Amenorrhea
healthy491
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Hello
For all the ladies , did you miss / lose your menstrual cycle when losing weight? As I posted recently , I've had amenorrhea for 8 months now and I am really worried. My Gyneacologist said that I am not eating enough and my weight is too low. My doctor said its normal after losing weight and I should give it time. I dont know what to do. I mean I am okay with not having menstrual cycles but idk if its dangerous for my health and I dont want to gain weight either. My friend who almost weighs as much as I do took the birth control pill for amenorrhea but I dont think it will actually solve the problem. Is there anyone who went through the same thing? Sorry for posting again btw but I really want to know if anyone experienced this
For all the ladies , did you miss / lose your menstrual cycle when losing weight? As I posted recently , I've had amenorrhea for 8 months now and I am really worried. My Gyneacologist said that I am not eating enough and my weight is too low. My doctor said its normal after losing weight and I should give it time. I dont know what to do. I mean I am okay with not having menstrual cycles but idk if its dangerous for my health and I dont want to gain weight either. My friend who almost weighs as much as I do took the birth control pill for amenorrhea but I dont think it will actually solve the problem. Is there anyone who went through the same thing? Sorry for posting again btw but I really want to know if anyone experienced this
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What are your stats and how much are you eating?0
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VintageFeline wrote: »What are your stats and how much are you eating?
49-50kg , 19 years , 158cm
1000-1200 calories 4 days a week
Eat as much as I want the other 3 days ( about 2000-3000 calories each day)0 -
to be honest, i would be more interested in what the gynaecologist says, as they are a specialist, over a GP.11
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TavistockToad wrote: »to be honest, i would be more interested in what the gynaecologist says, as they are a specialist, over a GP.
Really? I mean what I dont get is why I need to gain weight when I am definetely not under weight
Thanks for answering again btw !
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healthy491 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »to be honest, i would be more interested in what the gynaecologist says, as they are a specialist, over a GP.
Really? I mean what I dont get is why I need to gain weight when I am definetely not under weight
Thanks for answering again btw !
You're at the low end of a healthy weight, which is fine in general, but if it is that which is causing you problems, you need to weigh up the benefits of gaining a little. how long have you been maintaining for?0 -
TavistockToad wrote: »healthy491 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »to be honest, i would be more interested in what the gynaecologist says, as they are a specialist, over a GP.
Really? I mean what I dont get is why I need to gain weight when I am definetely not under weight
Thanks for answering again btw !
You're at the low end of a healthy weight, which is fine in general, but if it is that which is causing you problems, you need to weigh up the benefits of gaining a little. how long have you been maintaining for?
For about a year .. I dont want to look like I couldnt keep the weight off and I worked so hard to get here 0 -
I'm a healthy weight but recently lost 10 pounds and mine have started being late but still getting them..weight loss will affect it but 8 months is a long time! The pill will make you start again but it wouldn't be your own cycle will be controlled by the fake hormones1
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healthy491 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »healthy491 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »to be honest, i would be more interested in what the gynaecologist says, as they are a specialist, over a GP.
Really? I mean what I dont get is why I need to gain weight when I am definetely not under weight
Thanks for answering again btw !
You're at the low end of a healthy weight, which is fine in general, but if it is that which is causing you problems, you need to weigh up the benefits of gaining a little. how long have you been maintaining for?
For about a year .. I dont want to look like I couldnt keep the weight off and I worked so hard to get here
what you 'look like' to other people shouldn't be a consideration in doing whats best for your health.
4-5lbs may well be enough to get your hormones back to normal?
why are you so against taking the till if that may help?4 -
dannijordan30 wrote: »I'm a healthy weight but recently lost 10 pounds and mine have started being late but still getting them..weight loss will affect it but 8 months is a long time! The pill will make you start again but it wouldn't be your own cycle will be controlled by the fake hormones
Yeah thats why I am getting worried
8 months is a lot ! 0 -
TavistockToad wrote: »healthy491 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »healthy491 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »to be honest, i would be more interested in what the gynaecologist says, as they are a specialist, over a GP.
Really? I mean what I dont get is why I need to gain weight when I am definetely not under weight
Thanks for answering again btw !
You're at the low end of a healthy weight, which is fine in general, but if it is that which is causing you problems, you need to weigh up the benefits of gaining a little. how long have you been maintaining for?
