Mini.pill acne nightmare and what to use next for contraception at 40!

[jellybean321]

Hi.looking for some kind advice. Ive been.on the combined pill for many years and very happy with it but had to come off it a year ago as doc said I couldnt have it after 40.also my mum was diagnosed with breast cancer so not sure if that was a factor? Ive been.on the.mini pill for 12 months and was fine but now the acne has come ..I look like a bloody teenager with big boils on my neck and shoulders. Its getting me down.so ill have to come off it...but where next...any good experiences of the copper coil? I darent take the minera as had it once many years ago and had acne all over my back! Can.I come off the pill.mid pack as have had enough? I really dont want another baby but dont like sterilisation and other half not keen on snip...any advise. Thanks

It’s combined, but the estrogen in it is bio identical, not synthetic, so it’s less potent. It was the FPC who suggested it as it’s ideal for older women heading to peri menopause. My GP agreed to let me try it even though I couldn’t take a regular combined pill.

Thanks very much

That makes sense and yet how ironic that over the age of 35 we are being pushed away from the combined pill to the progesterone only just as our natural estrogen levels start falling...

Thehodge Tell me about it! I spent years trying to work this out before finally moving to a new (40-something and female) GP who just got it and knew what my body needed.

This grid helps to explain how certain progesterones can have more side effects than others. It's a bit out of date, but still helpful.
gpnotebook.co.uk/simplepage.cfm?ID=x20130725203135685340

I hear you Rufus! I actually got to the point of saying to my doc that I don't care about the increased risks, stick me back on my
Combined pill that suited me for over 10 years!!!! ;) They still refused ;)

Oh no thehodgeoftheheg so you still cant get it via the gp either..im.going to.the family planning clinic to see if they are more accomodating with it. Your gp sounds like gold dust rufus27