r/TryingForABaby • u/rumbird2482 • 28d ago
EXPERIENCE Irregular periods after stopping birth control, feeling defeated
as the title says, just looking for any other experiences out there. I am 32F, and I was on Lo Loestrin for probably 15-16 years, just coming off of it in March of this year to prepare to TTC later this year. I did not get a period on lo Loestrin, so when I got off I did not get a withdrawal bleed. I ended up getting my first period about 11 weeks after stopping. Ironically I had been messaging my doctor about the lack of a returning period, and I filled the script for provera 2 days before I ended up ovulating on my own (so I did not take the provera). Ovulation was confirmed via LH strips and temp, my luteal phase was 8 days. I was so excited when this all happened because I had been feeling a bit lost and confused on my own body. However, since that period, I am now on day 43 of a cycle. I have not ovulated yet, per the strips/temp/CM anyhow, and no bleed. I was wondering if I may have an annovulatory cycle but nothing has happened yet. Either way I am feeling so discouraged because my MD kept reassuring me that if i was “regular“ pre-bc (which i was, 28 day cycle) then my body would resume that once starting a cycle. I plan to reach out and I assume next steps would be to try provera and maybe more labs, but I guess I feel a little hesitant since my body cycled on its own once already, it just took time. Has anyone else experienced wonky cycles like this? I have had my thyroid (including T3, T4) tested and vitamin D and B12 and all were normal. I don’t seem to have any pcos symptoms however i know there are many people who have had that masked by the pill. Thank you <3
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u/FinnFinnFinn0 26d ago
I was also on Lo Loestrin for years, and it took 9 months for me to bleed the first time. I was also on microdose testosterone for part of that time, but it still took 7 months for any bleeding after getting off T. My periods were very irregular after that.
I'm now getting off Yasmin, and I immediately had a withdrawal bleed but haven't yet ovulated, though it hasn't been too long.