Re: Nursing and menstruation
From: AMD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 3 May 2000 14:37:03 -0500 (CDT)
Can I assume that lack of menstruation is indicative of lack of
ovulation?
Or maybe that St. John's Wort I took a few months ago....:)
Andrea
At Wed, 3 May 2000, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>
>At Wed, 3 May 2000, AMD wrote:
>>
>>My baby is 10 months old and only breastfeeds once a day. Is this
>>enough to continue to suppress ovulation and menstruation? I have not
>>resumed my period since delivery. I am taking Micronor.
>>
>>Also, I have had a few occasions the past couple months where I had that
>>"full" feeling and some mild menstrual-like cramping. But no bleeding.
>>Is this part of the return to normalcy as I cut down on nursing, or a
>>sign that something is wrong?
>>
>>Thanks
>>Andrea
>
>Typically that would not be enough to suppress ovulation, but perhaps in
>combination with the progesterone in the Micronor, it would be.
>
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