Provera Question?

Question

Hi My doctor gave me provera to start my period I took the 10 pills same time everyday took last pill on Saturday... still no period. Has this happened to anyone else?

Please don't tell me to chart we tried that for a year and a half it is too much of a pain and drives me nuts. I am not pregnant and my last period started Dec 30th. The provera is to jump start my cycle so I can start the fertility pills

Answer 1

::sigh:: Provera is a messed up drug. sometimes it can take awhile for it to start, it can take up to 10 days after your last pill. if you dont get it by then, you might want to get a higher dose. have you been spotting at all? If not, I would tell your doc, because provera normally has aLOT of estrogen to make your period happen. Email me if your still confused

Answer 2

I hope you were tested for pregnancy prior to receiving the provera!!!!

If you are not pregnant, you may be having other hormonal issues. I've heard low estrogen can make the progesterone ineffective at bringing on a period.

If you are not already, I highly recommend charting your fertility signs. Your chart can tell you when you are fertile, when you are not, when you are ovulating, when to expect your next period, and when to suspect pregnancy. Your chart can also tell you if there are issues delaying conception or causing difficulty w/ carrying a pregnancy and if there are serious issues which need a doc's attention.

Some good sources for charting your fertility signs: Fertilityfriend.com (free software as well as a pay-for version and on-line charting turorial); ovusoft.com (discussion boards for many fertility related issues, much info on fertility after the pill, and a very good software for purchase). The books Taking Charge of Your Fertility (associated w/ the the ovusoft website and software), The Art of Natural Family Planning, and Garden of Fertility