Came off the pill 6 mths ago and still no AF! Anyone else in the same boat?

No, I didn't - but I did use them when I was on my unmonitored clomid rounds (which I didn't ovulate on), and got smiley faces even when I didn't end up ovulating - so it was just showing an LH surge, not an actual ovulation. Apparently LH fluctuations are common in women with PCOS, so ovulation sticks can be misleading. I'm glad you're getting the tests - good luck! I have only ovulated since coming off pill with a combination of clomid and a trigger shot, so that's something to perhaps ask about if the tests suggest that you aren't ovulating.

Critter while you didn't have a period did you use ovulation sticks? I've been using clear blue OV sticks and have had 3 smiley faces over a 3 month period. I know this doesn't confirm that I am actually ovulating. I'm having my second (21 days) blood test next week. I hope it will tell me if I'm ovulating or not.

Pleasure - please don't hesitate to ask if you have any other questions and good luck! It is a very frustrating situation to want to start TTC but not be able to because your body won't cooperate - I feel your pain.

Critter thanks for your advice. I will make sure I have regular scans if I'm given Clomid

Grace how did you get your periods to return? Did you take provera?

This "post-pill amenorrhea" (as I understand it is known) is not always indicative of an underlying problem. I had the same thing when I came off the pill (after 11 years) - no period for nearly 6 months. My periods then started normally and I conceived my daughter on the second cycle. I had irregular cycles for some time after her birth, but they then became regular and I am now expecting my second. I did have some blood tests done by my GP, which showed nothing. I don't know if it helped, but I did take a herbal product called Agnus Castus (available from health food shops) for a coupe of months, which is supposed to regulate your periods (use with caution if actively TTC though). I do think it's worth getting checked out by your GP as well. Mine tested me after 5 months so you should at least get some initial tests after 6 months.

I had this. 8 months without a period after coming off Yasmin. I did have regular periods before going on the pill, albeit every 6 weeks, not every 4. My blood tests were fine, but a scan showed cysts on my ovaries. You probably have PCOS, like me. Push for a scan so you can get a clear diagnosis. The next step is usually a drug called clomid which encourages you to ovulate - if the doctor suggests this, make sure that you get regular scans and monitoring while you're on it. I did it for 3 months without and it was very frustrating. The good news is that apparently ovulation problems are the easiest fertility problem to fix.

Hey - just thought I would share my story.

I came off the pill, Yasmin in October 2011 and still no AF!!!!!!!!!! I have had bloods done which were reported to be 'normal' eventually I have been referred to Gynae, however I have been informed that there is at least a 9 week waiting list.

Has anyone gone private to be scanned or investigated?? I'm getting very frustrated.

L

I went 7 months without a period when I came off the Pill in May 2010. I was told that my NHS Authority did nothing until you have been 6 months without a period.

I had blood tests taken which, as Attila says, showed nothing. It was only when I had an ultrasound that they identified PCOS. After that I was referred on to a fertility specialist at my local hospital. I've been under her for just over a year, in that time I've had an HSG (inject dye into the uterus and Fallopian tubes to check for blockages), a laparoscopy (under general anaesthetic, a little camera is inserted to check tubes/ovaries), 5 cycles of Clomid and am about to start Ovulation Induction.

Don't always assume the worst, even if PCOS is the answer, it is not the end of the world. 1 in 10 women have PCOS of varying degrees.

BTW there is no real evidence to suggest that the pill is responsible for failure to ovulate. What it can do though is mask symptoms of any underlying hormonal problem.

Oh yes, my periods post pill were pretty much like yours i.e non existant. I was eventually diagnosed with PCOS.

Unfortunately this nurse was ignorant.

With regards to the blood test you had done, what hormone levels were tested and on which day?. If you did not have a day 2 test done (and as your cycle is non existant at present a blood test can be done according to the calendar day) the test result is meaningless. How could they say it was normal if you have not had a period for six months?. No, they have likely missed something. Also blood tests are usually carried out around day 2/3 and day 21; anything like a "day 73" test for example is not worth having done.

They should be trying to properly determine why this is, if they are not sure then you should be referred to a gynae at a subfertility unit at hospital for further evaluation. BTW conditions like polycystic ovaries (I did wonder that seeing as you were prescribed Yasmin previously) or problems with the thyroid gland can cause such problems to arise.

Be persistant, go back and insist that you are now referred. The internal scan is likely being done to see if your ovaries are indeed polycystic.

It is too easy to be fobbed off in such matters, do not let yourself be fobbed off.