Thread: No AF after ending BCP
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Old 06-02-2009, 04:03 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Spokenfor View Post
I was wondering if anyone has ever had this problem...or any advice. My AF before BCP was always irregular...but came every month. One cycle would be 35 days, the next 40 days, then 30 days....there was no way to really track it. I just know I never missed. I went on BCP 3 1/2 years ago and went off them in Oct '08 so I can get my body ready for TTC. I got my AF in Nov & Dec (they were light) but then it stopped. In March my dr. gave me provera which brought on my AF (it was light). Since then (it's been about 70 days) nothing! I have no idea what's going on. I do feel slight cramps here and there, but no AF . So frustrating. My DH and I are actively TTC.... but have been continually getting a BFN. Just wondering what I should do next. I have been taking Femaprin for a month, flax seed oil and prenatals since the fall. I follow a Low carb diet for the most part. Any suggestions?
The problem is that when your body detects the extra estrogen in your system from the BCP it often shuts down your own natural production of estrogen. Doesn't make much difference overall as long as you're on the BCP, but when you come off the BCP your body doesn't necessarily start up your natural estrogen production at once -- or sometimes at all. One reason I was very reluctant to go on BCP even though it might have reduced my male-type facial hair considerably -- my periods weren't regular or as frequent as most women's, but at least they were coming naturally.
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