Monthly cycles

I am 6 weeks into treatment with Interferon and ribosphere.
I have always been very regular however I have noticed since started treatment, I have not had a period. Is anyone else out there had any issues with it.

[skersj]

I am on treatment week 52 and have not had one since the first month of treatment either but I was 50 so I thought that was the reason.

[virgocharm]

i have not seen one in a year since i been on tx. hope not to see another one. i was peri-menopausal.

[newleaf09]

There is a definite interaction of interferon with female hormones, I'm guessing estrogen.  The pharmaceutical companies have studied testosterone levels during treatment but not female hormone levels (figures, doesn't it).  I was post menopausal but had uterine fibroids, a condition that is made much worse by high estrogen levels.  The fibroids shrunk dramatically a few mos. into treatment and hopefully will never come back.  Also lost most of my body hair, which I think may also be related to a hormonal imbalance caused by treatment.  I have often wondered if the common hair loss (associated with interferon) in both sexes may be caused by lack of normal estrogen levels.

[charm27]

While I was txing mine vanished for about 4-5 months. After tx it came back.
Im 54 it should be gone anyway....I will be the only senior citizen that still has my cycle!

From what I hear many peoples's cycle leave during tx.

Best of luck to you,
Charm

[nygirl7]

I treated for 72 weeks and starting at week 1 never saw my good friend again.  Again that is until a month after I finished treatment! I was so bummed I thought Hey maybe it's gone for good and I won't have to go through all that later in life!!!!!!!!!

Nope no luck darn it!  But it is a good thing that it happens sometimes if you should become anemic it's one less cause to make it worse.  I had extreme anemia and so I guess I"m lucky or my numbers would have been ever lower than they were.

But like a good old friend it comes running on back as soon as you are done with treatment!!!!!!

[Marcia2202]

I was 45 when i started treatment. A few months into tx I ceased having period. I got my period again 5 months post tx.

Many people go into tx induced menopause, it is very common. Some people never get their periods back and others do.

[skersj]

I, for one, am bummed to hear it comes back.  That has been the ONLY GOOD thing about treatment!
Thanks for this thread, good information to know.

[Isobella]

I'm here to tell ya....at 47 years old, I  was as regular as clockwork all during my 48 weeks.(and my 8 weeks post)  It always fell when I had my study visits, too.  Going to the vamp, having my friend and being anemic.....not fun.

Everytime I complained, my nurse would tell me I was the only one at my center still having them, but mostly because they were all post menapausal.  Made me feel special...not, lol!