women.. no period!?

emg9
emg9 Posts: 112
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hello ladies, ill start with a bit of background info incase anyone can relate. i started my period when i was 14. at the age of 17 i started birth control and stopped taking them when i was 18. after the pill, i had a few periods but after those, i stopped completely. after about 9 months i was advised by doctors to start birth control pills again to see if they started my periods up. i began to have them again (just because of the pill, not a natural period) - so i stopped taking the pill to see if my body could do it without the pill. i haven't had a period since. Ive been tested negative for PCOS and doctors don't seem to know why i don't have a period. i've been told to just put up with it and rely on drugs when i want to have children. i'm SO not happy with this advice. im ALWAYS bloated which never used to happen when i had normal periods/when i was on the pill. so i'm wondering if any one is in my boat or knows how to help my problem? thanks!

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  • sneakypackrat
    sneakypackrat Posts: 33 Member
    Perhaps ask your doctor to check your thyroid levels??
  • mjsunshine16
    mjsunshine16 Posts: 251 Member
    I would say get a second opinion. If you don't feel keep fishing until you do.
  • Discogirl15
    Discogirl15 Posts: 102
    SO, not to answer your question but I have the same problem, My period has been totally regular since I first got it at 13, but I haven't got it in 2 months. I lost about 25 pounds, but I am eating healthy and exercising, any ideas?
  • Camille0502
    Camille0502 Posts: 311 Member
    First of all - how overweight or underweight are you? If you are severely overweight or underweight, that could be the problem. Also, have you talked to your mother, aunts, sisters, grandmothers, etc to see if any other women in your family had this problem? Lastly, like the others say, get a second opinion. And if you don't see the results you think you should be getting, get a third opnion, then a fourth!
  • emg9
    emg9 Posts: 112
    First of all - how overweight or underweight are you? If you are severely overweight or underweight, that could be the problem. Also, have you talked to your mother, aunts, sisters, grandmothers, etc to see if any other women in your family had this problem? Lastly, like the others say, get a second opinion. And if you don't see the results you think you should be getting, get a third opnion, then a fourth!

    I'm not over weight or under weight, i'm a size 10. and no one else in my family has this problem :( thanks - i guess i'll just have to see a different doc.
  • moss11
    moss11 Posts: 236 Member
    Very similar for my 29 yr old daughter. She has had very infrequent periods this last few years. None for about 8 months and was basically told by two different practices that they will not investigate unless she wants to have children!
  • Awkward30
    Awkward30 Posts: 1,927 Member
    I lost my period, at the time I was experimenting with intermittent fasting, so I think that was the problem, but my doctor said it isn't uncommon for ladies losing weight to lose their period. I ate more, gained weight, got my period back. Now I'm trying to go back down while keeping my period.
  • FalloutPitbull
    FalloutPitbull Posts: 10
    I am in the same boat as you are. I am 290lbs and havnt had a natural period for about 3 or 4 years now. I was told I have a hormone imballance and was told to take birth control. I want to loose this fluff so I can have kids in the future!!
  • mustnothrowcantelopes
    mustnothrowcantelopes Posts: 116 Member
    I agree with checking thyroid levels and getting a second opinion.
  • hannahchipmunk
    hannahchipmunk Posts: 50
    Stress and anxiety has always affected mine. Also, even if you are not underweight, eating too little calories for a extended period of time can stop your cycle.
  • Yrla
    Yrla Posts: 19
    I've been on the pill on and off (mostly on) since I was 16 (now 33). I first got my period between the age of 14 and 15, and it was very regular until I started the pill. Had a break from the pill for about a year when I was 18-19 and didn't get my period back. Went off the pill again around the age of 21 and again my period never started up. I only began bleeding again when I started back on the pill about a year and a half or two years later and thus got the withdrawal bleeds every month. Went off the pill again at age 29 and stayed off it for three years. After more than two and a half years into that time I suddenly got my first "real" period since I was 16.

    Not sure if that helps at all, but I was starting to believe I was no longer going to get a natural period (which I was quite happy about as I'm not concerned about fertility), but then it suddenly came back after nearly three years of being off the pill. Which was a bit of a shock since I'd forgotten all about the swollen boobs and bloated, painful tummy! Couldn't stand it so went back on the pill again and plan to stay on it until I'm safely into menopause...

    But anyway, my point is: perhaps just give it some more time. You haven't been off the pill that long, and it's not at all unusual for it to take a year or more for a normal period to return. In my case, no 'real' period between the age of 16 and 32, and suddenly after a prolonged time off the pill it came back. I realise you might not want to wait that long, but if you know you have no other health issues, give it a year or so at least. Also, there are so many other things that can affect having a regular cycle - not just going on and off the pill, but also stress, change in body weight, iron deficiency, etc. And keep in mind as well that just because you're not getting a period doesn't necessarily mean you can't get pregnant.

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