Progestin-only pills like norethindrone or dienogest (Visanne) Progestin-secreting intrauterine systems (IUSs) like the levonorgestrel intrauterine system (Mirena, Kyleena, and others) Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists like leuprolide acetate (Lupron) or goserelin (Zoladex) Gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonists like elagolix (Orilissa)

Endometriosis medications like Lupron, Zoladex, Orilissa, and Visanne are not typically used to manage the symptoms of endometriosis after menopause. It is important for people with endometriosis and their doctors to understand that endometriosis can …

and Visanne are not typically used to manage the symptoms of endometriosis after menopause. After being in perimenopause for several looong years, I was somewhat relieved and eager to begin hormone therapy to finally help manage my overwhelming symptoms. Even though I researched and knew there was some risk, I went for it.

Lupron, Zoladex, Orilissa et Visanne ne sont généralement pas utilisés pour gérer les symptômes de l’endométriose pendant la ménopause. Après avoir été en périménopause pendant plusieurs très longues années, j’étais quelque peu soulagée et impatiente de commencer un traitement hormonal pour enfin m’aider à gérer mes

A few months after, I had an appointment with a gynecologist. She believed that I had endometriosis and prescribed Visanne, which would cease menstruation while stopping the endo from spreading. And it worked. For a while, I was symptom-free. That was until two years later.