Discharging on Yaz, first time user

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Hey superstars,

I'm kind of worried and would like some help.
I've been taking Yaz for about 3 weeks now (going into my fourth week) and I have been experiencing discharge and spotting.

This is my first experience with an OBC.

The spotting happened in the second week (bright red in colour, single incident) but the discharge has been a continual thing for over a week. It is a dark brown colour and there are sometimes flecks of what I think of as clot present.

I take the tablet around the same time everyday, but have taken it up to two hours late (I set an alarm on my phone and take it when it goes off, but sometimes I'm out and have to wait until I get home).

I'm not relying on the pill alone for birth-control, it's part of my PCOS treatment plan, and I hate the touch of semen so my partner always wears a condom.

I take metrofmin slow release tablets (Diabex XR) at the same time as the Yaz. I've had drug interactions with the slow release before and had to switch up my Effexor XR to take in the mornings. Could the slow release system in the metformin/diabex be creating havoc with whatever is in the Yaz?

I've read that spotting is a common occurrence, so I'm not very very worried, but I'd like some feedback on other peoples experience/knowledge about it. 

Breakthrough bleeding on Loestrin 24 FE, then no withdrawal bleed?

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Here I am again! I posted about a week and a half ago about switching from Loestrin 24 FE because it's been doing wonky things to me and my body pretty much since I started taking it in February 2011. I'm back because it's causing me more trouble, even as I'm scheduled to take my first Tri-Sprintec pill tonight.

I've had some pretty inconvenient and abundant breakthrough bleeding on Loestrin off and on. Usually, it's near the middle of the pack, it lasts for a few days, and then I still get my withdrawal bleed. There have been several times after I had breakthrough bleeding that my withdrawal was particularly light.

This month, I had cramping/breakthrough bleeding from about July 6th or 7th through July 10th. It was pretty much like a period, and was so heavy for a few days that I needed to use a tampon. This whole episode was a deciding factor in my switching brands. The bleeding calmed down and I continued to take my pills as usual.

However, yesterday was my last day of Loestrin placebos and I have had very little bleeding. I did bleed Sunday afternoon/evening into Monday morning, like enough blood to see it on the toilet paper/in my urine. Then, after that, I didn't see anything more than some brown tinges on a tampon/toilet paper.

Basically, is this ok? I've never completely missed a period on Loestrin before. I'm guessing I might just not have had any uterine lining left, but I DO NOT want to be pregnant. I did not miss a pill/never took one any later than like 15 minutes late. There were only a couple of times I had sex without an additional method of birth control. Help?

Unexplained Pelvic Pain

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So, I've been having weird, achey pelvic pain for about a month. It is intermittent, it doesn't feel like cramps and I don't know what it is. It's definitely in the uterus area (between my hip bones in the center) and the pain sometimes spreads to the ovary area.

Me: 24, nulliparous, have a mirena, sexually active with a cis guy. I have vaginismus that I've treated with physical therapy and it's gotten a lot better. I probably have endometriosis based on my longtime symptoms but not diagnosed laproscopically. My endo symptoms are managed well with the IUD for the past three years and I do not menstruate or experience any cyclical symptoms. I think I have ovulated a few times but not every month and no bleeding.

Here's what it isn't:
Pregnancy (I've taken many tests)
PID (I've only had genital-to-genital contact with one person and he's only been with me ever. No chance of cheating.)
Gonorrhea/Chlamydia/ any other STI: see above, plus I've been tested 2 weeks ago
Some kind of sex injury (I don't have sex very frequently)

My gyn said my uterus feels normal. I had a sonogram today and I should get the results back in a day or so, but in the meantime, I'm in pain and I'm concerned. :( Also I feel like VPers know everything.

What I think it could be:
endometriosis breakthrough pain (not really any way of diagnosing this without surgery, which I REALLY want to avoid)
fibroids (but no history of this and none as of my last transvaginal ultrasound 5 years ago
ovarian cysts (but the pain is centered and not on one side
Some kind of GI problem (I think I have a small anal fissure but my bowel movements are normal and the pain pattern doesn't match up in any way with my bathroom habits)
bladder infection (but probably not since I drink a ton of water, always pee clear and have no other urinary symptoms)

Any input? Votes? Guesses? I'm feeling baffled and annoyed and I'm afraid the sonogram isn't going to show anything.

blood clots

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Background:

• taking seasonale 90 day tabs; have for several years
• sometimes get spotting in between the 90 days; usually just stop the pills & concede defeat for a week - I had a far amount of spotting last week that required a pad, so I stopped taking the pill Thursday or Friday
• this is normally the last day of my period

The concern: Normally the bleeding would be very light today, but it is heavier than normal. Pretty unusual. I also feel bloaty, which hasn't happened in a long time either.

My question is: How many blood clots is it normal to pass in one day? I've passed 6 or 8 since 2 pm (it's 8 pm now). Normally I have a couple during the course of a whole period, but never so many in one day. Should I be worried? Especially with all of the above stuff being unusual.

Long term HPV infection

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Hey guys

I've been posting here for a while. I'm a 27 year old female and first had an abnormal pap back in 2007 and have yet again recently tested positive for high risk HPV and abnormal cells. I'm just so drained by it at this stage. When I first had issues, the doctors tried to reassure me that my body would get rid of the HPV virus on its own, so I was hopeful. I can't believe that five years later, I'm still in the same position. Is it likely now that I'm just going to have this forever? I have almost none of the risk factors for precancerous changes - I didn't have sex until I was 21, have only had 3 partners, have never smoked, eat pretty well, take my vitamins and yet here I am. It doesn't seem like I can do anything to help myself.

Another thing which terrifies me is that when I was first diagnosed with this, I thought it was just one of those things. Since then, my aunt has had anal cancer (caused by high risk HPV) and my cousin had CIN 3 and needed to get a lot of her cervix lasered off. Three more cousins have had abnormal pap issues. So it looks extremely likely that this is somehow a genetic thing, that my body is predisposed to 'hold on' to the virus or something :(

What happens if I never clear this virus? Is it just a matter of waiting until I eventually get cancer? I just feel so down about it.