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Hi doctors i was diagnosed with endometriosis in january this year and i was advise to start birth control how do i relive the pain?
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Several options: Depending on the severity of your illness, pain can be managed with pain medication, hormonal therapy (birth control) or even surgery. Use of birth control is to stop the periods and decrease shedding of the uterine cells. Once on bc, pain should improve. Talk to your doctor about other relief options.
Answered 3/22/2014
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