Hi All,
I have been off the mini pill for 5 months now and the first month I had a long cycle then a seeming normal bleed, second cycle was shorter but again seemed normal. These past 3 cycles, I have had a variety of symptoms in the luteal phase. I have only been lightly tracking ovulation, but I become unwell each time around cycle day 15/16. My boobs have been really sore, and at times they have felt like there are lumps of concrete in them, I have had about 10 days of lower back pain each time, on and off menstrual cramps and random vomiting. Each cycle, the symptoms have lessened around day 25 and then I have a seemingly normal period on day 29/day 1 of new cycle.
Each time, I have done pregnancy tests and they have been negative. I spoke to my GP after the first odd cycle and she said it was just a result of coming off the pill. A Chinese doctor suggested it might be PCO but from my understanding of that, there is no to little bleeding, which has not been the case. I do not get severe period pain, which I believe is a symptom of endometriosis. I was on the pill for 12+ years from when I was 18, but I do not remember having symptoms like this before.
Thank you for reading and any experience/advice would be greatly appreciated!