rpmom

Hi
I am new to the message boards.

I am 38 and have 2 children. First convieced with the help of clomid. Then 2 miscarrages and then it happened naturally. After that I was getting my period regulary for awhile. Which was very unusual for me

Now for the past 3 months i was put on a low dose b/c pill. because I took provera and it did not start a period at all. Well the low dose b/c pill didnt either.

So now i am on a regular dose b/c pill. I dont like the weight gain or the way that i am feeling. I also take synthryoid and prozac and have a fatty liver.

Plus there is heart history in my family. I am overweight.

My concerns are:
i hate putting anything else medicine wise in my body
i feel like i am getting too old for the b/c pill and with the heart history in my family not sure if it is a wise choice.

but how long can i possibly go without a period and is it safe to go so long without one?

Megtut

keebie

According to my previous doctor, you should not go more than 3 months without a period. This puts you at risk for endometrial hyperplasia; which can lead to cancer. (P.S. I had to stop seeing him because of the long drive.)

But, anyway, it's important that you have a menstrual cycle.
(If you go more than 3 months without a period and do it quite frequently, I would suggest you get a transvaginal ultrasound done. This will also check your endometrial lining. If it is too thick, the doctor will do a D&C, I believe. Check with your doctor.
But, above all else, get an endometrial biopsy done. This will tell you, for sure, if you have any issues; including anything pre-cancerous OR cancerous.

In any case, some symptoms of PCOS are irregular or no menstrual periods and there may be an excess production of male hormones (hyperandrogenism); both of which are a direct result of abnormal ovarian function. The exact etiology of PCOS is unknown. A genetic component can be identified in many patients.

So, its important to get bloodwork done.

Check out my previous doctors website. It's helped me out quite a bit. (BTW, he's one of the nations leading experts in PCOS.)

http://www.pcosinformation.com/index.html

keebie

P.S. Metformin, 500mg, and 3 times a day; helped bring back my menstrual cycles. I also began to ovulate. However, I've run into abnormal bleeding twice! (Once when I was on Metformin and now when I am off Metformin.)

When I got off Metformin, because I havent run into a NEW doctor that would prescribe anything else but birth control pills, my menstrual cycles have been thrown way out of whack! One time, I did not have my period for months! Which is why I got the endometrial biopsy done, etc. and everything was normal.

My advice is to just stay on top of things and never loose hope. For every problem, there is a solution.

Starbuck

when i found out i had pcos, dr put me on met & provera. didn't bring back af. then dr put me on met & bc. at the end of the 1st month of bc i didn't get af & was worried. dr said it's because my hormonal balance was off track & needed time to let the bc work. at the end of 2nd month, AF came. in my case, my body needed more time to adjust & work with the pills. good luck to u

katie1982

hi hun some people on here dont get a period for 18 months so dont be worrying with 3 months. sure 3 months is normal with pcos.. i took jai xiao yao wan before.. i got it from an accupuncturist, its supossed to regulated the hormones associated with menstruation and then it came a couple wks after i took it. i have irregular periods too. my doctor said 3 a year is fine