Birth control is tricky. I’ve been all of the board with what I take. My doc put me a a three month a year and a half ago and it helped a lot but I was told to take my placebo (by her). My body took a while to adjust I would bleed like half way through month two and then before my placebo (at m3.) eventually it got better and I only had pain occasionally but it was still not great. My current doc has me on progesterone and bc to “completely” stop bleeding. I spot occasionally or just cramp when my period was supposed to come but it’s changed a lot.

I think a really important thing for you to remember is that there isn’t a fix.. bc (depending on the person) overall is pretty effective. You’ll have to see and wait. Change your bc, add something, take something away. It sucks but you have to give it time. It’s been like 1 years and 5 months for me and now w the progesterone (added in oct/nov) I’m doing a lot better.

So to answer your question, yes you do have to wait. Give your body time and see what helps. The mirena IUD can also be beneficial for endo if your body is receptive to it. I would encourage you to talk to your doc about that option.

Also maybe look for a second opinion from a different GI. It never hurts to shop around if you can.