For about a year .. I dont want to look like I couldnt keep the weight off and I worked so hard to get here
what you 'look like' to other people shouldn't be a consideration in doing whats best for your health.
4-5lbs may well be enough to get your hormones back to normal?
why are you so against taking the till if that may help?
I know but I am really really happy with my body and feel very healthy and better .. i am not against it but like my gynecologist said, it will not solve the problem but it will just cover it0 -
I also have amenorrhea.
Even if you are technically at a healthy BMI, your weight could be too low for your body personally, which could be causing the issue. You could also have been putting your body under stress due to your weight loss. Amenorrhea can be really harmful for your body and can actually result in osteoporosis if sustained for too long.
I would personally be concerned and would work with your gynecologist to gain a little weight- your bone health is a lot more important than the way you look or what other people think about your weight- not that it's any of their business anyway.
Please do what's best for your health! Good luck
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VeganRaptor wrote: »I also have amenorrhea.
Even if you are technically at a healthy BMI, your weight could be too low for your body personally, which could be causing the issue. You could also have been putting your body under stress due to your weight loss. Amenorrhea can be really harmful for your body and can actually result in osteoporosis if sustained for too long.
I would personally be concerned and would work with your gynecologist to gain a little weight- your bone health is a lot more important than the way you look or what other people think about your weight- not that it's any of their business anyway.
Please do what's best for your health! Good luck
Thank you so much ❤ how could I know that my body weight is too low though?0 -
healthy491 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »healthy491 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »healthy491 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »to be honest, i would be more interested in what the gynaecologist says, as they are a specialist, over a GP.
Really? I mean what I dont get is why I need to gain weight when I am definetely not under weight
Thanks for answering again btw !
You're at the low end of a healthy weight, which is fine in general, but if it is that which is causing you problems, you need to weigh up the benefits of gaining a little. how long have you been maintaining for?
For about a year .. I dont want to look like I couldnt keep the weight off and I worked so hard to get here
what you 'look like' to other people shouldn't be a consideration in doing whats best for your health.
4-5lbs may well be enough to get your hormones back to normal?
why are you so against taking the till if that may help?
I know but I am really really happy with my body and feel very healthy and better .. i am not against it but like my gynecologist said, it will not solve the problem but it will just cover it
that's understandable (about the pill) but doesnt leave you many other options.
gaining a couple of pounds shouldn't make you suddenly feel unhealthy, as you wouldn't stop eating nutritious food or stop any of your exercise2 -
healthy491 wrote: »VeganRaptor wrote: »I also have amenorrhea.
Even if you are technically at a healthy BMI, your weight could be too low for your body personally, which could be causing the issue. You could also have been putting your body under stress due to your weight loss. Amenorrhea can be really harmful for your body and can actually result in osteoporosis if sustained for too long.
I would personally be concerned and would work with your gynecologist to gain a little weight- your bone health is a lot more important than the way you look or what other people think about your weight- not that it's any of their business anyway.
Please do what's best for your health! Good luck
Thank you so much ❤ how could I know that my body weight is too low though?
Because it's having negative effects on your body (the amenorrhea).
That's a sign that something is wrong x11 -
Do you have a rough guess as to what your body fat percentage is? That's a bigger indicator of health, it may be too low to support good health as a female.4
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I would also like to point out that the reason I have amenorrhea is because I have had a restrictive eating disorder for over six years- which I think illustrates the extent to which your body is being stressed when it results in amenorrhea. Just a thought
Be safe!4 -
TavistockToad wrote: »healthy491 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »healthy491 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »healthy491 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »to be honest, i would be more interested in what the gynaecologist says, as they are a specialist, over a GP.
Really? I mean what I dont get is why I need to gain weight when I am definetely not under weight
Thanks for answering again btw !
You're at the low end of a healthy weight, which is fine in general, but if it is that which is causing you problems, you need to weigh up the benefits of gaining a little. how long have you been maintaining for?
For about a year .. I dont want to look like I couldnt keep the weight off and I worked so hard to get here
what you 'look like' to other people shouldn't be a consideration in doing whats best for your health.
4-5lbs may well be enough to get your hormones back to normal?
why are you so against taking the till if that may help?
