Irregular periods and TTC. What is going on??

Question

I went off of BC pills 4 years ago ttc. For 2.5 years I never got my period back!! Finally, last year my AF returned, but it is super IRREGULAR and very long.

My cycles since my AF returned have been like this:

45 days

52 days

41 days

55 days

49 days

27 days

41 days

65 days

I am currently on CD 36 with no sign of AF! What could be my problem?? I went in for an ultrasound 2 years ago, and at that time I did not have PCOS. But, that was 2 years ago, so who knows!

Has anyone experienced this? What can I do to make my cycles regular again? Any advice at all would be so helpful. Thanks

Answer 1

You might want to consult a different doctor and ask about having PCOS. I hadn't even heard of it when I was told I had it. Where you regular before going on BC?

Answer 2

I would try going to the doctor and seeing if you would be a candidate for Clomid.  

Answer 3

I have had that problem but it was due to pcos, try to have it rechecked.

Answer 4

I have irregular periods and I don't have PCOS.  That is not the only cause, there are a whole lot of diagnoses.  You need to see your doctor for fertility testing (you should have done this when you had been off the pill for 12 months without a return to a normal cycle).  There are plenty of medicines that they doctor can give you to help once they find out what your problem is.  The initial tests will be FSH (for ovarian reserve), Thyroid, Prolactin (can supress ovulation, indicitive of PCOS), CD 21 Progesterone (to see if you ovulate), and possibly estradiol or testosterone if indicated.  They may want to do more imaging studies as well.  If you are not charting yet, it can be a great help to your doctor.  Check out my source and my chart if you want to see what I mean - I have terrible cycles, secondary amenorrhea, anovulation, luteal phase defect, you name it.  Still, they say with treatment there is hope for me to conceive, so there is hope for you.  You can take Provera to bring your period on, and you can take something like Clomid or Femara to stimulate your ovaries so you ovulate regularly.  If you get ready to ovulate, but for some reason the follicle doesn't want to rupture, you can take a trigger shot, and if all that doesn't work, you can take gonadotropins to control your cycle further.  There is lots of hope - don't give up!!

Answer 5

Your cycles look exactly like mine, and I have just been diagnosed with PCOS. My doctor put me on the South Beach Diet to counteract the insulin-resistance from the cysts and progesterone for 12 days to begin a withdrawal bleed. I've lost ten pounds so far, feel great and finally truely hopeful! I just started Clomid last night.

      When my withdrawal bleed started from the Progesterone, I had to go in for bloodwork on cd3 and then an ultrasound yesterday on cd5.

Good luck to you!!!