I get my period more if I am sexually active, though. I've been to several doctors and they have no idea what is wrong with me.
2006-09-22 15:54:57 · 7 answers · asked by lipz0613 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Trying to Conceive
Ok I had a similar experience, most likely you are not ovulating, and your lining gets heavy and starts to shed, which is similar to a period but medically is different. A technical period only follows ovulation. As far as having you period more when sexually active that is probably because the "activity" down there causes your lining to shed more often.
The fastest way to find out if your are ovulating or having what the call anovulatory(spelling?) bleeding is to see a doctor. If you do not want to see a doctor you could try fertility charting at fertilityfriend.com or purchase the book taking charge of your fertility. Fertility friend.com has alot of useful information on their site.
2006-09-22 16:07:00 · answer #1 · answered by AMANDA B 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If you're trying to concieve, you should see a fertility specialist. Clomid is a good drug, very popular right now. It will help you regulate your cycles.
If you're not trying to conceive, you should change doctors. If your Dr doesn't know what's wrong with you, he/she shouldn't be a doctor. Get yourself a new OB-Gyn.
Doctors call your condition "amenorrhea" and the fastest, easiest way to take care of it is by prescribing birth control pills. I had this problem for about 6 years. I'd see my period about 3 times a year. I gained a lot of weight while I wasn't getting my period. I saw a new OB-Gyn and he requested routine blood work (TSG and other hormones) and with those test results he diagnosed me. He gave me Loestrin FE 1.5/28; this birth control pill is fortified with iron, which also took care of my anemia. I was on the pill for 2 consecutive years; stopped it last year. Ever since, my periods are regular and I'm now pregnant.
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Good luck!!
2006-09-22 16:30:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can have your period and not ovulate, you can also ovulate and not have your period. I was told this by my Fertility specialist. The only sure way to tell if you are actually ovulating is to chart your basal body temp each morn, at the same time, before you get out of bed. You should see a pattern in your temps that will indicate you are or are not ovulating. A wonderful website to use that is free is Fertilityfriend.com. It will graph your temps for you, tell you if you have an ovulation pattern, record fertility signs, tell you if you have an implantation dip and tons more...I love this site, it makes temping easy. Also, you may want to ask your ob/gyn to refer you to a fertility specialist if he cannot find a reason for your missed periods and you are trying to conceive. Good luck and much BABYDUST to you.
2006-09-22 16:24:25 · answer #3 · answered by **KELLEY** 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome, I don't know if you have any other symptoms, but it took years for me to be diagnosed and only because I pushed for more testing. The testing mostly involves getting your testosterone levels and blood sugar levels checked, but they have a checklist of other symptoms that make up the syndrome. I have had two children in spite of PCOS, so don't give up if you have it. There are some treatments that work (including Glucophage for the insulin resistance, and Clomid for infertility).
There is a TON of info online, from many, many sites.
2006-09-22 16:24:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally, no. You may want to get checked for polycystic ovarian syndrome. I have it.
I'll try not to get into the whole schpeal, but when you don't ovulate, you don't get a corpus luteum cyst. A corpus luteum is what is left of the dominant follicle that releases the mature egg. The corpus luteum produces the female hormone, progesterone. Progesterone is what tells your body to prepare for a period. So, basically, no ovulation = no corpus luteum = no progesterone = no period.
2006-09-22 17:02:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would suggest seeing a fertility specialist. They make a pill called Clomid. I know two girls who have used this and had success. I wish you luck. But not to scare you, you need different doctors. My sister had the same thing and found out that at age 27 she was already going through menopause.
2006-09-22 16:00:05 · answer #6 · answered by Beth 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
that is odd,, consider seeing a specialist
2006-09-22 15:58:00 · answer #7 · answered by lp073 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