Semi OT- Crohn's and female issues

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So it's been a year since I've been diagnosed with Crohn's and I've only had 1

period. That was in October, so I'm almost approaching a year without my cycle.

I've talked about this before here, and went to my OBGYN and she did tests that

said everything was functioning correctly. To be honest, I don't know what she

tested besides my thyroid and FSH.

I did the 10 day dose or progesterone and nothing happened. She wanted me to try

a month of birth control to see if it would kick start things. I didn't back

then, because I was starting to feel really sick again and then went into the

hospital. I didn't want to throw anything new into the mix.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to find a OBGYN that has experience with

Crohn's patients? I asked on another board, but nobody had an answer. And when I

called to ask about my current OBGYN, she said she had experience, which turned

out to be one patient with Crohn's and a nurse whose husband has Crohn's. She

didn't know about my medications or symptoms. And nobody I know around here

seems to know. I asked my primary care and GI and neither of them knew an OBGYN

with Crohn's experience.

I get 3 different opinions, my OBGYN said to take the birth control, my

Rheumatologist said not to until things are in remission because it could flare

my symptoms more, and my GI said it can go either way. I'll be 32 this October

and my husband and I would like to try for a baby. I'm really not sure what to

do...Would you take the birth control if you were me? I'm also in the process of

switching meds since Remicade doesn't seem to be doing much fore me anymore.

Should I wait until after I'm on the new med (Humira) for a while?

Sorry this is so long. I'm a pretty quiet person in " real life " , but for some

reason I can't write concisely!

Thanks for reading,

Amber