YOUNG-WOMEN Messages for December, 2001: Re: Amenorhea

Re: Amenorhea

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 5 Dec 2001 08:10:40 -0600 (CST)

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At Wed, 5 Dec 2001, Linalone wrote: >
>Hello, i'd like to share my experience with yours. Actually i'm 22,and
>i've never had normal periods. i'd been to many specialists and all
>agreed that everything is normal, no particular problems and so i'm on
>progesterone treatement since i'm 17. i've stopped it for long periods
>but ...nothing. The problem is no one understands how frustrating this
>is and how deeper is the impact of this emotionnaly and psychologically
>speaking. At a certain moment i've had identity problems and till now i
>feel angry, upset, sad... and nothing destresses me. i've had a
>depression,taked antidepressants for 2 years and tried to suicide twice.
>Now i've got resigned and trying to live with it.
>As for fertility problems induced by this Amenorrhea(abscence of
>periods), doctors were always telling me that i won't have problems in
>getting pregnant if i want; i should only take another medicament
>inducing ovulations. But i don't really beleive in this and i still
>having problems of accepting my body!!
>Actually i'm seeing a psy since two weeks and i think i'll for the
>therapy till the end because i really feel the need to get rid of this
>problem and live normally without feeling inferior to other women and
>without this feeling of frustration.
>I need to share experiences like mine so u're welcome.
>
>--
> Linalone
>
>--
>linalone
>linalone@altavista.com
>

Linalone

By all means, continue with your psychiatrist and therapy. It is the most important thing you can do to 'get around' this hormonal imbalance you have.

--
William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Chairman, Editorial Advisory Board
Pregnancy and Birth Section
Private Practice
New Orleans, La.

*Please understand I can not respond to private emails.

*These comments are for educational purposes only.  They are
not meant to take the place of an examination by a qualified
health care provider.  They are not intended to be the start
of a physician-patient relationship.

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