Re: Donna's Update - Appt. with RE today

[Guest guest]

Donna,

If you do not get a period, it would be because there is very little lining??? Perhaps you should see an RE??

Good Luck!

Love,

[Guest guest]

Donna,

Do you know if you have Asherman's? That is how I found out, I took Provera and did not get a period, I thought you had already been dx. I am sorry if I goofed on your history. Asherman's is a possibility if you are not having periods.

You should have a period with Provera if you have a good lining and do not have scar tissue. If you have scar tisssue you may not have a period.

When is your hysterogram (HSG)?

Hugs,

^'^ Angel Elijah

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I am seeing an RE now. My old ob/gyn just wasn't very proactive

about my situation, so after 5 months of frustration and waiting, I

switched to my new doc. I waited until 16 weeks post-D&C before I

took the first round of Provera - wouldn't my lining have built up by

then? It was my first MC, so I don't know what is " normal " as far as

the body recovering, but most of my friends who have gone through the

same thing got their periods in 4 - 6 weeks. I am the only one that

just never got it.

Hopefully, the hysterogram will give me some answers! Thanks for

your post.

All the best,

Donna

> Donna,

> If you do not get a period, it would be because there is very

little

> lining??? Perhaps you should see an RE??

> Good Luck!

> Love,

>

[Guest guest]

Donna -

It is my understanding that if you take Provera and don't get a

period, then one of two things is wrong - you either don't have

enough Estrogen to build a lining or you have scar tissue preventing

the lining. It doesn't matter whether or not you've ovulated.

Provera mimics the part of your cycle after ovulation anyway. In

fact, both times I've taken Provera, it was because I was having an

anovulatory cycle and both times, my period came three days after I

took the last pill, right on schedule.

I don't know about this group, but in the other group I belong to

(the post depo provera), lots of women don't get their period after

the Provera, so I know it happens. For them, though, it's usually

because of lack of estrogen so there's no lining to shed. If it

were me, I'd look into it a little further as to why it's not

working for you.

Just my thought...

Kim K.

(Phoenix)

[Guest guest]

Donna,

No, you're not alone. I also took Provera (12 weeks after my D&C for

a missed abortion), and I did not bleed. The RE I'm seeing now

measured my estrogen level and said it was low. My understanding is

that with low estrogen you don't ovulate and your lining doesn't

build up. Thus you don't bleed when you take Provera. My RE isn't

sure why my estrogen is all of a sudden low now (I had regular

cycles prior to my miscarriage), but she did say that stress could

bring this on. She called it hypothalamic amenorrhea.

I found the following website on secondary amenorrhea informative:

http://www.advancedfertility.com/amenor.htm

Fran

[Guest guest]

Donna,

Good luck and let us know. It is an EXCELLENT prognosis that you even got pregnant!!

Love,

LAura

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the info. everyone! My HSG is scheduled for July 8th -

only 20 more days of waiting!

I have not been " officially " diagnosed with AS yet. I started seeing

my Re about 1 month ago. I left my original doctor and wanted to get

a second opinion because I felt he was not being proactive enough by

dismissing the possibility of AS. I was very concerned about the

fact that I hadn't gotten a period, despite the 2 rounds of Provera.

(I wasn't aware that if my lining wasn't built up enough that I

wouldn't get a period. I just assumed that the Provera would

automatically do it. Of course, my old doc never explained anything

to me - that's why he's my " old " doc now!)

The first time I saw my new doc, we discovered I was pregnant, so we

never got as far as looking into the scar tissue matter. Now that I

have had the D&C, he wants to do the HSG so we can figure out what's

going on. He didn't mention the low estrogen levels, so I am going

to ask about that. I have to call today to get the results of my

blood work from yesterday, so I will inquire then.

I am hoping and praying that the HSG reveals no scar tissue. But I

have a bad feeling about this. But, I was able to get pregnant, so

maybe it's not as bad as I am thinking it could be! Guess I'll find

out soon.

Best swishes to all,

Donna

> Donna,

>

> No, you're not alone. I also took Provera (12 weeks after my D&C

for

> a missed abortion), and I did not bleed. The RE I'm seeing now

> measured my estrogen level and said it was low. My understanding is

> that with low estrogen you don't ovulate and your lining doesn't

> build up. Thus you don't bleed when you take Provera. My RE isn't

> sure why my estrogen is all of a sudden low now (I had regular

> cycles prior to my miscarriage), but she did say that stress could

> bring this on. She called it hypothalamic amenorrhea.

>

> I found the following website on secondary amenorrhea informative:

> http://www.advancedfertility.com/amenor.htm

>

> Fran

[Guest guest]

It's a good thing that you're having the HSG - hopefully it won't

reveal scar tissue. I'l be thinking of you. Keep us posted.

Liz S

[Guest guest]

I Hope you're right !

Thanks.

Donna

> Donna,

> Good luck and let us know. It is an EXCELLENT prognosis that you

even got

> pregnant!!

> Love,

> LAura

[Guest guest]

Fran,

I'm not sure if it was you or someone else that I responded to before

about missing periods after a miscarriage. I will post again just in

case.

I met a woman last year who miscarried around the same time as I

did. Her periods did not resume for at least 6 months after her

D&C. We kept in touch because we both felt certain that we had

Asherman's. Anyway, she did at least 3 rounds of Provera and did not

get a period. She ended up doing a round of high dose birth control

pills to kickstart her cycles. It worked and her cycles started up

again as they were before she had the miscarriage. She is now

pregnant.

Anyway, just my two cents: your hormones can definitely be out of

whack for quite some time after a miscarriage. This could be why

your estrogen levels are so low (they wouldn't increase unless your

body was getting ready to ovulate).

Haley

[Guest guest]

Thanks Haley! Every positive story helps!

Fran

> Fran,

> I'm not sure if it was you or someone else that I responded to

before

> about missing periods after a miscarriage. I will post again just

in

> case.

>

> I met a woman last year who miscarried around the same time as I

> did. Her periods did not resume for at least 6 months after her

> D&C. We kept in touch because we both felt certain that we had

> Asherman's. Anyway, she did at least 3 rounds of Provera and did

not

> get a period. She ended up doing a round of high dose birth

control

> pills to kickstart her cycles. It worked and her cycles started

up

> again as they were before she had the miscarriage. She is now

> pregnant.

>

> Anyway, just my two cents: your hormones can definitely be out of

> whack for quite some time after a miscarriage. This could be why

> your estrogen levels are so low (they wouldn't increase unless

your

> body was getting ready to ovulate).

>

> Haley