I just took my first Provera pill after not having my period since Christmas. I have PCOS. I'd love to hear from others that have experience, mainly:
1) What day of taking Provera did your period start? 2) How long did it last? 3) Bad cramps? 4) Did anyone use OPK to check if you ovulated after Provera? My OBGYN said to try test on day 15 after taking first Provera pill. 5) Did Provera jump start your cycle? Did your period come back naturally after?
Sorry for so many specific questions! I really appreciate any answers!
Me: 28 DH: 29 Married since 2012 dating since 2005. Golden Retriever girls (8) and (3), orange feral rescue tabby (1).
Finally TTC#1 as of 11/2017! Thryoidectomy 2007, PCOS, disordered proliferative endometrium.
I haven't taken provera specifically but from what I've read most women get their period within a few days of the last pill. For some women with PCOS it seems like provera jumpstarts their cycle and they are able to O normally after that, but not for others.
I get my period when I'm on progesterone. The cramps are a little worse than normal, but my bleeding (amount, number of days) is pretty much the same. I don't have PCOS and O on my own.
1) What day of taking Provera did your period start? 4 days after my last pill 2) How long did it last? 4 days 3) Bad cramps? About the same as usual....slightly less actually! 4) Did anyone use OPK to check if you ovulated after Provera? My FS monitors my ovulation, so I do not use OPKs 5) Did Provera jump start your cycle? Did your period come back naturally after? Unfortunately this was not the case for me....and I am now doing my second cycle....induced by Provera. My FS recommended that I wait until CD30 and then begin taking Provera if no AF
Hope this helps!
Me: 31 DH: 32
Married: 10/4/14, Together Since: 5/21/06 Children: 1 (girl, 3 years)
TTTC #1 since April 2015, Started Treatment Dec 2015 5 Cycles of IF treatment until BFP! (IUI, Gonal-F, Letrozole)
BFP: September 5th, 2016 Born: May 22, 2017
TTTC #2 since September 2020, Currently in Testing phase
1. Started AF 4 days after ending the fifth pill 2. AF lasted 8 days 3. Yes, painful cramps and much heavier than normal. But nothing Midol didn't help. 4. I'm on CD 30 after AF induced Provera, I've been using OPK's since CD 20, sometimes twice a day. No positive yet. 5. I went in for an ultrasound on CD 21 and the tech told me I was "mid-cycle". So I'm not sure yet if the Provera has regulated AF or not. If this cycle is only 40 something days then it's possible it's on it's way to regulating. Last cycle was 80+ days before I took the Provera. But I'm seeing an RE for the first time in Thursday and I'm assuming he'll have me start another round to bring on AF.
Edit to add: @StephyM89 my OB also told me to take Provera again around CD 30-35 if I didn't get AF by then! She even gave me a script for three refills. But since I have the appointment with an RE on Thursday I'm going to wait to get his advice. I'm afraid there's a slim possibility I could O late, and miss it if I start Provera! Good luck on your next round!
1) What day of taking Provera did your period start? The evening of day 7 (last pill) 2) How long did it last? 4 days 3) Bad cramps? Not really. Just average. 4) Did anyone use OPK to check if you ovulated after Provera? N/A, took it to start IVF cycle. 5) Did Provera jump start your cycle? Did your period come back naturally after? N/A
I've done two progesterone withdrawal challenges. The first one my bleed started 2 days after. Can't remember how long it lasted. The last time I started 6 days after the last pill and it lasted 6 days. It was a mostly a light cycle with a couple days of moderate bleeding. Unfortunately my cycle was not jump started as I also have pcos. I'm doing a third progesterone challenge right now with the intention of starting clomid. Good duck!
TTC since May 2015 with domestic partner of 13 years. Me 33 OH 33. No ovulation or natural menstruation. Normal SA.
Diagnosed PCOS February 2016
First cycle 50mg Clomid 5/3/16, O'd CD 19 BFN
Second cycle 50mg Clomid 6/1/16 O'd CD 18 BFN Third cycle Clomid 6/29/16 O'd CD 16 BFP @11dpo! EDD April 3 and praying things work out!
