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Can you get endometrial thickening while on the mini pill (progesterone only)?

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brigitte90068
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I'm on the progesterone only pill called Desogestrel /Cerazette and don't have any bleeding. I did have somw brown discharge in December and then a this year. Every year I have a private ultra sound just to check things. I've just turned 50 and don't really have menopausal symptoms yet except for a light sweat at night if it's very hot and maybe some joint pain (I'm overweight). I think I'm probably peri menopausal. Yesterday's ultrasound showed that my endometrium lining is 5.8mm which has put me into a complete panic. The nurse that did the scan said that this could be normal for someone who is not menopausal and wasn't too concerned. I suffer from terrible health anxietyand am so worried about the 5.8mm measurement. I know that the mini pill is meant to thin the edometrium but could I still be having a type of cycle or still producing oestrogen without bleeding? Thank you

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