I know but I am really really happy with my body and feel very healthy and better .. i am not against it but like my gynecologist said, it will not solve the problem but it will just cover it
that's understandable (about the pill) but doesnt leave you many other options.
gaining a couple of pounds shouldn't make you suddenly feel unhealthy, as you wouldn't stop eating nutritious food or stop any of your exercise
But if I gain , I would end up where I was and would have done all this for nothing and just end up feeling like crap again0 -
VintageFeline wrote: »Do you have a rough guess as to what your body fat percentage is? That's a bigger indicator of health, it may be too low to support good health as a female.
Yes. According to my fitbit aria its 22.7%0 -
VeganRaptor wrote: »I would also like to point out that the reason I have amenorrhea is because I have had a restrictive eating disorder for over six years- which I think illustrates the extent to which your body is being stressed when it results in amenorrhea. Just a thought
Be safe!
You are awesome ❤ Great job on fighting the ED 3 -
healthy491 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »healthy491 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »healthy491 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »healthy491 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »to be honest, i would be more interested in what the gynaecologist says, as they are a specialist, over a GP.
Really? I mean what I dont get is why I need to gain weight when I am definetely not under weight
Thanks for answering again btw !
You're at the low end of a healthy weight, which is fine in general, but if it is that which is causing you problems, you need to weigh up the benefits of gaining a little. how long have you been maintaining for?
For about a year .. I dont want to look like I couldnt keep the weight off and I worked so hard to get here
what you 'look like' to other people shouldn't be a consideration in doing whats best for your health.
4-5lbs may well be enough to get your hormones back to normal?
why are you so against taking the till if that may help?
I know but I am really really happy with my body and feel very healthy and better .. i am not against it but like my gynecologist said, it will not solve the problem but it will just cover it
that's understandable (about the pill) but doesnt leave you many other options.
gaining a couple of pounds shouldn't make you suddenly feel unhealthy, as you wouldn't stop eating nutritious food or stop any of your exercise
But if I gain , I would end up where I was and would have done all this for nothing and just end up feeling like crap again
how much have you lost altogether?0 -
TavistockToad wrote: »healthy491 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »healthy491 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »healthy491 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »healthy491 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »to be honest, i would be more interested in what the gynaecologist says, as they are a specialist, over a GP.
Really? I mean what I dont get is why I need to gain weight when I am definetely not under weight
Thanks for answering again btw !
You're at the low end of a healthy weight, which is fine in general, but if it is that which is causing you problems, you need to weigh up the benefits of gaining a little. how long have you been maintaining for?
For about a year .. I dont want to look like I couldnt keep the weight off and I worked so hard to get here
what you 'look like' to other people shouldn't be a consideration in doing whats best for your health.
4-5lbs may well be enough to get your hormones back to normal?
why are you so against taking the till if that may help?
I know but I am really really happy with my body and feel very healthy and better .. i am not against it but like my gynecologist said, it will not solve the problem but it will just cover it
that's understandable (about the pill) but doesnt leave you many other options.
gaining a couple of pounds shouldn't make you suddenly feel unhealthy, as you wouldn't stop eating nutritious food or stop any of your exercise
But if I gain , I would end up where I was and would have done all this for nothing and just end up feeling like crap again
how much have you lost altogether?
Was 58kg ( was not overweight but I was chubby since I am short) and I am now 49-50kg.0 -
You can gain several kilograms in the form of muscle. It doesn't have to be only fat.5
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healthy491 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »healthy491 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »healthy491 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »healthy491 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »healthy491 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »to be honest, i would be more interested in what the gynaecologist says, as they are a specialist, over a GP.
Really? I mean what I dont get is why I need to gain weight when I am definetely not under weight
Thanks for answering again btw !
You're at the low end of a healthy weight, which is fine in general, but if it is that which is causing you problems, you need to weigh up the benefits of gaining a little. how long have you been maintaining for?
For about a year .. I dont want to look like I couldnt keep the weight off and I worked so hard to get here
what you 'look like' to other people shouldn't be a consideration in doing whats best for your health.
4-5lbs may well be enough to get your hormones back to normal?
why are you so against taking the till if that may help?
