I have not recieved my period for 4 years now. help! read details below.....?

Question

So yes I havent gotten a period for 4 years now. I am now 17. but before then it wasnt normal. I only had it twice in my life. About a year after it stopped I was raped twice an I have a lot of stress but that can't cause it to be absent for that long. I alos have seen numerous doctors which all have done numerous tests an blood work an hormone tests ect. no one knows whats wrong. any ideas? thanks

Answer 1

Actually stress can cause you to not have a period or for it to be out of whack. I myself have been raped twice and after both events my body was screwed up in so many ways. To this day my periods are VERY abnormal and even birth control pills (etc.) do not regulate it (I also have endometriosis and polycystic ovarian syndrome). Have your doctors looked into those? Good luck hun!

Answer 2

Have you received adequate therapy for the rapes? Do YOU feel like it was enough? I don't know if that could be the cause, but aside from going to the doctor, if I were you that's where I'd start. There are many different kinds of post trauma therapies, and many different therapists. If you don't connect with one, keep looking until you do, and feel helped. You deserve to have a therapeutic connection, and it may take some time to find the right person.

Answer 3

I'm not sure what to tell you about not having a period since so many doctors have told you there is nothing wrong. But to the person who said "how do you get raped twice?" ....You can be repeatedly raped...as in a possible rape by a family member or someone who lives with you. Or maybe she means that she was raped by 2 different people.

Answer 4

Hey I'm 15 so I can answer this pretty well. I don't if you are still taking answers or not. But anyways.. My best friend is 14 and her mom let her sleep over at her boyfriends house. Now she isn't a virgin. Seems a lot for a 14 year old? In my class there is like 6 kids out of 25 who already had sex. So I wouldn't let her.

Answer 5

well, considering your doctors haven't figured out what it is, its very unlikely that you will find any sort of answers on the net; but researching is always a good thing. honestly, this could be normal, or you could naturally have low hormone production... and maybe higher male hormones producing in your body? but you doctors should've been able to pinpoint that. yet if it doesn't interfere with your daily life, then i'd say you're pretty damn lucky; period's suck.

Answer 6

Hello,

When you started having your periods around age 13, it's fairly common for them to be irregular in frequency and duration. As a young woman matures, typically her menstrual cycle will normalize (in the sense of whatever "normal" will be for each individual woman). Some women only have periods very occasionally, and that does not necessarily mean there is anything "wrong" in any way. So, if all the medical exams and tests have been the right ones, then you may perhaps safely assume that there is nothing physically "wrong" with your body. Please note that I said "if".
There can be many physical causes of irregular or absent menstruation. A multitude of physical conditions not directly related to your ovaries and/or uterus can account for irregularity in your cycles. Such illnesses as diabetes, thyroid disorders, adrenal disorders, pituitary disorders and other "glandular" disorders should be evaluated for (if they haven't already been). In addition to blood and hormonal levels, your doctors should recommend MRI scans of your brain, abdomen and pelvis to rule out many of these causes. A common condition called endometriosis (where utirine tissue grows outside the uterus) can cause changes or arrest in menstruation, and is often diagnosed only by exploratory laparoscopic surgery, since even small amounts of such tissue hiding in tissue or organ folds can be enough to totally mess up your cycles. Also, particularly since you were raped on 2 occasions, you need to know that many sexually transmitted illnesses can cause menstrual irregularities, such as syphilis, gonorrhea, Herpes, HIV, etc. Often, a woman may not show any externally noticeable signs or symptoms of these conditions, and may not know they have them. The same goes for the tick-borne illness Lyme disease. You should definitely be checked for all these and other possible infectious causes of menstrual difficulty.
Never under-estimate the changes in your body (or your life) that trauma and stress can cause. Surviving 2 rapes nearly always causes a great deal of stress, some of which may be obvious, but much of which may be consciously hidden from you due to its extreme intensity. That stress can manifest itself both physically and/or emotionally. I worked with one woman who was raped, never told anyone, but became alarmed about 2-3 months later when her hair started to fall out. She went to her doctor for hair loss, and he was at a loss to explain it. I remembered from school that it takes about 2 months for a hair which dies to be expelled from the scalp, so I asked her if anything unusual or stressful had happened to her around that time. She immediately broke into sobs and told us about her assault, which, after therapy and treatment, seemed to have been the cause of her hair loss (since it started growing back almost as soon as she told someone and started dealing with the issue of recovery from her trauma). If either or both of your assaults were particularly violent or caused you either physican and/or emotional damage, your body could be "protecting" itself from pregnancy (and possibly even sexual interest) by creating this defense barricade of amenorrhea. Also, scar tissue may form, or there could be internal structural damage which may prevent your body from experiencing normal (for you) menstruation.
You don't mention if you use any sort of birth control, such as pills, IUDs, injections. Such drugs and/or devices can often cause irregularity in menstruation. Other non-GYNE drugs taken for other conditions can do the same. So, make sure all your doctors know every sort of prescription and over-the-counter medicine or supplement you take (incluidng any appetite suppressants or diet pills or programs you may be using).
Also, clinical depression, guilt, shame, low self-esteem, self-blame for the assaults or anxiety disorders (and sometimes even the medications used to treat them) can cause menstrual difficulty. Often overlooked, conditions such as anorexia or bulemia can frequently cause absence of menstruation. So can rigirous dieting or extreme amounts of exercise resulting in a very low percentage of body fat. This is relatively common in very thin, muscular female athletes, who, due to insufficient body fat, and hormonal differences brought about by the intense exercise, cease to menstruate. So, if you are below your ideal body weight you man want to consult a dietitian for a nutritional assessment.
I would strongly encourage you to make sure your physical health has been checked very thoroughly before assuming the cause of your problem is psychological. If everything medically checks out fine, I would strongly urge you to consult a qualified trauma recovery specialist counselor and/or psychiatrist for evaluation and, if recommended, treatment (which may or may not include the use of psychoactive medications). Last, remember that there may be absolutely nothing "wrong" with you at all; you may simply be a woman whose menstrual cycle is characterized by extremely rare periods. Honestly, I doubt this given your history, but it is possible. Good luck to you.

Answer 7

This could be stress related.