1st post-Mirena period.. think I'm gonna die

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I had my IUD taken out about 2 months ago after a doctor insisted due to a possible case of PID. He also found a cyst which was about 4cm, and apparently is not dangerous.

I had initially gone to the doctor was because I'd been having non-stop cramps for months that were gradually getting worse. So after the IUD came out, things were going pretty well at first. Cramps were gone, and I was feeling good! I was waiting patiently for my first period.. and getting a bit concerned since it took so long to come.

This Tuesday I woke up and felt really crampy all day. I took about 600mg of Ibuprofen, and it didn't seem to do anything. Finally in the afternoon my period came POURING in with monsterous amounts of blood and gigantic clots. I went home, and went to bed. At around 4 in the morning I woke up because I was in SO MUCH pain. I went to the bathroom to discover I'd bled through everything (thank god my PJs were black!) I changed my business, and cried for hours trying to get back to sleep. In the morning I felt a bit better, and was fine to go to work. I had bled through another tampon & bad, too.

Now it's been about 4 days and I'm still laying around crying in pain pumping myself full of painkillers. This sucks!

In your non-medical opinions, would this horrific, GIANT blood-clot filled, incredibly painful period be more likely caused by the cyst or the fact that I haven't had a period in 2 years?

Boooooooo!

Antibiotic effects on cycle and birth control recommendations

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Okay, so I've finally gotten over the hurdles that were my "worst medical" month ever but now I'm worried that I may be pregnant. I've been pretty (actually make that extremely) active with my partner for about two months. During the first month, I had two UTIs, a yeast infection, and a BV infection. All of those were cleared up with four different antibiotics and two doses of anti-fungal medicine. My last period was March 28-April 2. Now, my period has always been pretty sketchy on regulating but I've been tracking it with an app for the last few months and it usually determines my start date within a day or two. The app predicted it to come on the 1st of May and I am now two days late. We've had three encounters without a condom but he didn't and wasn't even close to coming. I know there is a possibility of sperm being in a male's precome and its really freaking me out. I took a pregnancy test yesterday and it tested negative. I'm going to wait until Monday to see if my period come to take another and if it again tests negative and I still don't have my period for a week after that, I'm going to a Gyno.

I just wanted to know if anyone had any experiences of delayed periods after being on antifungals and antibiotics? I'm not ready to have a child mentally, physically, or financially so if I do end up being pregnant, I'm positive about going in for an abortion. I'm not currently on birth control but if I'm fortunate enough to not be pregnant this time, I definitely want to go on something. Recommendations? I'm not adverse to the shot but the whole side effects possibly remaining with me for three months makes me hesitant. However, the pill also has me kind of iffy since I tend to wake on my body's time, not the clock's. I can take a pill everyday since I've been taking cranberry pills as a preemptive strike against UTIs but I don't take them at the same time everyday. There lies my problem. Any suggestions?