I know but I am really really happy with my body and feel very healthy and better .. i am not against it but like my gynecologist said, it will not solve the problem but it will just cover it
that's understandable (about the pill) but doesnt leave you many other options.
gaining a couple of pounds shouldn't make you suddenly feel unhealthy, as you wouldn't stop eating nutritious food or stop any of your exercise
But if I gain , I would end up where I was and would have done all this for nothing and just end up feeling like crap again
how much have you lost altogether?
Was 58kg ( was not overweight but I was chubby since I am short) and I am now 49-50kg.
No one has said you have to gain all that back... plus your self esteem shouldn't come from a number on the scale anyway!1 -
TavistockToad wrote: »healthy491 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »healthy491 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »healthy491 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »healthy491 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »healthy491 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »to be honest, i would be more interested in what the gynaecologist says, as they are a specialist, over a GP.
Really? I mean what I dont get is why I need to gain weight when I am definetely not under weight
Thanks for answering again btw !
You're at the low end of a healthy weight, which is fine in general, but if it is that which is causing you problems, you need to weigh up the benefits of gaining a little. how long have you been maintaining for?
For about a year .. I dont want to look like I couldnt keep the weight off and I worked so hard to get here
what you 'look like' to other people shouldn't be a consideration in doing whats best for your health.
4-5lbs may well be enough to get your hormones back to normal?
why are you so against taking the till if that may help?
I know but I am really really happy with my body and feel very healthy and better .. i am not against it but like my gynecologist said, it will not solve the problem but it will just cover it
that's understandable (about the pill) but doesnt leave you many other options.
gaining a couple of pounds shouldn't make you suddenly feel unhealthy, as you wouldn't stop eating nutritious food or stop any of your exercise
But if I gain , I would end up where I was and would have done all this for nothing and just end up feeling like crap again
how much have you lost altogether?
Was 58kg ( was not overweight but I was chubby since I am short) and I am now 49-50kg.
No one has said you have to gain all that back... plus your self esteem shouldn't come from a number on the scale anyway!
Yes but since I did not have much to lose , i will end up looking like I was. I dont know it just seems ridicolous that I cant be slim and its really making me go nuts0 -
healthy491 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »healthy491 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »healthy491 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »healthy491 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »healthy491 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »healthy491 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »to be honest, i would be more interested in what the gynaecologist says, as they are a specialist, over a GP.
Really? I mean what I dont get is why I need to gain weight when I am definetely not under weight
Thanks for answering again btw !
You're at the low end of a healthy weight, which is fine in general, but if it is that which is causing you problems, you need to weigh up the benefits of gaining a little. how long have you been maintaining for?
For about a year .. I dont want to look like I couldnt keep the weight off and I worked so hard to get here
what you 'look like' to other people shouldn't be a consideration in doing whats best for your health.
4-5lbs may well be enough to get your hormones back to normal?
why are you so against taking the till if that may help?
I know but I am really really happy with my body and feel very healthy and better .. i am not against it but like my gynecologist said, it will not solve the problem but it will just cover it
that's understandable (about the pill) but doesnt leave you many other options.
gaining a couple of pounds shouldn't make you suddenly feel unhealthy, as you wouldn't stop eating nutritious food or stop any of your exercise
But if I gain , I would end up where I was and would have done all this for nothing and just end up feeling like crap again
how much have you lost altogether?
Was 58kg ( was not overweight but I was chubby since I am short) and I am now 49-50kg.
No one has said you have to gain all that back... plus your self esteem shouldn't come from a number on the scale anyway!
Yes but since I did not have much to lose , i will end up looking like I was. I dont know it just seems ridicolous that I cant be slim and its really making me go nuts
how will you end up looking the same when you aren't gaining all the weight back?1 -
TavistockToad wrote: »healthy491 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »healthy491 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »healthy491 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »healthy491 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »healthy491 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »healthy491 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »to be honest, i would be more interested in what the gynaecologist says, as they are a specialist, over a GP.
Really? I mean what I dont get is why I need to gain weight when I am definetely not under weight
Thanks for answering again btw !
You're at the low end of a healthy weight, which is fine in general, but if it is that which is causing you problems, you need to weigh up the benefits of gaining a little. how long have you been maintaining for?
For about a year .. I dont want to look like I couldnt keep the weight off and I worked so hard to get here
what you 'look like' to other people shouldn't be a consideration in doing whats best for your health.
4-5lbs may well be enough to get your hormones back to normal?
why are you so against taking the till if that may help?
