No period 6 months following BC

[jldouthitt]

My husband and I decided to start ttc in July. I went off my BC pill and still have not had a period. I went to my gp beginning of november. She did an FSH, prolactin and TSH test. All normal levels. She said to come back in a couple months if I still had not had a period. I called and she referred me to a gynocologist. I had an irregular cycle about 6 periods a year before going on BC. I was on mononessa for about 4 years. I am so nervous about the appointment and upcoming tests and procedures. I didn't know if some of you had been through this stage and what to expect.

 

[Myshelsong]

I think you may get some more responses in the general trying to conceive thread.

It is good that you are with a doctor who is going to investigate this with you. You could have a number of things one being PCOS but the doctor will be able to figure that out with some ultrasounds and bloodwork. Do not freak out over the test this is just a small small step in a long journey. Good luck.

 

[Penguin20]

My sister took a year for her period to come back after coming off BC
and when she spoke to a doctor beforehand they said it can take anything up to a year

Hope everything goes ok

 

[Minnie00]

jldouthitt...

This sounds a lot like me. I started TTC in June and went off of BCP in may. I did not get a period nor did I ovulate and after 6 months I was given Provera to start a period (which worked) and clomid 50mg to help me ovulate. That cycle did not make me ovulate so now I am on round 2 with fingers crossed. It is incredibly hard to wait for answers, I have PCOS I found out.

 

[MariaF]

I went off BC in October, got my first period in Jan (so 3 months later), then again in April and again in August. In the meantime I also got loads of other horrible pcos symptoms like greasy skin/hair, acne, my weight ballooned.
My Gp also ran some tests back in jan/feb and when I called to find out the results I was told everything was normal. Then when I finally saw a gynaecologist in the summer he had a copy of my test results the Gp ordered back in the winter. Mind you at that time I had NO idea about pcos or anything like that - as far as I knew my Gp didn't find anything wrong with my bloods.
So imagine my shock when the gynaecologist showed me a copy of those bloods and the Gp had made a remark: Normal for somebody with PCOS!!!!!! I wanted to murder that idiot of a GP!!!

Anyway, the hormones you really need to have tested are Testosterone, LH/FSH ratio rather than standalone. And also have an ultrasound of your ovaries.

It's really good you have been referred to a gynae!

 

[Fezzle]

I had a similar experience and remember how frustrating it is- you finally get to TTC and you still feel like you're WTT.

When I got off the pill, which was July 2013, I wasn't having real periods- just some spotting every now and then. My first GP thought my body was just regulating from being off BCPs, but ran the blood tests. She said they came back normal- but they weren't done on CD3 as I didn't have a CD3 with no period! I told her I had always had irregular periods and she referred me for a transvaginal u/s which they said was normal and didn't show PCOS.

I finally had a period longer than a day in Feb 2014, though I think it was everything just finally building up too much in there and coming out instead of after ovulation. But, I finally got Day 3 tests done on CD3, and then I did have high testosterone and LH indicative of PCOS. My GP put me on Metformin, and since then I've had long cycles (about 40 days), but regular periods.

In Oct 2014 I saw a private fertility specialist who did another ultrasound on me and said I did have polycystic ovaries too. She said that it was a combination of me having a lot of follicles from PCOS, but also less follicles due to the normal effects of aging (I'm 38) that balanced each other out to make it seem like I have a normal amount of follicles. She put me on 50mg of Clomid, and we conceived the first month I took it (though unfortunately had a mc at 6 weeks).

So, the short story is, make sure if you have PCOS that they're doing the tests at the right time and interpreting them correctly. The good news it's a fixable problem for a lot of people, so good luck!