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Q: Regulating irregular menstrual cycles with birth control
asked by: DoctorQuestion on December 13th, 2006
Hi.Heres my story.
I first had my period when i was 12 and it never was regular. when i was about 16 or so i wnt to the dr. because i was having my period every 2 weeks and it was lasting about 2 weeks long. they put me on bc and then my periods were fine while i was on that. This last June i stopped taking the pill because i assumed after 2 yrs i wouldnt need it.. ever since then i havent had periods. [i had one, one month because i took bc to see if it would make me start] i dont know whats wrong anf i know i should go to the dr. but im too afraid.. i am also sexually active and for the past 2 weeks i have been bloated and having stomach achs. i dont know what to do.. any advice other than go see a dr? thanks


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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD
replied on August 8th, 2007
Fertility Answer A2013
Lack of menstrual periods is an expected temporary side effect after coming off birth control pills. It seems that your doctor gave you birth control pills to make your cycles regular. Before you started taking pills, its sounds as if your periods were too frequent (polymenorrhea) and too prolonged (menorrhagia). Your cycles/periods were irregular probably because you weren't experiencing ovulation. Lack of ovulation is due to a disturbance in the axis hypothalamus-pituitary gland-ovaries. Pills can make the cycles regular and can stop bleeding... but while taking them there will be no ovulation. It is believed that after coming of birth control pills, ovulation will establish itself again, spontaneously. If birth control pills do not help, you can consult a gynecologist and endocrinologist about your period regularity.
A bloated and painful abdomen is probably not related with your reproductive system.





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