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CCBrownEyedGirl

Hi there!

I just figured I'd introduce myself! I'm CC an educator from Florida. I love the beach, fishing, scuba diving, and hammocks. I thought I might try this board along with my usual TTC board since I searched for polypectomy and found that some of you have a similar story. We've been trying since October, found the polyps and fibroids in February, got them removed in April. I've only had one regular period since. I'm petrified that they'll come back and feel like 10 years of birth control couldn't have been good for the situation. Oh women and our self-blame. I'm in that awkward herbal remedy, old wives tales, BBT obsessed, OPK peeing stage (or at least I hope it's a stage!). 

I hope to get to know you all! Please feel free to introduce yourselves too!

jnissa

Hi and good luck! 

Not to feed your self-blame, which you should never do, but I feel the same way about BC. While it's not related to any of my fertility issues (I'm just old!), I know a lot of women who suspect that decades of hormones had to have had an impact. Nobody knew to question it through. We definitely talk in our house about discouraging our daughter from hormonal birth control if there's any hope that she's responsible enough to avoid it I feel the same way about that that I do about BPAs - that's all data that it would have been nice to have in my teens and twenties!

Hope you get your BFP the 'ole naturale way! Here to answer questions if you decide to move on! 

SnnyFlwr

Hi CC, welcome! You are right: while we do need to stop with the self-blame (and constant apologies that usually come with it), I can't help but think about that too. I was on HBC for 20 years: that couldn't have been good, looking back.

Welcome, I hope you find the support you need here! And hope you don't have to stay long!

KidShrink

Hindsight is 20/20 for sure. I was on BCP for 11 years, and started having what I now know were endo symptoms before I even got off. So not sure whether it would have been better to be off, but I now sure hope I hadn't planned so much when I wanted a baby. Hope it works out for you soon, without any more intervention (Other than the good old BD!)!