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Hello There- I am a 44 year old female who has taken birth control pills for 22 years without any significant breaks in between. I have been diagnosed with hypertension and am on blood pressure meds. I have a gut feeling that the hypertension could be the result of my long term birth control use. I am taking Yaz now but would like to discontinue it for good and switch to bio-identical non-synthetic hormones to prepare me for the pre-menopause. Can you tell me what I should do to prepare myself for going off the birth control pill after 22 years? Is there anything herbal that will help regulate my cycle post pill use?

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Age: 44; Female, California

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Just made the decision yesterday to finish my last package of Yaz and then will discontinue the pill in favor of condoms and spermicide as an alternate means of birth control. Just concerned that I may need to take something else to manage the transition off the pill.

Posted by Pauline 257 days and 5 hours ago.

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When you stop the pill then you will go into a withdrawal bleed as usual then a few months where your cycle will be erratic while it establishes your natural pattern. I would not suggest anything additional until you see what happens with your cycle. Often people go for some time without any periods or erratic spotting

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If you start to suffer from symptoms then I would consider the use of Agnus Castus or Black Cohosh depending on the symptoms you experience. These are natural products and we still have little clinical research evidence regarding their use however many people find them of benefit leading up to menopause.

 

Aside from that, you should ensure that you eat a healthy balanced diet which is low in salt and saturated fats with plenty of fruit and vegetables.

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Thank you; that makes sense. Would you suggest that I consider taking "Estroven" of a product of this nature to ease with the transition? I think this product contains black cohosh and a variety of other herbs. Are there any other products such as this that you could suggest?

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To be honest, I think you are too young to start on Estroven unless you started to experience hot flushes or other symptoms. You may find, that aside from irregular bleeding, you will not experience any problems at all when stopping Yaz. I would opt for a 'wait and see' policy. Your own system should still be able to produce hormones for a while yet, unless your mother entered menopause at a very young age.

 

If you did start to experience hot flushes then Estroven is an excellent product and I would recommend it.

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