HELP!! No period 8 months after D&C

[Babylady94]

Hello everyone

In Late September 2020 I had a D&C at Chelsea and Westminister hospital as my baby had no heart beat. I was 8 weeks pregnant.

I was put to sleep during my D&C surgery and woke up with no pain, no bleeding and felt a absolutely fine. I was told my periods would return 8-12 weeks after but months had passed and no periods.

4 months later I started to worry as I started getting unbearable cramps (every 28 days) and told the doctors. My doctors said this was unusual and the next few months she carried out blood test, urine test and swabs. All my results where normal.
I am finding the cramps so painful and the prescribed pain relief doesn’t work. It also hurts during intercourse.
7 months on and my mental health has really been taking the better of me because I now start to think I can’t concieve as I have no period. I am also not on any form of contraception. I begged my doctor to start doing scans, HSG test and hysteroscopy referrals as I was convinced I had ashermans syndrome (scarring from D&C). I had a transvaginal scan and I was told I have no scarring and everything looks normal. I am convinced something isn’t right as the pain I get every month feels like a trapped period blocked and trying to escape. The pain is unbearable.

Update:
Today 8 months on I had severe cramping so bad I couldn’t stand up. I go to the bathroom and dark brown/ red blood was trickling down my legs almost as thin as water. It’s been a whole day and I haven’t seen nothing else come out and I’m still in pain hours later.

I have been so stressed about this situation and am very worried the D&C has ruined my body. I cry almost every night and it’s taking a toll on my relationship, as I would love to have another child. I have been taking LH test and all my results don’t ever go higher then 0.63 which is very low.

I’m hoping and praying the blood this morning may have been the light at the end of a tunnel (a period). Has something similar ever happened to anyone else. ????

I have a gynaecologist appointment in September.

So far this has been a very scary and emotional journey for me.

Please comment if you have had a similar experience or are going threw anything of a similar situation.

@Babylady94 are you able to switch GP’s or pay for a private appointment with a gynaecologist? This absolutely sounds like it warrants further investigation, sooner than September.

Are you still experiencing severe cramping? I’m not one that often suggests A&E but this doesn’t sound right.

Hey @Babylady94, hope you don’t mind me asking but what was the outcome in the end? I had a D&C last year and it’s been months since I had a period.

Hi, after my last post my doctor thought i could try and go back on contraception to see if that would regulate my hormone levels and see if that would work for my periods to come back. I took the pill where you have a break for a week and finally my periods came back after my first month on the pills. My first 2 months were Very Heavy and dark brown and after that my periods came back to normal. As soon as my period came back the pain went (I think it was the release) . I came off the pills after 6 months and my periods where totally back to normal. Unfortunately a few months ago I got pregnant and had a ectopic pregnancy and lost my Fallopian tube :(, totally put me off trying for another baby now.

I think you should try and ask for the pills which you have a break and when they start regulating you should be fine with your periods as that worked for me. My hormone levels returned to normal also after coming of the pill. Definitely ask for a investigation and they will do scans, blood test for your hormones ink test ect to see if there is any issues.

good luck xx

Thanks @Babylady94 for replying and so sorry for your recent exotic. Sounds awful.

I will ask for some investigations :) thanks so much! x