No period for 3 years

I am 25 years old and haven't had a period in 3 years. I have been to numerous doctors and they have put me on Provera and said that it is quite normal. I have had irregular cycles since the age of 14. I have just started progestrone cream I purchased from Walmart.

My question is do I need a particular brand that would speed up the process. I am kinda anxious to see after day 14 will I get a period. Has anyone experienced this before?

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No period for 3 years

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Apr 10, 2008
 No period for 3 years
by: Wray

Hi there It's not normal at the age of 25 to have had no periods for 3 years, and irregular ones before that make me suspect poly cystic ovaries or insulin resistance. I take it you've been checked for those? If not please do so, as both those cause anovulation or amenorrhea. Provera has many adverse side affects, have you read the leaflet that comes with it? What does concern me it also stops ovulation. By doing that it means you are not making any progesterone.

I can't help much with regard to the cream you've just purchased, as you haven't given me the strength of it. All the successful studies done on progesterone use between 100mg to 200mg per day. This equates to 3 to 6ml of Natpro per day. Some go as high as 400-600mg/day. Hopefully the cream you have will give you the right amount of progesterone.

But progesterone won't speed up the process, you need to get to the bottom of why you're not having a regular cycle or none at all, as now. Unfortunately many women are now experiencing the same problem as you, it's increasing worldwide. Take care Wray
Apr 11, 2008
 thinking about provera
by: Anonymous

Thanks wray for your comment. I have not been checked for pcos the doc felt it was not necessary. I just got a rx for Provera and will be taking it for the next 10 days. The doc also gave me Clomid so that I would ovulate. Preg is not what I'm aiming for but if it happens in the process then that is ok too.

I was using 400mg of progesterone cream twice daily but I am so ready for a period and the cream is just a long process. I have also been taking Changeolife and Vitex for 1 month and I haven't seen any improvement only pain in my ab area. I am all out of options right now so I am forced in so many words to take the Provera. I was trying not to go that route.
Apr 13, 2008
 No period for 3 years
by: Wray

Hi there If you're not ovulating then I do suspect PCO or insulin resistance. Why hasn't your doctor thought it worth checking instead of giving you Clomid which has adverse side affects? Provera will only make you bleed, it will not correct whatever is at the bottom of the problem. To give you an OC (which stops ovulation) together with Clomid (to force ovulation) sounds extraordinary to me!

Please have a check for PCO or insulin resistance. This last will also stop ovulation. There are natural ways of reversing it. One thing concerns me, you say you were using 400mg progesterone twice daily. I take it you were using it every day? If this is the case then you were stopping ovulation, as it can act as a contraceptive. It should only be used from ovulation for the last 14 days of the cycle. Take care Wray
May 20, 2008
 No period for three years
by: Anonymous

My sister also didn't have a period for 3 years. She had one from an OB giving her progesterone for 10 days, but then nothing. She is an avid runner and due to injury has only been running a few times per week.

I've encouraged her to try to gain some weight and she has. She is now 26 and has had 4 periods in a row 30-60 days each cycle. How is your weight/exercise? Good luck to you, I hope you are able to get balanced!
Jul 12, 2008
 No periods precancerous polyps
by: mh

Six weeks after giving birth to my son my gyno said that I could start taking birth contol pills. I was on the pill for 3 yrs. I thought they were safe.

After going off of the pill 3 yrs ago, my periods have only come approx. every 3 months. Dr. claimed this wasn't from being on the pill but I think otherwise.

Blood test, for thyroid, pcos, etc. came back ok. During each of my gyno visits the lst 3 yrs. with different Dr.'s they all just throw Provera at me. I was warned that the uterine lining building up each month w/ no period and could result in precancerous cells.

I have been trying to get preg for 1 1/2 yrs. now with no luck. The last dr. did an internal unltrasound after I had taken a 2nd round of clomid and found polyps which turned out to be precancerous. I also now have endometriosis accord. to Dr. from the environment of no periods. I had surgery including the terrifying ovarian drilling to promote ovualtion, laser treatment of endometriosis, polyp removal.

Next course of treatment is 6 months on progesterone. I am 35 yrs old and running out of time to conceive. I can't believe I poisoned myself with the pill. Anyway I have found out that you the patient needs to be aggressive about your treatment.
Nov 07, 2008
 No period for 3 years
by: Chantel

My name is Chantel and I'm 18. My last period was when I was 16 and that is when I started birth control pills. I'm not sure what it is but I would like to find out so I can have the kids I always wanted. Can someone help me.
Nov 21, 2008
 I do have PCOS
by: Anonymous

I am 30 years old... 3 years ago I quit having periods, lost my sex drive, gained a ton of weight...etc etc etc. I saw two different men gynos that threw the provera and clomid at me, with the same results (not squat).

They didn't agree when I asked about the PCOS, but they didn't want to do any kind of testing either. I moved back closer to family about 1 1/2 yrs ago and started seeing a family doctor (female). I told her what had been going on the past couple of years and what other docs had done or said.

She immediately agreed it was probably PCOS and ordered blood tests and a sonagram (spelling?). All results pointed directly at PCOS. She put me on Metformin (its been about a year now) and later added Yaz because I still wasn't having normal cycles. I'm also taking an antidepressant for my mood swings and depression.