I know but I am really really happy with my body and feel very healthy and better .. i am not against it but like my gynecologist said, it will not solve the problem but it will just cover it
that's understandable (about the pill) but doesnt leave you many other options.
gaining a couple of pounds shouldn't make you suddenly feel unhealthy, as you wouldn't stop eating nutritious food or stop any of your exercise
But if I gain , I would end up where I was and would have done all this for nothing and just end up feeling like crap again
how much have you lost altogether?
Was 58kg ( was not overweight but I was chubby since I am short) and I am now 49-50kg.
No one has said you have to gain all that back... plus your self esteem shouldn't come from a number on the scale anyway!
Yes but since I did not have much to lose , i will end up looking like I was. I dont know it just seems ridicolous that I cant be slim and its really making me go nuts
how will you end up looking the same when you aren't gaining all the weight back?
How much do you suggest I gain?0 -
VeganRaptor wrote: »I also have amenorrhea.
Even if you are technically at a healthy BMI, your weight could be too low for your body personally, which could be causing the issue. You could also have been putting your body under stress due to your weight loss. Amenorrhea can be really harmful for your body and can actually result in osteoporosis if sustained for too long.
I would personally be concerned and would work with your gynecologist to gain a little weight- your bone health is a lot more important than the way you look or what other people think about your weight- not that it's any of their business anyway.
Please do what's best for your health! Good luck
^^This.^^
I developed amenorrhea years ago from under eating and over exercising. And yet my weight was solidly within the normal range. Thankfully a very wise gynecologist put the fear of God into me (about being able to conceive, which we were trying to do at the time) and convinced me that my body knew a lot more about what was healthy or not for it than did any height/weight chart or BMI calculation.
Listen to your gynecologist. Amenorrhea can have several long term consequences.
Nobody can tell you how much (or how little) you need to gain to resolve the problem. Just lighten up on the burden/stress you're putting on your body until your periods come back. For me that took several months and IIRC about ten pounds. But you may be totally different. We're all unique.
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OP, just get to your doctor...
A quick 10 minute blood test done at your GYNO will give you proper diagnosis a lot better than we can here in a public internet forum.. And just know this may or may not be related to how much you weigh on the body scale. In most case of healthy young women, how they diet and exercise contributes to most of this.. Not knowing anything about your dieting and exercise or levels of stress in your life its hard to give proper information other than to refer you back to your personal female doctor..4 -
VeganRaptor wrote: »I also have amenorrhea.
Even if you are technically at a healthy BMI, your weight could be too low for your body personally, which could be causing the issue. You could also have been putting your body under stress due to your weight loss. Amenorrhea can be really harmful for your body and can actually result in osteoporosis if sustained for too long.
I would personally be concerned and would work with your gynecologist to gain a little weight- your bone health is a lot more important than the way you look or what other people think about your weight- not that it's any of their business anyway.
Please do what's best for your health! Good luck
^^This.^^
I developed amenorrhea years ago from under eating and over exercising. And yet my weight was solidly within the normal range. Thankfully a very wise gynecologist put the fear of God into me (about being able to conceive, which we were trying to do at the time) and convinced me that my body knew a lot more about what was healthy or not for it than did any height/weight chart or BMI calculation.
Listen to your gynecologist. Amenorrhea can have several long term consequences.
Nobody can tell you how much (or how little) you need to gain to resolve the problem. Just lighten up on the burden/stress you're putting on your body until your periods come back. For me that took several months and IIRC about ten pounds. But you may be totally different. We're all unique.
Thanks a lot for this im still hoping I wont have to gain weight though hopefully
And I dont want kids so its not that huge of a problem except for the risk of softening bones0 -
OP, just get to your doctor...
A quick 10 minute blood test done at your GYNO will give you proper diagnosis a lot better than we can here in a public internet forum.. And just know this may or may not be related to how much you weigh on the body scale. In most case of healthy young women, how they diet and exercise contributes to most of this.. Not knowing anything about your dieting and exercise or levels of stress in your life its hard to give proper information other than to refer you back to your personal female doctor..
I already did so and the test just said I have a low eastrogen which was because I was under eating
She did not specifically tell me to gain weight but she weighed me and told me I was under weight which is weird because on her scale my weight marked 47kg and at home I used 2 different scales and theh both marked 49.5kg !1
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