Question:
Has anyone had their period disapear for a time period and not be pregnant?

Im a few weeks late but not pregnant. any reasons why this happens. please share experiences. -Kym 4.5mo post -80lbs    — Kymberly H. (posted on February 11, 2004)

February 11, 2004
I wish it did that every month lol, but your period can be delayed for several reasons, stress, medications, female troubles, birth control, pregnancy, surgery and so on. If your for sure your not pregnant and not having any unusual symptoms then I would give it a little more time and if still nothing, then you should definitly call your OB/GYN. This happens to my girlfriends, my mom and myself once in a while. Good luck!
   — Sandy M.

February 11, 2004
That happened to me about 4 months post-op. Before surgery, I was as regular as the moon, to the time of day even! Then, two months post-op, it started getting rarer and rarer and eventually stopped. Hasn't come back yet and I'm 9 months out now. I'll ask my doctor about it at the next appt, but honestly, I don't miss it at all.
   — Julia G.

February 11, 2004
I use to be so regular, you could set your watch by it :0). At 1 month post op I stopped for 3 cycles, and lost hardly any weight, but the inches still dropped. I had a lumpectomy this past Dec. and now I am once again on a plateau, but the inches are still dropping, I know this sounds crazy, but I miss it, but only because when I was regular... I dropped the pounds. I have spoken to my pcp about this and she says its probably my body resting, and recovering from the stress of the surgerys, and not enough estrogen to create a cycle.
   — wizz46

February 11, 2004
I wish I could be so lucky... I'm 7 months PO and have had 12 periods. OB/GYN says the harmones have no where to go because they are stored in the body fat. From on extreme to the other... Good Luck
   — Angels4unme

February 11, 2004
Kymberly, This has happened to me. Pre-op I was on hte pill and periods came like clock work. I had surgery on 5/16/03 and the week after surgery got my period. Was pretty regular each month through Oct. From Oct. - Jan. no period. Got one the beginning of Jan. and now nothing. I asked my family doctor about it and he told me he wasn't surprised since my body is coping with the drastic weightloss and thinks it is starving. He told me it might take me a year before I have a regular monthly visitor.
   — jmusser

February 12, 2004
The loss of your period is because your body is going through so many changes and it needs to regulate itself.
   — Kelly T.

February 12, 2004
I agree.....I didn't get my period for the first 4 months post op and was not pg. Hormonal fluctuations with the weight loss
   — emilyfink