[TibetanPrincess]

Thanks for the well wishes & suggestions you guys.

My doctor and I both thought that trying Camila would be an okay place to start despite my past negative experiences with BC. The logic behind this was that because both BC I had used before and experienced adverse symptoms were with estrogen only BC, being that progesterone is practically nonexistent in my body (.6, normal is 11) this was a recipe for disaster. Since my progesterone is so low my doctor noted that it is very likely that I hadn't been ovulating every month. This means that luck isn't the reason that my guy and I haven't gotten pregnant - instead I was not that fertile.

So my doctor and I agreed that since I REALLY do not want to get pregnant, I should be on BC (trust me you guys, this is not a decision that I took lightly). She did inform me that Camila is not bio-identical progesterone, but rather progestins. Her logic was that since I need both some form of BC as well as something to make up for my body's lack of progesterone, Camila would be a good place to start. I agreed to try, only because I'm 22, preparing for law school and despite having been with my guy for nearly 6 years, I'm nowhere near ready for kids. My doctor did order blood tests in 2 months. If I have a bad experience with Camila or it fails raise my progesterone levels to normal (which I doubt it will since I'm so low), my doctor will most likely prescribed bio-identical progesterone.

At the moment I am in the process of correcting my vitamin deficiencies - taking prescription Iron, B12, Magnesium and Vitamin D supplements.

This is just a suggestion, how about you find out the culprit of why you are not creating your own adequate amount of progesterone???

Is it your ovaries? Your adrenals? Both?? This is what is actually going to help you in the long run. BC can be a quick fix. Bio identicals can also be only a quick fix as there is no guarantee that it will signal your body to start producing its own. I've asked my Dr. and he said he couldn't promise this would have such an effect on my glandular system so I decided to research herbs that will help my body create its own.

But sooner or later, your body is going to have to start doing the work. It looks like NBE should be on hold until you figure this out.

Sure, you may get pregnant but can you keep the pregnancy? THIS is what my concern would be if I were wanting to have a baby. I would hate to see my self pregnant just to risk losing my unborn because my progesterone levels could not sustain through out my pregnancy being off of BC. Think about it.

I am one like so many who took BC for 5 years to get off it to realize it had made me sterile in producing my own hormones. I was on a medium dose of estrogen BC.

Good you caught this in time, its no wonder your body type was similar to mine being underactive, I love how there are tell tale signs of estrogen dominance. Some women do not want to listen but its all there and tests can confirm it with details. I wish I knew this in my early twenties!