For everyone who has an endometrioma

This post is for everyone with an endometrioma who doesn’t believe that the birth control pill or other medications can reduce the size of the cyst.

Dienogest is the best-studied pill for endometriosis. I know it doesn’t work for everyone (I also experience side effects), but I just want to share that this pill can shrink an endometrioma and, with long-term use, it might even disappear. I’m so HAPPY that this exists! My lower abdominal pain is gone, and my cyst is shrinking (I’ve seen it with my own eyes).

When I started, I had a 36 mm endometrioma in my left ovary. After 4 months of using dienogest, my cyst shrank to 26 mm. I’ve now been on it for 7 months and have an appointment in March to check its size again.

Here’s what one scientific article states: “Some studies showed a very good effect in reducing cyst size. One study found 75% volume reduction with dienogest in 6 month period Another study showed cyst disappearance in 76.5% of the patients at end of 6 months of dienogest use.”

So YES, you can believe that it reduces the size of the cyst! 🤍