1nceUponATime
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Hi Everyone...I joined the website because I really need some support on my journey.
My AF cycles have never been normal, starting with my very first one was a bit later (around 16 years old) in life and they were never normal...They came a few times, and then stopped coming entirely for 5 years. At that age, I wasn't attempting to get pregnant, and I did not go to the doctors to fix them until I was around 22-23 years old. My GYN gave me the "progestin challenge (provera induced AF), which AF failed to come both times. Since I wasn't trying to conceive at that point either, she prescribed me BCP's and that worked. AF came every month like clock work for 4-5 years. Around 5 months ago, I went for my yearly with my new GYN and a preconception check up. We discussed getting off birth control, and what would happen etc.. She said if I had amenoreah in my history, I would likely have the same problem again. Sure enough, I got off BCP and no AF has come. On top of that, I have been treated many times for an infection I just cant get rid of in the past 4 months since I have been off birth control. She tried the progestin challenge on me again (new doctor, maybe hoping this time would be different?), and it didn't work. I had transvaginal/abdominal ultrasounds and GYN says everything looked structurally okay. I have another appointment coming up this week to see what the next step is....I think my hormones must be screwed up. I feel physically really depressed, tired, anxious, and I swear my hair is falling out...which was exactly how I felt before they prescribed me BCP five years ago. At this point, I just don't want to physically feel this miserable...and my DH and I can't even begin to start "trying" if AF never shows up!
Ugh. Am I crazy?
My AF cycles have never been normal, starting with my very first one was a bit later (around 16 years old) in life and they were never normal...They came a few times, and then stopped coming entirely for 5 years. At that age, I wasn't attempting to get pregnant, and I did not go to the doctors to fix them until I was around 22-23 years old. My GYN gave me the "progestin challenge (provera induced AF), which AF failed to come both times. Since I wasn't trying to conceive at that point either, she prescribed me BCP's and that worked. AF came every month like clock work for 4-5 years. Around 5 months ago, I went for my yearly with my new GYN and a preconception check up. We discussed getting off birth control, and what would happen etc.. She said if I had amenoreah in my history, I would likely have the same problem again. Sure enough, I got off BCP and no AF has come. On top of that, I have been treated many times for an infection I just cant get rid of in the past 4 months since I have been off birth control. She tried the progestin challenge on me again (new doctor, maybe hoping this time would be different?), and it didn't work. I had transvaginal/abdominal ultrasounds and GYN says everything looked structurally okay. I have another appointment coming up this week to see what the next step is....I think my hormones must be screwed up. I feel physically really depressed, tired, anxious, and I swear my hair is falling out...which was exactly how I felt before they prescribed me BCP five years ago. At this point, I just don't want to physically feel this miserable...and my DH and I can't even begin to start "trying" if AF never shows up!
Ugh. Am I crazy?
