my periods have stopped. advice please?

my body fat % is 20.4

i have been to a doctor and she was not helpful at all

all she said was gain weight and your periods will come back.

my dieting was extreme prob below 1200 so im not surprised
now im eatin around 1800-2100 calories a day

Just keep doing what you are doing for a bit and see how it goes. Or find a different doctor. 20% body fat isn't low enough to stop your period. Either the measurement is incorrect, or there is something else going on. If you continue to eat at your current level for another month or so and it doesn't return, consider finding another gynecologist. Or get your body fat measured by someone else.

Im 20 years old.

have seen doctor but yeah.. she was not helpful at all

i guess im wondering when i can expect them to come back.
im really worried that my periods have stopped PERMANENTLY (pre menopause?) and that i might never be able to have kids.
ive had NO periods in 2012.

i guess ill give it a bit more time, hopefully my body will bounce back soon

Did you go to your regular doctor or OBGYN?

kids.. meh. i'd rather be awesome lol

Now that's what I'm talking about. Go hard. Procreation is for people who are willing to accept a lesser existence.

actually your body shuts down at this point to create another life because you are at that fine line of healthy versus unhealthy and the lord above knows it would be unhealthy for you to create life during this time..

Im certain all the PCOS mothers who are trying to lose weight in HOPES & PRAYERS to have a child would just LOVE to see this thread.

Did you really just try to refute biology with Jesus? Are you serious?
Yeah, we can see the wonders that prayer is doing for all of those large sweaty *kitten*, gradually eating their way toward Type 2 diabetes, and filling up the church pews every Sunday.
Just stop while you're ahead.

Extremely harsh comment, in no way representative of the question asked and belittling women who cannot have children because you choose not to. No child is a burden and no mother is of a lesser existence. It is our choices which make us who we are and just because you're not religious you think it is acceptable to swear at someone who simply made a comment about prayer. Here's a suggestion, grow up and 'pray' you never have to suffer enough to turn to that because you have clearly had an easy life to be that immature.

Hi
My periods have stopped due to extreme dieting and exercise.
I've been healthier for about 2-3 months now but my periods have still not come back.

I'd love to hear from any of you other ladies out there who have had this problem.
How did you fix it?
Ive gained weight but my periods are still not coming back.

(personal dets:
5'4, 117 pounds,
exercise about 4 times a week 30min - 1 hour
a mixture of speed intervals and weight training)

You are doing fine and eating over 1200 calories a day. Unless you are wanting children/a pregnancy I wouldnt worry about it.

my body fat % is 20.4

i have been to a doctor and she was not helpful at all

all she said was gain weight and your periods will come back.

my dieting was extreme prob below 1200 so im not surprised
now im eatin around 1800-2100 calories a day

This may sound like a silly question but why do you want your period? It isn't unhealthy to not have a period. If you want to have get pregnant you will need to increase your bodyfat but if you aren't looking to get pregnant right now why worry about it?

If your doctor isn't worried, you shouldn't be. When I was deployed in Afghanistan I took my bc straight so I wouldn't have to worry about my period when I was overseas. When I got back I continued..checked with my doctor of course. So now I go off my bc about 3-4 times a year just to give myself a period. But other than that IT'S FRIGG'N GREAT!

So,
Unless you are "in love" with your TOM just enjoy the fact that having low bady fat keeps it away!
;-)

kids.. meh. i'd rather be awesome lol

Now that's what I'm talking about. Go hard. Procreation is for people who are willing to accept a lesser existence.

actually your body shuts down at this point to create another life because you are at that fine line of healthy versus unhealthy and the lord above knows it would be unhealthy for you to create life during this time..

Im certain all the PCOS mothers who are trying to lose weight in HOPES & PRAYERS to have a child would just LOVE to see this thread.

Did you really just try to refute biology with Jesus? Are you serious?
Yeah, we can see the wonders that prayer is doing for all of those large sweaty *kitten*, gradually eating their way toward Type 2 diabetes, and filling up the church pews every Sunday.
Just stop while you're ahead.

Extremely harsh comment, in no way representative of the question asked and belittling women who cannot have children because you choose not to. No child is a burden and no mother is of a lesser existence. It is our choices which make us who we are and just because you're not religious you think it is acceptable to swear at someone who simply made a comment about prayer. Here's a suggestion, grow up and 'pray' you never have to suffer enough to turn to that because you have clearly had an easy life to be that immature.

^^^well said nicole, i have two beautiful girls and they are far from a burden and bout being of a lesser existence PMSL thats all i will say to that!! :laugh:

Will losing muscle mass cause your period to stop? I've lost quite a bit from cutting too much out if my diet, not eating enough, over training my body and not resting enough. I was doing Bodyrock months ago and that's what caused the muscle loss and fat gain and lose skin. I have a lot more fat than I do muscle, now.

I also had to stop taking birth control because I missed taking a pill after my last period was over so I was told that I had to wait till I'm done my next period to go back on the pill but that was awhile ago, maybe a month or around there. Maybe even two. I'm worried also.

My Mom says its normal since my body is so use to the pill. I've been on it for a few years now.

Also, please message me if anyone has an answer for me. Thank you.

I can recall when I was in Army Basic Training because of our exercising and stressful environment that we were told when we first were there that our periods would go away for awhile during our training. Mine did end up going away but I only really remember that going on for about 3 or 4 months total. And it came back slowly after I moved to my new level AIT training for my specialty where they weren't as focused on our level of physical prowess to do the different tasks we needed to do but where it was more about learning our jobs. It was weird and nice at the same time I did ask my Dr after I got to my new duty station about it and they said not to worry about it unless it got to lasting like 6 months long or so after I had arrived at my duty station. It came back soon after. So from the sounds of it you are putting yourself through a rigorous training period and your body is reacting to that. I would give it about the 6 months and then bring it to your doctor's attn, or not to worry about it till that point.

kids.. meh. i'd rather be awesome lol

Now that's what I'm talking about. Go hard. Procreation is for people who are willing to accept a lesser existence.

actually your body shuts down at this point to create another life because you are at that fine line of healthy versus unhealthy and the lord above knows it would be unhealthy for you to create life during this time..

Im certain all the PCOS mothers who are trying to lose weight in HOPES & PRAYERS to have a child would just LOVE to see this thread.

Did you really just try to refute biology with Jesus? Are you serious?
Yeah, we can see the wonders that prayer is doing for all of those large sweaty *kitten*, gradually eating their way toward Type 2 diabetes, and filling up the church pews every Sunday.
Just stop while you're ahead.

Extremely harsh comment, in no way representative of the question asked and belittling women who cannot have children because you choose not to. No child is a burden and no mother is of a lesser existence. It is our choices which make us who we are and just because you're not religious you think it is acceptable to swear at someone who simply made a comment about prayer. Here's a suggestion, grow up and 'pray' you never have to suffer enough to turn to that because you have clearly had an easy life to be that immature.

^^^well said nicole, i have two beautiful girls and they are far from a burden and bout being of a lesser existence PMSL thats all i will say to that!! :laugh:

People that want children should have them. Unfortunately that is not always possible. People who do not want children should not have them. Unfortunately it happens.

True hun, kids arent for everyone and its personal choice whether you do want to have kids if you dont want them theres nothing wrong in that whatever makes you happy!!