WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for May, 2001: Re: 11 wks postpartum & no period...

Re: 11 wks postpartum & no period...

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 11 May 2001 12:57:15 -0500 (CDT)

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At Fri, 11 May 2001, April wrote: >
>Hi,
>I had a baby 11 wks ago. She was born with a lethal syndrome and only
>lived 8 days. Perhaps the stress has something to do with my period not
>returning. I have always had very normal periods, no ovulation
>problems, etc. My Doctor prescribed Provera last week and I'm to take
>it for 10 days and stop. Tomorrow is my last day taking it. How long
>before I should see a period? Also, when I start my period, does that
>mean that I will have already ovulated while on the Provera? One last
>question. After getting my period, will I need to take Provera to get
>my next period also? Or will I be normal again?
>
>Sorry for all the questions. I'm just comfused and very ready for my
>body to get back to normal. My husband and I are planning on trying
>again within a few months, so I'm anxious to be "regular" again. ;-)
>
>Thanks and GOD Bless,
>April

The stress may have certainly played a role in your lack of period, which is a reflection of your lack of ovulation since the delivery. The provera is the correct route and it will simply "cycle" you, causing a period. The provera may indeed induce an ovulation, but that is not the point. The point is to begin a period, an get things back in synche... Lynn

--
Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

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