WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for May, 2001: Re: One year and no period yet!

Re: One year and no period yet!

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 22 May 2001 10:02:13 -0500 (CDT)

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At Tue, 22 May 2001, Maria wrote: >
>I'm 23 years old. I've never had regular periods. I've gone to
>doctors, but they couldn't explain it. So about a year ago (or more)
>they decided to put me on The Pill. I took it for 3 months. Finally, I
>was regular but it was very heavy.
>After the 3 months was over, I stopped taking the pill, and waited to
>get my period. I figured that my cycle would be a little disrupted. So
>I waited and waited and waited. I was used to irregular periods. I was
>just waiting a normal cycle to kick in.
>But now, I'm terribly afraid it's been too long. And unfortunately I
>don't have health insurance right now. I am concerned and I should
>be...
> What could be wrong and what can I do?
> Is this semi-normal effects with the Pill?
>
>--
>Maria
>

This is not likely to be due to the pill, but rather to the underlying cause for your irregular periods, assuming that you are not pregnant. More than likely, you are a chronic anovulator, and eventually you will begin to bleed (irregularly) again. Continuing on the pill would go a long way towards controlling this problem.

-- William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

This is for educational purposes only, and is not a substitute for consultation and examination by a licensed medical professional.

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