Hi everyone.I really was not sure where to post this so if you have any suggestions as to where I might want to post it I will appreciate it.My husband and I have will have been married 4 years next month. I have a soon to be 8 year old son from a previous relationship. My husband and I have been talking babies recently, or it may be more me then him lol. My husband is a recovering alcoholic and has been sober two years now. He is having issues with being able to be intimate with me. It has a lot to do with adjusting to sobreity I'm sure. Being a man it's difficult for him to speak openly about it, and me being a woman I do the best I can to make him talk with me about it. He made a few doctor's appts and he has another next month.In the mean time I have been thinking about myself. I am overweight and have very irregular periods. I have been working out and trying to eat right. So far I have taken off about 30lbs since Jan. I am a slow loser because I am a big eater lol. Today I went to see my OB so that I could get a pap and speak with him about my irregular periods. He did an ultra sound and mentioned the lining of my uterus looked a bit thick. He said it meant that I wasn't ovulating and that was causing the bleeding. He gave me a prescription for provera (sp) He said it would stop the bleeing and to go back and see him in 1 month.I am just a little concerned. I am worried first can this issue be cancerous? and second will this mean I will not be able to concieve? I know these are all thoughts I should have spoke to him about but I wasn't thinking while I was there.I am so sorry this post is jumbled and long. Thanks for reading
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I didn't want to R&R, but I'm not sure I can really help... but I'll try my best. First of all, congratulations on the weight loss! Don't be down on yourself about how slow it is: it's a great first step and you've made all the right decisions! Ok.... provera (depo) is a progesterone based birth control. Progesterone is often used to bring on a period in women who have irregularly long cycles. The thickened uterine lining either means your period is near to come, or that something has delayed it from showing. It is shed every month during your menses, and every month it builds itself back up in anticipation for an implanting embryo. It shouldn't be cancerous, and I'm sure if he had seen a growth beyond the thickened lining your doctor would have mentioned it. If it is an issue of anovulation, it's possible your weight might be the cause. Estrogen is stored in our fat cells, and overweight women tend to have higher estrogen levels because of that excess storage. Estrogen dominance leads to a progesterone deficiency which in turn leads to mid-cycle spotting, anovulation, and infertility. Kellzg, keep working toward losing that weight. The closer you are to a normal BMI the better chances you will have at conceiving. Green tea extract has been shown to lower estrogen levels, it strengthens your little eggies, and it will also help you burn off some of the weight. Maybe try that, and keep your hopes up! Good luck, and I hope I was able to help a little!
