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Q: Disturbance of the hypothalamus , pituitary , ovaries axis

asked by: DoctorQuestion on September 29th, 2008

I was using the evra patch, i finished it in May after the 3weeks, as i want to get pregnant. i had a bleed on June 10 08, i had another one on 24 July 08, it's been 9 weeks now and i haven't had a period. i've done pregnancy tests but all negative, i also had a blood test also negative. is there something wrong with me, i'm getting a little worried now as they haven't arrived, please help me

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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on October 2nd, 2008

Birth Control Answer A4780

Usually irregular and rare menstruations are signs of disturbance in the axis hypothalamus-pituitary-ovaries.

If your menstruations had been regular before you started using hormonal contraception then your present cycle irregularities could be a temporary side effect from the evra patches. The body usually needs a few months to establish its normal reproductive functions.

But if your menstruations had been irregular even before you started the hormonal contraception then the problem is not related to the evra-patches but could be located somewhere in the axis hypothalamus-pituitary-ovaries.

You may want to consult your gynecologist about this.

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