WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for May, 2001: Re: Premature Menopause Since the Age of 16 and Birth Control-Need Answers

Re: Premature Menopause Since the Age of 16 and Birth Control-Need Answers

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 30 May 2001 23:19:06 -0500 (CDT)

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In reply to: Sheila: "Premature Menopause Since the Age of 16 and Birth Control-Need Answers"

At Wed, 30 May 2001, Sheila wrote: >
>I was diagnosed at the age of 16 as having premature menopause. The
>only way I get my period is through taking birth control. I am 25 now
>and over the years I have been taking the pill on and off because I feel
>horrible, I bloat my acne is out of control and I have nausea. I have
>tried many different types of birth control and the same symptoms
>happen. I need help because I want to know what else I can do and is
>there something to help women with premature menopause to have children.
>I am also a diabetic and have been told this may be a cause to the
>premature menopause, could this be the case? Without taking the pills
>regularly I am doing damage to my body. I want to get this mess all
>sorted out, I am desperate. Can anyone give me information and hope. I
>want to be healthy and to have children.
>
>--
>DESPERATE FOR ANSWERS
>

I would first make an appointment with a specialist in reproductive endocrinology. It is quite unusual to have menopause at the age of 16. Often this is associated with a genetic or syndromic abnormality. The RE specialist can track this down. Further, depending upon the findings of that evaluation, they can also give you the likelihood of pregnancy... Lynn

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

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