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| Mon, 04-05-2004 - 9:01pm |
Ok, so i have been on the pill for about 4 years now. at first i still got my period, it wasn't regular, i had it for 3 weeks, didn't for 1. so my doctor changed my pill and now i dont get it at all. trust me im not complaining, but what im concerned with is, is this going to effect my future, being able to have kids. i haven't gotten my period in 4 years. is that doing damage to my system. and the thing is, i still go for my regular check ups and everything but its just something that weighs in the back of my mind. every time i see kids i often think if i will ever be able to be blessed with that experience. my doctor said things are fine but how does she really know? someone please help me!!

I don’t think there is any evidence that stopping you periods by means of hormonal contraceptives is harmful in the long run. There is even some evidence that it might be beneficial by saving your eggs until you want to use them. If your periods stopped because of poor nutrition (secondary amenorrhea) that could be very bad news for many other reasons beside your fertility but as long as your doc says you are ok you should be ok. If this is really freaking you out you can always get a second medical opinion but I don’t think you need to. OK?
Good luck
Jill
If it does really bother you, they probably can switch you to something that will allow you to bleed. May I ask what pill you are taking? I was on necon 1/35.
Good luck, I think you are fine. I am proud of you for not being as paranoid as I am!
From what I've read, our periods are "synthetic" when we're on the pill and created only to give women a sense of continuity and security that they're not pregnant. My understanding is that it doesn't affect overall health to have or not have a regular period (unless it's caused by something more underlying like anorexia or something).