I've been on four different kinds of the pill now, as that was (obviously) the first method of treatment. Unfortunately my hormones appear to be persistent, because most of the ones I've tried, even skipping the placebo, my period came full force. On one brand, it actually was significantly worse that I was without it.

I have a very very very severe needle phobia, and therefore cannot do the injection or IV kinds.

Today I ended up in the ER with what was apparently a ruptured cyst; I'm really angry about it, because I'd been suggesting to no less than 4 doctors that this was a possibility, and they refused to do anything more than a very vague manual exam. Because of this refusal to do an ultrasound (they claimed since they couldn't feel anything, it was a waste of time), I ended up rupturing a cyst and experiencing even further pain.

Due to a genetic predisposition to cancers (breast, lymph and colon) anything with high-level hormones is something I'd like to avoid. My extended family is prone to developing cancer young (my second cousin passed away this year, having discovered her cancer when she was 34.) Further, the BC pills interact with the medications I'm given for Major Depressive Disorder and General Anxiety Disorder.

I've been through a lot of BS from doctors this year relating to this, and all four of the doctors I've seen were female, so you'd think they'd at least get it. But I've been repeatedly dismissed, and now look. I ended up in the ER.

I want at least ONE doc to take me seriously and trust me when I say that I know the consequences and have done the research; I'm young, not stupid. And since all the methods we've tried have either done nothing or made it worse, I'm at my wits end.