[misslady66]

I'm 18
I have already talked to the doctor about this
he put me on birth control to regulate my period
because I hardly have one... it will come like 4 weeks from now for 4 days then 2 weeks from then for 3 days then jump to 2 months later for 4 days... never ever regular
hated the lessina birth control (gained weight, sunburned, actually had cramps)


so
my question is
do I even have an ovulation then?
what will this do to my libido when I'm older?
will I be able to have children?
am I less likely to have an oopsy? cause I hate birth control I just want to use condoms for the future

thank you for your timeee

[CEBOULD]

My Story

Well Im 27 And I Started Off The Same Way It Got To The Point That I Didnt Have One For 4 Or 5 Months I Was Happy Being Young I Didnt Understand Then I Would Blled For A Month Straight I Was Put On The Pill And It Became Reg For A Little While Then I Started Having Yeast Infections Like Crazy Then Came Bv For Like 2 Years On And Off Now Yeast Gone Bv Gone But Cycle Is Still Irregular And They Have Gotten To About A 38 Day Cycle On And Off No Doctor Can Tell Me Whats Wrong And I Have Done Just About Every Test - In My Life Time I Have Been In Love With Two Men The First I Let Go Cause I Could Not Get Pregnant And There Was Nothing Wrong With Him His Next Girl Friend Got Pregnant 3 Months After We Broke Up The Other After Three Years Of Trying I Got Pregnant But She Was Born Early And Did Not Survive That Is When They Found Out My Cervix Cant Hold The Weight Of A Baby Past 6 Months Unless I Am Stiched At The Cervix Opening That Was Two Years Ago They Thought My Cycle Would Regulate It Self Now That I Have Been Pregnant Once Well It Has Not And I Have Not Been Able To Get Pregnant Since All The Test Have Shown That There Is Nothing Wrong And Now Im 27 And Single I Wished When I Was Younger That I Had Brought This Up And Maybe What Ever Happened To Start This Problem Off Maybe I Would Have Been Able To Do More Or At Least Understand More About Whats Wrong With Me - Im Telling You This Cause I Dont Want You To Go Through The Pain Ive Been Through And Dont Let The Doctors Tell You That Your Young You Still Have Time And Trow Bc Pills At You Just To Regulate You Its More To It Then Just Regulating You Have The Test Done While Your Young So Maybe Can Catch Whatever The Problem Is Early It Could Be Very Small Now Like A Hormone In Balance Or Something But If You Wait Then Your Chances Of Ever Concieving Lessen Every Year I Know A Lot Of People Say Well A Women Had A Baby And She Was 45 Or Older Well That Was Her Who Knows What She Went Through Just To Get Pregnant And Who In Their Right Mind Wants To Start Having Kids At 45 All Im Saying Is If You Want Childern In The Near Futcher Find Out Whats Wrong And Dont Let Anyone Try To Talk You Out Of It Cause Trust Me You Will Hear It From Your Doctors And Relatives Then After So Much Time Has Passed All They Can Say Is Im So Sorry And Then Become Distant Cause They Have Their Childern And They Dont Kow How To Or If They Should Invite You Over For The Baby Showers Or The Birthdays Or Even Call You To Tell You That Their Pregnant I Have Four Sisters I Should Know
Sorry So Long I Just Needed To Get That Out

[shadyeyez]

the old saying "every woman's body is different"...
I got my period when I was 10 yrs old (I didn't even know what it was at the time...) after a few years, it was very irregular...
esp when I turned 18...I would miss it for 6-8 months straight and when I did get it, it would be like for a day or 2...
I started taking birth control when I was 19 (when I started dating my "now" husband...so I started taking that for him and to have a "cycle)
there ARE different kinds of birth control, which Im sure your dr would/should have told you...if something doesn't seem to feel or work right, mention it and try something else (I think it usually takes about 3 months for them to take "full" effect)

as for this affecting other things, like I said, everyone's bodies are different...I guess to say you'll learn as you go (that may be some pretty lame advice, but its all I've got right now.)
I've heard birth control affects some women's libido, but that wasn't the case w/ me (now having a baby on the other hand, yeah, you may "refrain" from sex for awhile)

[misslady66]

Thank you both for writing back
Thank you so much 1st post
that is exactly what I've been fearing
I started thinking more about it when charlotte in sex in the city couldn't concieve
I'm gonna talk to my doctor right away
but do you know what the test would be called??

