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Re: When will be period come? Trying to conceive!
From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 19 Oct 2002 15:14:14 -0500 (CDT)
Rita
Some people need hormone supplementation in the luteal phase to keep
menses regular. My only problem with these creams is no one knows how
much is absorbed.
At Sat, 19 Oct 2002, Rita wrote:
>
>Dear Doctors - and BJ,
>
>Will using the progesterone cream jump-start the ovaries so that they
>will wake up and start functioning w/o taking the progesterone cream on
>a permanent basis? Would the ovaries eventually start up again on their
>own anyway (w/o the progesterone cream)? What causes the ovaries to
>remain dormant in those who go off of the pill and not resume menstrual
>cycles for an indefinite amount of time?
>
>Thanks,
>Rita
>
>At Fri, 18 Oct 2002, BJ wrote:
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>>Hi Katie,
>>Did the doctor check your hormone levels? Low progesterone will cause
>>this and if your progesterone is low it probably means you are not
>>ovulating. Some BC pills stop you from ovulating and after you stop the
>>pill your ovaries remain shut down. I would suggest you either go in
>>for hormone level tests or start using natural progesterone cream for
>>10-14 days starting midcycle when you would normally ovulate. Good
>>luck!
>>BJ
>>
>>At Fri, 18 Oct 2002, Katie wrote:
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>>>I stopped taking birth control pills this summer. My first period came
>>>5 weeks later. But now it has been nearly 3 months since my last
>>>period.
>>>My husband and I are trying to conceive. I went to my Dr. and I am not
>>>pregnant. They checked my TSH and prolactin and both were normal.
>>>What else could be delaying my period?
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William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Private Practice
New Orleans, La.
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