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Menopause (Expert Forum)
Irregular periods since beginning
Answered by
Machelle Seibel, MD - Women's Health, menopause, ReproductiveMedicine
University of Massachusetts Medical School
MA
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Irregular periods since beginning
by Simran11, Dec 12, 2006 12:00AM
Hi Doctor,
Thanks for your answer.I was very eagerly waiting for your reply.
Let me recap for u, I was having irregular periods since my childhood and then I started taking Pills suggested by my doctor, which helped me to regularies my periods but when ever i stopped taking them again my periods would also stop. In my previous mail I had given my test reports like :
TSH : 3.67 micro IU/ml [normal: 0.27 - 4.2 in adults]
testosterone : 1.17 mg/dl [normal: 0.06 - 0.82 in female]
Liver Function test : normal result.
Well, as per your advice I did below mentioned blood test also and here are the results :
INSULIN : 4.21 [Normal 1.7 - 31.0 Mu/L]
PLASMA GLUCOSE (FASTING) : 89 [Normal 70 - 110 Mg/dl]
PLASMA GLUCOSE (PP) : 98 [Normal 70 - 140 Mg/dl]
Now that the test are done what is next I am suppose to do ?
Do I still continue to take medicine as I was doing ? Doctor one thing that I am really worried about is ......Will there be any problem in future if I want to be PREGNANT ?
Thanks for your answer.I was very eagerly waiting for your reply.
Let me recap for u, I was having irregular periods since my childhood and then I started taking Pills suggested by my doctor, which helped me to regularies my periods but when ever i stopped taking them again my periods would also stop. In my previous mail I had given my test reports like :
TSH : 3.67 micro IU/ml [normal: 0.27 - 4.2 in adults]
testosterone : 1.17 mg/dl [normal: 0.06 - 0.82 in female]
Liver Function test : normal result.
Well, as per your advice I did below mentioned blood test also and here are the results :
INSULIN : 4.21 [Normal 1.7 - 31.0 Mu/L]
PLASMA GLUCOSE (FASTING) : 89 [Normal 70 - 110 Mg/dl]
PLASMA GLUCOSE (PP) : 98 [Normal 70 - 140 Mg/dl]
Now that the test are done what is next I am suppose to do ?
Do I still continue to take medicine as I was doing ? Doctor one thing that I am really worried about is ......Will there be any problem in future if I want to be PREGNANT ?
Doctor's Answer
by Machelle Seibel, MD, Dec 12, 2006 12:00AM
, Dec 12, 2006 12:00AM
All of these results are normal except the Testosterone which is slightly elevated. That isn’t so much a health problem as it can explain your irregular periods. When you are on the pill, the pill both lowers testosterone and ensures a regular period. When you go off, your body once again returns to its irregular state.
While no one can say if you can get pregnant when you try, having an irregular period is one of the most treatable problems when it comes to helping people conceive. So for now, you might want to stay on the birth control pill and when you want to conceive, come off them for 3 months and try. If you don’t conceive in 4 to 6 months, see a fertility doctor who should be able to regulate your cycles and optimize your efforts to conceive within a fairly short time. Even so, it might take several months to conceive and of course you and your partner might have to be tested to be sure there are no other causes.
Machelle M. Seibel, MD
While no one can say if you can get pregnant when you try, having an irregular period is one of the most treatable problems when it comes to helping people conceive. So for now, you might want to stay on the birth control pill and when you want to conceive, come off them for 3 months and try. If you don’t conceive in 4 to 6 months, see a fertility doctor who should be able to regulate your cycles and optimize your efforts to conceive within a fairly short time. Even so, it might take several months to conceive and of course you and your partner might have to be tested to be sure there are no other causes.
Machelle M. Seibel, MD
