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Re: Period with 1st Lupron shot

From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Mar 30 10:28:30 2009


At Wed, 18 Feb 2004, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>At Mon, 30 Dec 2002, Amy wrote:
>>
>>Katharine,
>>I took Lupron last year and the same thing happened to me. Had a
>>horrbile period about two weeks after my first shot. After that, I had
>>no more periods until I stopped the Lupron and went back on my birth
>>control pills. My Doc told me that the first couple months on Lupron
>>could cause my body to do strange things and to "expect the unexpected".
>>He said it can take several months for your body to adjust to no
>>estrogen, and that initially, you will have an estrogen surge as your
>>body prepares for the menopausal state Lupron causes. I think what you
>>are experiencing is normal when you start Lupron. I would give it
>>another month or so and just try to hang in there. Once I got over the
>>initial adjustment, everything was great.
>>Feel free to email me privately if you want to talk more about Lupron.
>>
>>Amy
>>
>>At Sun, 29 Dec 2002, Katharine wrote:
>>>
>>>I had my 1st Lupron shot on December 9th, 2002. On December 28, 2002 I
>>>got a period (19 days after the shot). This is really strange as my
>>>period is not Due until January 8, 2003. I thought Lupron was supposed
>>>to stop monthly cycles, not make them heavier. This period is really,
>>>really heavy...like I'm hemorraging. My doctor says this is OK, but I'm
>>>not sure. Anybody had this happen to them? When can I expect my next
>>>period...or will I simply skip it altogether due to my next Lupron shot?
>
>--
>i have been diagnosed with endo and did the birth control, which didnt work,
>had the surgery, and put on lupron. but during the four months of being on
>lupron i have still had regular but heavy periods. this is month five and im
>late....could i get pregnant while on lupron do you think...is it normal to
>still have your periods while on lupron...i thought it was supposed to stop it
>.....can anybody help me out
>



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