Question: I have been having back pain in connection with periods for the last 2 1/2 years. Lower back, through pelvis into severe cramping. I've been to three doctors. One told me ovaries were fine. One (a GP) said it was arthritis settling into my lower back and my regular gynecologist gave me the "muscles around the pelvic area pulling and stretching... XXXXXXX speech. I recently had to go back to the doctor about sever back pain which turned out to be sciatica and am currently going to p.t. to treat that. That part of the back pain has gone away. However, I am still having the tailbone pain and the cramping. I am on Loestrin FE continuously as I have had irregular and heavy periods. I went one year with no periods and switched to a generic brand which my body did not like. Switched back to Loestrin and it took a while but my body settled back down and I did not have a period in January, February, or March. But come April, back pain returns (this was when I started P.T) and light bleeding for two weeks. No bleeding for about 4 days and now bleeding again with a large clot this morning. Back pain that is not the sciatica and cramping. I am at a loss as to what to do and who to see and what to ask. I am an active person and all this back pain and bleeding is hindering my activities. Please guide me. Oh, and I just had my annual exam and all was normal. I hadn't had any bleeding until after the exam so it was not an issue at the time of the exam.