YOUNG-WOMEN Messages for July, 2002: Re: Where the heck is my period?

Re: Where the heck is my period?

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 30 Jul 2002 13:41:29 -0500 (CDT)

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At Tue, 30 Jul 2002, Dawn wrote: >
>I have been having strange symptoms over the last couple of months. I
>posted a question before about frequent menstration, but now I'm having
>the opposite problem.
>
>I was bleeding for 55 days straight, then would have a period about
>every 15 days. I had a polyp that has since resolved itself and a
>lemon-sized cyst on my ovary that ruptered.
>
>Since then, I cant seem to have a period. The last time I had a period
>was 39 days ago and I'm going crazy. I'm extremely bloated, crampy,
>cranky, etc. My doctor wanted to put me on the pill the first day of my
>period to try to get my bleeding under control, but since I havent
>started a period yet, I cant start the pill.
>
>Also, I'm having a lot of pain again on the ovary that had the ruptured
>cyst. I called the docs office and she said "it's probably retained
>fluid from the ruptured cyst" and didnt seem worried about my not having
>a period for 39 days.
>
>I'm a little concerned, should I just keep waiting to start a period, or
>is there something I can take to help "move it along"?
>
>Thanks for your helP!
>
>--
>Dawn
>

It sounds as though you are a chronic anovulator, and the pill will help to regulate you. In my own practice, I would have given you a 10 day course of a progesterone to start things, so that you could start the pill.

-- 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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