well as desipramine. It has helped a little, but the thought of having sex is still the equivalent of being made to walk the plank (Disney's Peter Pan movie-sorry, I teach preschool!) I was actually online searching for the least painful position for people with vulvodynia so I could report back to my doctor as I am about to have a follow up appointment. Thank goodness I stumbled upon this site! It has been so helpful- no one has ever mentioned that this could have been caused by birth control- and the only 3 pills I have been on- Yasmin, Yaz, and Sprintec (generic for ortho tricyclen low) were all mentioned in one of Dr. Goldstein's papers that I read off of the website that was posted on here. Thinking back, when I first mentioned my problems to my general practitioner she said it was like I was describing the symptoms of menopause, but that I couldn't be menopausal because I was 23 (i'm 26 now) and because I still have normal periods. At my gynecologist's suggestion, I read most of the Vulvodynia Survival Guide and purchased the V book, but this information was not presented. Should I ask my doctor about the link between birth control and vulvodynia or is this not widely accepted? Also, if I go off birth control can I effectively protect against pregnancy? (Although I'm beginning to be more worried about if I will ever be able to have normal intercourse again and conceive when I get married.) I cannot have my boyfriend use condoms as they seem to take away any sort of lubrication that I produce. I would love to see Dr. Goldstein, but I just don't know if that is possible. I live in Colorado and I am pretty worried about the cost. Being a public school teacher, the prices people posted are close to half my monthly salary! Does anyone have experience with him and increasing their libido? I used to have a normal, enjoyable sex life with my boyfriend (we've been together 5 years), but I can barely recall what that was like.
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In response to the poster: Anonymous February 26, 2010 - 6:47pm
Yes! I was on Yaz when I first started having my symptoms.
I was diagnosed with vestibular vulvodynia earlier this year after 3 years of awkward conversations with various general practitioners and "helpful" suggestions such as drinking a glass of wine before intercouse. I was finally referred to a gynecologist who diagnosed me after a q-tip test, and I have been using lidocane (5%) nightly as well as desipramine. It has helped a little, but the thought of having sex is still the equivalent of being made to walk the plank (Disney's Peter Pan movie-sorry, I teach preschool!) I was actually online searching for the least painful position for people with vulvodynia so I could report back to my doctor as I am about to have a follow up appointment. Thank goodness I stumbled upon this site! It has been so helpful- no one has ever mentioned that this could have been caused by birth control- and the only 3 pills I have been on- Yasmin, Yaz, and Sprintec (generic for ortho tricyclen low) were all mentioned in one of Dr. Goldstein's papers that I read off of the website that was posted on here. Thinking back, when I first mentioned my problems to my general practitioner she said it was like I was describing the symptoms of menopause, but that I couldn't be menopausal because I was 23 (i'm 26 now) and because I still have normal periods. At my gynecologist's suggestion, I read most of the Vulvodynia Survival Guide and purchased the V book, but this information was not presented. Should I ask my doctor about the link between birth control and vulvodynia or is this not widely accepted? Also, if I go off birth control can I effectively protect against pregnancy? (Although I'm beginning to be more worried about if I will ever be able to have normal intercourse again and conceive when I get married.) I cannot have my boyfriend use condoms as they seem to take away any sort of lubrication that I produce. I would love to see Dr. Goldstein, but I just don't know if that is possible. I live in Colorado and I am pretty worried about the cost. Being a public school teacher, the prices people posted are close to half my monthly salary! Does anyone have experience with him and increasing their libido? I used to have a normal, enjoyable sex life with my boyfriend (we've been together 5 years), but I can barely recall what that was like.
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