Over 100 days!!

[chrysta30]

The last period I had was June 21, 2010. I started the Insulite program almost 2 months ago. My ob/gyn took me off birth control and on a progesterone pack on August 25th to help jump start my period-NOTHING!! My boobs have been killing me for 2 weeks. I do not know what to do next. My ob/gyn suggested seeing an Endocrinologist. What is causing the lack of periods, especially since I was put on the hormones?? I am so fed up with this...what kind of blood tests should I be asking my primary Doctor to do next??

[drshana]

The last period I had was June 21, 2010. I started the Insulite program almost 2 months ago. My ob/gyn took me off birth control and on a progesterone pack on August 25th to help jump start my period-NOTHING!! My boobs have been killing me for 2 weeks. I do not know what to do next. My ob/gyn suggested seeing an Endocrinologist. What is causing the lack of periods, especially since I was put on the hormones?? I am so fed up with this...what kind of blood tests should I be asking my primary Doctor to do next??

Dear Chrysta,

There are several tests that should be performed to determine why your menses stopped.

The first question to ask when a woman stops menstruating is, is she pregnant? I assume you have checked to make sure you are not pregnant!

Secondly, several lifestyle/environmental factors can affect menstruation, including: loss of a significant amount of weight, anorexia and bulimia, extreme exercise, and extreme stress.

Finally, there are a host of other reasons why menstruation stops, including menopause (which is a natural phenomenon) and other hormonal changes that would be more indicative of a disease state.

This is where the tests come in that your doctors will need to do. They will do a blood test to check your LH, FSH, prolactin, and possibly other hormones too. They might also want to perform imaging studies of your uterus and ovaries.

One way to tell if you are ovulating or not is by doing what we call Basal Body Temperature (BBT) monitoring. Have your doctors spoken to you about this? Throughout the month, our body temperature varies depending on where we are in our menstrual cycle. By monitoring your temperature, you can roughly tell how your hormones are working and if you are ovulating.

I am wondering how you found our website. Were you diagnosed with or suspect that you have PCOS? If so, then the fact that you have stopped menstruating is very characteristic of PCOS.

The Insulite PCOS System was designed to help women with PCOS improve their health by reversing insulin resistance (the underlying cause of PCOS), correcting the hormonal imbalances, and improving the symptoms of PCOS. If you do have PCOS, I hope you consider using the Insulite PCOS System.

I hope you find this useful, Chysta.