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vaginapagina2006-08-10 01:16 am
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Regular Cycles after the pill?
Hello, everyone...
I created this journal specifically to get advice on this issue.
In December, after 5 1/2 years on BCP, I went off the pill. My partner had a vasectomy last fall, and in December he tested "clean" (so to speak) -- no live semen showed up. I'm monogamous. So there's no reason to believe I might be pregnant. I don't know how regular my periods were before going on BCP; I didn't pay attention back then. Since going off the pill, I've charted my cycle faithfully, and it looks as if 35 days or so is the norm for me -- I have had one much longer cycle, about 2 cycles ago.
At this point, I'm on day 52 (!) of my cycle, and so far... nothing. I don't have anything at all that I might identify as a symptom of pregnancy. I gained 5 pounds sometime in the last 2 weeks, but that doesn't seem abnormal, really. I'm starting to stress, because we don't want kids (hence the vasectomy!), but the sensible part of me is wondering just how long it can take to regulate one's cycle after extended, continuous use of hormonal birth control.
Does anyone have any advice, words of wisdom, etc.?
Thanks so much!
I created this journal specifically to get advice on this issue.
In December, after 5 1/2 years on BCP, I went off the pill. My partner had a vasectomy last fall, and in December he tested "clean" (so to speak) -- no live semen showed up. I'm monogamous. So there's no reason to believe I might be pregnant. I don't know how regular my periods were before going on BCP; I didn't pay attention back then. Since going off the pill, I've charted my cycle faithfully, and it looks as if 35 days or so is the norm for me -- I have had one much longer cycle, about 2 cycles ago.
At this point, I'm on day 52 (!) of my cycle, and so far... nothing. I don't have anything at all that I might identify as a symptom of pregnancy. I gained 5 pounds sometime in the last 2 weeks, but that doesn't seem abnormal, really. I'm starting to stress, because we don't want kids (hence the vasectomy!), but the sensible part of me is wondering just how long it can take to regulate one's cycle after extended, continuous use of hormonal birth control.
Does anyone have any advice, words of wisdom, etc.?
Thanks so much!