Secondary amenorrhea
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vaginapaginaI posted a couple months ago about missed periods after discontinuing hormonal bc. My post was actually deleted because I had neglected to read the FAQs.
(Just for a little background info, I started Depo when I was 18 and then switched to the patch when I was 21. So 3 years Depo and one year of the patch prior to stopping HBC.)
Well, I found out that it was normal to miss periods after discontinuing hormonal bc. The issue for me was that I am trying to get an IUD and my doctor refuses to insert it unless I'm on my period.
After three missed periods, I called her and told her that I still wanted the IUD but had just not gotten my period. She had me come in and sounded my uterus to see if everything looked ok and I took a pregnancy test, which was negative. She then prescribed 20mg of dydrogesterone once a day for ten days. She said that two days after I stopped the pills I should get my period.
Well, 2 days came and went and I'm now on day 10. I did some research online and found that the 'normal' window for progestins to bring on a period is 2-7 days after finishing them, but that it can take up to 14 days.
Has anyone had any experiences like this? Did I find correct information and should I wait til day 14 to call her back or should I call her now?
I'm getting a little nervous that something might be wrong with me reproductively speaking.
And annoyed since I go home in two weeks to visit my boyfriend for the first time in four months and have no birth control lined up.
Thanks for any help you can provide!
(Just for a little background info, I started Depo when I was 18 and then switched to the patch when I was 21. So 3 years Depo and one year of the patch prior to stopping HBC.)
Well, I found out that it was normal to miss periods after discontinuing hormonal bc. The issue for me was that I am trying to get an IUD and my doctor refuses to insert it unless I'm on my period.
After three missed periods, I called her and told her that I still wanted the IUD but had just not gotten my period. She had me come in and sounded my uterus to see if everything looked ok and I took a pregnancy test, which was negative. She then prescribed 20mg of dydrogesterone once a day for ten days. She said that two days after I stopped the pills I should get my period.
Well, 2 days came and went and I'm now on day 10. I did some research online and found that the 'normal' window for progestins to bring on a period is 2-7 days after finishing them, but that it can take up to 14 days.
Has anyone had any experiences like this? Did I find correct information and should I wait til day 14 to call her back or should I call her now?
I'm getting a little nervous that something might be wrong with me reproductively speaking.
And annoyed since I go home in two weeks to visit my boyfriend for the first time in four months and have no birth control lined up.
Thanks for any help you can provide!
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