Last I saw her she took me off the Yaz and said she wanted me to start progesterone because I want to get pregnant. There are good doctors out there that do care about your problems, sometime they are just hard to find though. I thought I would put my 2 cents worth in since I have read what other people have had to say and its very informative. I hope my tid bit of info helps someone, even if its just a glimmer of hope.
Jun 20, 2011
 26 years old, one period in the last three years
by: Anonymous

I know how you're feeling.

I am 26 and I hate it! I've been irregular for about 7 years and have not had a period for three years.

I also (like one of ladies above) had precancerous cells as a result of no period and had the lazier treatment to have them removed. I had all my STD tests at the same time and was all clear.

I had one period after that treatment but have no periods again (that was April of last year).

I've seen three doctors and none seen to want to do anything. My boyfriend (of five years) and I have been trying (or have not been not trying) for a baby for two years so I find it madness that every doctors just says "wait and see - relax. I'm sur it'll come".

Seeing a new doctor the day after tomorrow so hopefully they'll do something?
Sep 22, 2011
 Bullshit
by: Anonymous

I'm 19. I'm not overweight, nor did the doctors see cysts on my ovaries in an ultrasound I had back in February, which rules out PCOS. My periods stopped when I was 17. I really haven't had them completely on my own ever since. Maybe a few here and there, but they really are nonexistent. I think it might have something to do with the fact that I'm a vegetarian and I don't eat meat but consume soy products. But phytoestrogens in soy is a controversial issue that a lot of health care professionals aren?t really sure can mess with hormones the way bc pills do. I'm not sure how, but I think my high fiber diet may be connected, though the doctors I've seen think otherwise. I am constantly enraged by the fact that I seem to get indefinite PMS--bloating, cramps, pimples, water retention, extreme breast pain, etc, and the only way to have those symptoms relieved is to have a period, which I just can't seem to do on my own. The pill is not an option for me; I tried it last summer and it was medium dosage but all it did was make me sick to my stomach. I'm in college so I wouldn't dare even try a low dose pill, as I'm too afraid it would have the same effects on me and make me sick. I don't have time to be sick. Either way, my situation is lose-lose. There doesn't seem to be any solution to not having periods for no reason at all. I'm not worried about not being unable to conceive, as I never want to have children, but I'm worried about long-term health effects like precancerous cell growth. And in general it just makes me unhappy to know that something in my body is not normal/fails to work the way it's SUPPOSED to. I don't know anyone else with these kinds of problems. And I'm a virgin so I know none of this is STD related. I'm tired of the constant physical pain and emotional distress this causes me, but I realize there's nothing I can really do about it. I'm really at a loss. I don't think I'll ever have a period again.
Oct 05, 2011
 I am there now
by: Tiffy

My cycles completely changed a year and a half ago. I went from normal cycles to 4 day cycles of major "flooding" on day 1. I lived with it even though one doc prescribed progesterone. I refused it. Then in May got poison ivy and was given a kenalog shot. I went 7 weeks without a period and then started bleeding pretty much non-stop. There were about 8 days from June 13 to August 30 where I did not bleed. That much blood loss was negatively affecting my life in every way. My GP did blood work and my progesterone was non existent and my estrogen was sky high. He did it again a few days later and same thing. My OB a week later after seeing those results finally convinced me to take prometrium. I started that on Aug 30. I spotted the whole way through and the day after I went off, I stopped bleeding altogether. I am supposed to bleed within 7-10 days of going off, right? Nope. Not a drop of blood since. Now my doc wants me to go on a month of birth control. I was clear with him that I did not want to start the hormone train with the prometrium. He assured me we would not do so, but here I am. I do not know what to do. It has been 4 weeks since I finished the prometrium. I am so depressed. I have no clue where to go from here and just find myself very frustrated at this point. No one will help me.
Oct 07, 2011
 follow-up to original comment
by: mh

Update: I had a period each month on the Provera regimen to treat pre-cancerous cells (adenomatous hyperplasia without atypia). If the adenomatous had been with atypia I would not have been able to try the Provera regimen. After 6 months of Provera usage my pre-cancerous cells regressed (as of beginning of 2009)according to biopsy. I was on Metformin during that time as well. I did not ovulate with Metformin alone even after the ovarian drilling surgery. I ended up finally getting pregnant on 200mg of Clomid and opted to get the $100 HCG shot that helps to release the egg from the follicle. I only had one follicle on the internal unltrasound but did finally get pregnant March of 2009. The 200mg of Clomid did make me see a few spots while using it but no long term effects. I did get gestational diabetes but it was controlled with diet and Metformin. My daughter was born at the end of 2009 and is now thankfully a very active & healthy toddler. I can't believe how fortunate I am that things worked out. I hope everyone out there is able to find a Dr. that listens to them and works to quickly address their health problems. It took me 3 years and 4 Dr's to finally get my problems addressed. If you are having problems with absent periods please keep trying to find a Gyno or Specialist that actually is proactive in helping to restore your periods to prevent precancerous/cancerous build up and/or help you ovualte. FYI:(I did not go on birth control after having my daughter. After I finished breastfeeding her (for 1 year) my periods have been normal (monthly). I think my body may have reset itself after the pregnancy.

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