Re: No Period and Pregnancy

[Guest guest]

Hey Sandi,

As me and you have talked about in the past, I was told that I would not be able to get pregnant and yet here I sit waiting the arrival of my first child. Prior to getting pregnant I had not had a regular period as in I would only get one to two a year so go figure. Hope this and others will help you in your quest for answers. Look forward to talking to you and maybe seeing you soon.

Sandi W. in VA

No Period and Pregnancy

Hi, all. I'm curious. I saw in a post on a different topic that someone mentioned that they hadn't had a period in several years but was still able to get pregnant. I don't get a period anymore either, but I was told pregnancy wouldn't ever be possible. I'm wondering, how common is it for us not to get a period and has anyone else been told that that in combination with PSC will mean pregnancy isn't an option in the future?Hope this question made sense!Sandi in VA

[Guest guest]

Hey Sandi,

As me and you have talked about in the past, I was told that I would not be able to get pregnant and yet here I sit waiting the arrival of my first child. Prior to getting pregnant I had not had a regular period as in I would only get one to two a year so go figure. Hope this and others will help you in your quest for answers. Look forward to talking to you and maybe seeing you soon.

Sandi W. in VA

No Period and Pregnancy

Hi, all. I'm curious. I saw in a post on a different topic that someone mentioned that they hadn't had a period in several years but was still able to get pregnant. I don't get a period anymore either, but I was told pregnancy wouldn't ever be possible. I'm wondering, how common is it for us not to get a period and has anyone else been told that that in combination with PSC will mean pregnancy isn't an option in the future?Hope this question made sense!Sandi in VA

[Guest guest]

Hi Sandi, I was the one who mentioned going through periods of

amenorrhea and yet getting pregnant (twice). The problem started when

I first got Ulcerative Colitis. I had a very severe flare which was

never quite controlled until I had my colon removed. I stopped having

periods around then and for some reason never made the connection. I

went to OBGYNs who did tests and determined that I have " low

estrogen " and that it's easily solved with shots, just let them know

when I'm ready to get pregnant. Since my sister wasn't able to have a

baby for 10 years (until she adopted, then she got pregnant within

three months), I figured there was some kind of hereditary fertility

problem. Then when I finally did want to get pregnant, I went to see

a reproductive endocrinologist at U of MIchigan, and he was the one

who told me that my amenorrhea was related to my UC symptoms and the

fact that I was exercising too much and keeping a low fat diet. So I

stopped exercising and upped the calories (and fat) by A LOT. I

gained 15 pounds in two months and was pregnant. I got my first

period 5 weeks into my new " diet " .

Recently I hadn't had a period for 8 months. I took matters into my

hands again, started eating ice cream and burgers and boom, a period

appears. So for me there is something about fat and getting my

periods.

Now, my PSC isn't very advanced or active, so I've been able to

handle the extra fat. If you don't want to go there, you can try what

some of the others have suggested in terms of healthy fats and

complex carbs. It's not as fun as ice cream, but so worth it if there

is a baby at the end!

Another thing I did during that initial period of amenorrhea was a

lot of yoga. I think it helped me. Also, before getting pregnant the

second time I started going to an acupuncturist, who worked on that

area as well. I got pregnant very fast. I don't know if that was why,

but I don't regret going.

One final thing I'd like to mention is that there is a lot of

variance in terms of how " holistic " doctors are. Like the OBs I first

saw, who only focused on the estrogen issue and didn't look at my

body as a whole system and connect my fertility problems to the UC.

The reproductive endocrinologist was much more systems oriented. I

think endocrinologists tend to be that way, since they look at whole

systems rather than a particular organ. So try as different doctor

and see if you can get a whole picture.

Ruth

UC - 2000, Colectomy - 2007, PSC - 2008

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> Hey Sandi,

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> As me and you have talked about in the past, I was told that I

would not be able to get pregnant and yet here I sit waiting the

arrival of my first child. Prior to getting pregnant I had not had a

regular period as in I would only get one to two a year so go figure.

Hope this and others will help you in your quest for answers.  Look

forward to talking to you and maybe seeing you soon.

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> Sandi W. in VA

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> No Period and Pregnancy

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> Hi, all. I'm curious. I saw in a post on a different topic that

someone mentioned that they hadn't had a period in several years but

was still able to get pregnant. I don't get a period anymore either,

but I was told pregnancy wouldn't ever be possible. I'm wondering,

how common is it for us not to get a period and has anyone else been

told that that in combination with PSC will mean pregnancy isn't an

option in the future?

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> Hope this question made sense!

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> Sandi in VA

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