took progesterone...still no period

bebek · Jul 22nd, 2008, 08:20 AM

I am so ready to give up! This whole thing is so frustrating. My body just doesn't want to cooperate with me...every now and then I step back and look at my situation and just want to cry.

sorry needed to vent...

So I took progesterone for 10 days and stopped to bring on a withdrawal bleed. It has been a week after i stopped and still no period. Is this normal?

The last time I took Progesterone AF came the day after I stopped. The time before that AF came before i finished the 10 days of taking it.

what the heck...at this point I am just ready to go back on birth control...i just cant handle all of this ambiguity....and my face is breaking out like i am 15 or something!

urghhhhh.

emmalawyer · Jul 22nd, 2008, 09:36 AM

I don't know if it's normal or not, but I do know that if I were in your situation I'd call my ob/gyn and ask him/her all about it. Actually, if I were as worried as you sound about this I'd make an office appointment today or tomorrow and grill him like he's taking the boards all over again. I'd ask what this could mean, how this is relevant to my cycle, how it affects my fertility (if at all), if there are any tests he would order for his wife if this was their situation and she was going crazy over still not getting her period after taking progesterone and probably a few other questions as well.

I was just going to post this when I thought of something else: Are you reasonably sure that you're not pregnant? When's the last time you took a test? Unless you tested very recently (maybe in the past couple of days) I think the first thing I'd do even before calling the office would be a repeat test and see where that gets me... Good luck with that!!!

ETA: BTW, if you are pregnant, progesterone will not have hurt the fetus. Women (myself and others on this board, for example) are prescribed progesterone shots for the entire first trimester because it's supposed to actually improve the quality of the uterine lining!

ive_flipped · Jul 22nd, 2008, 09:37 AM

sorry to hear that you are having so many issues. Are you possibly pregnant? Are you ttc?

bebek · Jul 23rd, 2008, 07:55 AM

thanks emmalawyer,
I took a PT this morning, no dice.
spoke to my OBGYN, she says wait til the end of the week and if still no AF, then she will try the progesterone again for a longer amount of time.
it's hard to stay patient with this, but I guess you can't do this without patience.
thanks for your advice.

Nola · Jul 23rd, 2008, 01:24 PM

Sometimes your body just plays tricks on you. My friend didn't get her period one year for 3 months and then she took progesterone and got her period 2 months later. Have you been dieting a lot lately/extremely active in sports?

bebek · Jul 24th, 2008, 08:58 PM

not dieting, no sports. I am in an extremely rigorous grad school program...maybe the stress...i dont seem overly stressed, but i wouldnt exactly say t hat i am relaxed either.
who knows...

runtpiggy · Aug 6th, 2008, 11:21 PM

I had to take two 10 day cycles of progesterone to get a period. It's unusual, but it does happen. Best of luck.

bebek · Aug 10th, 2008, 09:51 PM

thanks!

Jul 22nd, 2008, 08:20 AM	#1
bebek Member Location: maryland	took progesterone...still no period I am so ready to give up! This whole thing is so frustrating. My body just doesn't want to cooperate with me...every now and then I step back and look at my situation and just want to cry. sorry needed to vent... So I took progesterone for 10 days and stopped to bring on a withdrawal bleed. It has been a week after i stopped and still no period. Is this normal? The last time I took Progesterone AF came the day after I stopped. The time before that AF came before i finished the 10 days of taking it. what the heck...at this point I am just ready to go back on birth control...i just cant handle all of this ambiguity....and my face is breaking out like i am 15 or something! urghhhhh.

Jul 22nd, 2008, 09:36 AM	#2
emmalawyer BLITHERING FOOL Location: with the teething twins!	I don't know if it's normal or not, but I do know that if I were in your situation I'd call my ob/gyn and ask him/her all about it. Actually, if I were as worried as you sound about this I'd make an office appointment today or tomorrow and grill him like he's taking the boards all over again. I'd ask what this could mean, how this is relevant to my cycle, how it affects my fertility (if at all), if there are any tests he would order for his wife if this was their situation and she was going crazy over still not getting her period after taking progesterone and probably a few other questions as well. I was just going to post this when I thought of something else: Are you reasonably sure that you're not pregnant? When's the last time you took a test? Unless you tested very recently (maybe in the past couple of days) I think the first thing I'd do even before calling the office would be a repeat test and see where that gets me... Good luck with that!!! ETA: BTW, if you are pregnant, progesterone will not have hurt the fetus. Women (myself and others on this board, for example) are prescribed progesterone shots for the entire first trimester because it's supposed to actually improve the quality of the uterine lining! __________________ signature too large “Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.” --Dr. Seuss ( lil Bitsy's favorite bedtime reading) Last edited by emmalawyer; Jul 22nd, 2008 at 09:44 AM.

Jul 22nd, 2008, 09:37 AM	#3
ive_flipped innie or outtie lol? Location: eh!! lol	sorry to hear that you are having so many issues. Are you possibly pregnant? Are you ttc? __________________

Jul 23rd, 2008, 01:24 PM	#5
Nola Missing my cat Location: Europe	Sometimes your body just plays tricks on you. My friend didn't get her period one year for 3 months and then she took progesterone and got her period 2 months later. Have you been dieting a lot lately/extremely active in sports? __________________

Jul 23rd, 2008, 07:55 AM	#4
bebek Member Location: maryland	thanks emmalawyer, I took a PT this morning, no dice. spoke to my OBGYN, she says wait til the end of the week and if still no AF, then she will try the progesterone again for a longer amount of time. it's hard to stay patient with this, but I guess you can't do this without patience. thanks for your advice.

Jul 24th, 2008, 08:58 PM	#6
bebek Member Location: maryland	not dieting, no sports. I am in an extremely rigorous grad school program...maybe the stress...i dont seem overly stressed, but i wouldnt exactly say t hat i am relaxed either. who knows...

Aug 6th, 2008, 11:21 PM	#7
runtpiggy Member Location: Minneapolis, MN via New Orleans, LA	I had to take two 10 day cycles of progesterone to get a period. It's unusual, but it does happen. Best of luck.

Aug 10th, 2008, 09:51 PM	#8
bebek Member Location: maryland	thanks!