Jllo wrote:
> Hi,
> I was operated for endometriosis 8 years back but no there hasn't
> been any relapse after that (that I know of).
>
> For the 2-3 years, I have had to pee atleast twice or more
> in the night but never worried about it, never ever mentioned it
> to the doc - then it was discovered that I have a endocervical
> polyp & a D & C was done to remove it. The gynaec said that
> because I have had a lot of gynaec issues, I should go on continous
> BCP - I have never been on even a regular pill before this except for
> a few months a couple of times.
>
> So since a year or so, I have been on Continous BCP with
> a generic form of Alesse - Aviane. 2 months after I
> started this, suddenly, I started peeing 6-7 times a night
> & also more frequently in the day ending up with a sore
> bladder. A lot of tests were done etc but nothing conclusive
> was determined. Within a month, this tapered off to 3-5
> times a night. After that for the last year, I get sudden
> attacks - i.e. for a few weeks, I am peeing maybe twice a
> night, then for 10 days, it increases to 5-6 times ending
> up with a sore bladder, then for a few weeks, it's just once
> in the night & again the pattern changes.
>
> From the beginning, I was always taking the bcp at around
> 7 pm. Recently, I missed taking the bcp in the night & I ended
> up taking it in the morning & I pee'ed more in the daytime
> on that day. I then ****fted to taking the bcp to the mornings. Since
> then, I haven't had too much peeing in the nighttime - just once or
> twice. This may change again in a few weeks, but I was wondering
> if there could be any connection at all between the BCP &
> urination. Does estrogen or progestin cause bladder issues?
>
> Also, occasionally I take Flavoxate 200mg (Urispas)
> twice a night (once at 8:00 pm & another at 2:00 pm)
> when I am doing some overnight travel & don't want
> to pee. Is there any sideeffects or long term effects
> of Flavoxate that I should be aware of?
Progesterone is a muscle relaxing hormone and can cause the urges to
urinate. Estrogen helps to prevent this. You may have more
Progesterone in your system then estrogen and your pill may be
elevating that even higher, thus the need to urinate. This is all
conjecture though.....
Flavoxate seems to be a pretty safe drug....
http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic3/flavoxate_ad.htm
Hope that helps....
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