[CEBOULD]

Well My First Obgyn Gave Me A Biopsy Of The Cervix That Came Back Clean And He Didn't Want To Go Further Then About Two Days Later I Started My Cycle So I Thought Two Weeks Passed And It Seemed Every Time I Would Work Out I Would Start To Bleed A Little So Instead Of Going Back To Him There Was A New Obgyn Coming Into The Same Office So I Went To See Her She Was Understanding And That Day The Urine Test Came Back Positive That Was Surprise So She Gave Me A Ultrasound She Did Not See A Baby Or A Sack And No Cysts Or Any Thing Abnormal So She Did A Blood Test And Checked My Fsh Level And My Hormones Everything Came Back Ok But I Was Not Pregnant So She Gave Me A Provera Which Are Pills To Make Me Have A Cycle And Then On The Days Five Through Nine Of My Cycle She Sent Me To Have A Hsg Which Is An Outpatient Procedure To See If You Have A Blockage In Your Tubes They Insert A Cathader Into Your Cervix Opening Which I Didn't Feel Then They Fill You Uterus With A Dye Thats Makes You Cramp A Little And On This Screen It Shows The Dye Filling Up And It Flows Through Your Tubes I Didn't Have A Blockage She Also Told Me Allot Of Woman Get Pregnant After This Procedure I Didn't Then She Went Ahead And Started Me On Clomid Which Are Pills That Help Make A Lot Of Eggs To Increase You Chances Of Getting Pregnant That Did Not Work So She Said She Was Not Going To Send Me Though That Anymore She Wanted To Send Me To A Fertility Specialist I Didn't Go It Got To Be To Much Stress At Home Between Me And My Ex

[Jovon]

I have this same problem. I started my period at 12 years old and they were normal. After having sex I got on birth control at about 14yrs old. Some time in between this I started to have irregular periods. At first I wouldn't have one for about three months then it would come on. At about 16 years old they stopped coming on all together. My Dr. then gave me medicine to make my period come on and then put me on the patch to make them normal. On the patch my periods come on like clockwork. But any time I decide I don't want to be on birth control anymore my periods WILL NOT come on. I think the longest I've went without a period is like 8 months, then I just get back on the patch to make it come on. The Doctors really don't have an answer to why this happens. I am 21 now and am worried that I won't be able to have children. I pray that is not the case. There has to be a reason for this craziness.

[support4u]

Well Im 27 And I Started Off The Same Way It Got To The Point That I Didnt Have One For 4 Or 5 Months I Was Happy Being Young I Didnt Understand Then I Would Blled For A Month Straight I Was Put On The Pill And It Became Reg For A Little While Then I Started Having Yeast Infections Like Crazy Then Came Bv For Like 2 Years On And Off Now Yeast Gone Bv Gone But Cycle Is Still Irregular And They Have Gotten To About A 38 Day Cycle On And Off No Doctor Can Tell Me Whats Wrong And I Have Done Just About Every Test - In My Life Time I Have Been In Love With Two Men The First I Let Go Cause I Could Not Get Pregnant And There Was Nothing Wrong With Him His Next Girl Friend Got Pregnant 3 Months After We Broke Up The Other After Three Years Of Trying I Got Pregnant But She Was Born Early And Did Not Survive That Is When They Found Out My Cervix Cant Hold The Weight Of A Baby Past 6 Months Unless I Am Stiched At The Cervix Opening That Was Two Years Ago They Thought My Cycle Would Regulate It Self Now That I Have Been Pregnant Once Well It Has Not And I Have Not Been Able To Get Pregnant Since All The Test Have Shown That There Is Nothing Wrong And Now Im 27 And Single I Wished When I Was Younger That I Had Brought This Up And Maybe What Ever Happened To Start This Problem Off Maybe I Would Have Been Able To Do More Or At Least Understand More About Whats Wrong With Me - Im Telling You This Cause I Dont Want You To Go Through The Pain Ive Been Through And Dont Let The Doctors Tell You That Your Young You Still Have Time And Trow Bc Pills At You Just To Regulate You Its More To It Then Just Regulating You Have The Test Done While Your Young So Maybe Can Catch Whatever The Problem Is Early It Could Be Very Small Now Like A Hormone In Balance Or Something But If You Wait Then Your Chances Of Ever Concieving Lessen Every Year I Know A Lot Of People Say Well A Women Had A Baby And She Was 45 Or Older Well That Was Her Who Knows What She Went Through Just To Get Pregnant And Who In Their Right Mind Wants To Start Having Kids At 45 All Im Saying Is If You Want Childern In The Near Futcher Find Out Whats Wrong And Dont Let Anyone Try To Talk You Out Of It Cause Trust Me You Will Hear It From Your Doctors And Relatives Then After So Much Time Has Passed All They Can Say Is Im So Sorry And Then Become Distant Cause They Have Their Childern And They Dont Kow How To Or If They Should Invite You Over For The Baby Showers Or The Birthdays Or Even Call You To Tell You That Their Pregnant I Have Four Sisters I Should Know
Sorry So Long I Just Needed To Get That Out

HI CEBOULD,

I was just reading your response to this forum question and while reading it ... it sounded EXACTLY the same as what I am going through now. I've been going to my gyno and so far he has sent me to have a transvaginal, then he put me on provera pills for 14 days and now he just prescribed me clomid pills which I have to take 3-7 days into my cycle BUT my period hasn't yet started and my last day on provera was June 2 ... would you know how long before my period would start? Also, he is sending me to get a sonohysterogram (same as what you have gone through - and I'm scared) ... Just need someone to talk too and it seems like you are going through the same thing and I thought maybe I can get some more answers.

Hoping to hear back from you.

support4u =]