Birth Control and High Cholesterol? - Birth Control Message Board

SwimmerGirl12 · 04-29-2007, 04:11 PM

Birth Control and High Cholesterol? I posted this on the cholesterol board but thought maybe it was good here. I would doubt maybe people regularly check cholesterol on the pill, but this is weird to me.

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I was off Yasmin for a very long time. I had a Cholesterol test in June 06. It was 183 non-fasting and i thought that was high. My good was 71, which is good, but the bad was high.

Then, I went on the pill July 06. I had another cholesterol test Aug 06. It was 260 total with the good still at 70. This WAS fasting.

The doc thought it was a fluke. He said he has never seen anything like that in a healthy, thin, 28 year old. I had even been exercising MORE in those two months and lost 10 pounds.

Jan 2007 I had another test and it was 260 exactly again. Everything was the same. I was still on pill.

I went off the pill two months ago. I had a test this month and it is 150. The good is still 70.

Isn't this strange to anyone? Could the pill have DONE this??

FromSqueaky · 04-29-2007, 05:21 PM

I was on Desogen for years. It was usually around 180-200. I took a choesterol test right when I switched to Loesterin and it was 211. Months later took another test. I have always eaten very well except for eating cheese. High cholesterol run amuck in our family so I exercise alot. I have been keeping a note book of my daily foods around 1200-1500 per day. I do cardio for 1 1/2-3 hours 3-4 days a week and my cholesterol when from 211 to 286.

I'm switching my BCP next week. I'll take another test in a couple of months.