Another question to you guys: did the pills make you severly lethargic? I am. I literally sleep all day after work, wake up to eat dinner and go back to sleep. Feel foggy, forgetful, depressed and unmotivated. When I search for side effects it doesn't mention it and it only really talks about the effects it has on menopausal women. I'm dying here! Craving all the foods too. It, day 6/10, gah
Me: 28 DH: 29 Married since 2012 dating since 2005. Golden Retriever girls (8) and (3), orange feral rescue tabby (1).
Finally TTC#1 as of 11/2017! Thryoidectomy 2007, PCOS, disordered proliferative endometrium.
Provera was rough on me, apparently I was a raving madwoman lol I slept a lot too and felt depressed and unmotivated, especially about the whole TTC thing. I was worried because some people say Clomid is worse for mood swings but I didn't experience that, luckily, or I would be divorced!! You will get through it!
I was on put on Provera because I had been having irregular cycles and it worked for me! I was already spotting when I began taking it and it definitely jump started my period! Although, I have heard that it can take up to 10 days after you stop taking it for your period to start. I had very bad cramping and very heavy bleeding the first round, but probably because I hadn't had a normal period in so long and my uterus lining had built up. After taking it for 4 months my cycle is now more regular then it has ever been! I hope you have good success with it! Good luck!
Update: My temp spiked yesterday (provera day 8) and went drastically down today. I took an ovulation test this morning and got a positive!!! Faint, because the surge was probably yesterday, but I've never gotten so much as a smidge of a line before so I'm pretty stoked!
Me: 28 DH: 29 Married since 2012 dating since 2005. Golden Retriever girls (8) and (3), orange feral rescue tabby (1).
Finally TTC#1 as of 11/2017! Thryoidectomy 2007, PCOS, disordered proliferative endometrium.
So here is how things ended up for me. 3 days after my last progesterone pill I started to get some mild breast tenderness. I was expecting to start spotting 2 days later, that didn't happen. After an incredibly long 10 days of breast tenderness I finally started a light AF. I was so irritated because the first time I did provera it was 2 days and the second 6 days when I started the withdrawal. I was reading up on all the tricks the jump start AF...I BD's (sperm is supposed to help soften the cervix), I did some aerobic exercise with lots of jumping and sit ups. I also did some yoga with abdomen twists. I was letting my brain get carried away and was thinking that it wasn't going to happen!
Long story short- 10 day after last pill to start AF, only symptom was breast tenderness.
TTC since May 2015 with domestic partner of 13 years. Me 33 OH 33. No ovulation or natural menstruation. Normal SA.
Diagnosed PCOS February 2016
First cycle 50mg Clomid 5/3/16, O'd CD 19 BFN
Second cycle 50mg Clomid 6/1/16 O'd CD 18 BFN Third cycle Clomid 6/29/16 O'd CD 16 BFP @11dpo! EDD April 3 and praying things work out!
1) What day of taking Provera did your period start? 4 days after I finished the 7th pill. 2) How long did it last? I'm still on it, but last time it was 6 days long. 3) Bad cramps? Last time no cramps, this time bad cramps. The mood swings were also worse this time. 4) Did anyone use OPK to check if you ovulated after Provera? I have never ovulated. My PCOS makes me anovulatory. I am taking Clomid in conjunction with provera. I'm on my third round, and haven't o'd yet. 5) Did Provera jump start your cycle? Did your period come back naturally after? No. I don't have periods on my own naturally. I have maybe 1 a year, and it's not actually menstruation.
Husband & I married May 26th, 2012
Me 28 Him 28
TTC #1 since January 1st 2016
Anovulatory with PCOS Clomid 50;100;150;200: No O TSH 3.75 Put on 50mg levothyroxine 1500 MG Metformin 7.5 MG Letrozole: No Follicles 9 MG Letrozole: 21mm Follicle no pregnancy 4 cycles at 9 MG Letrozole, No pregnancy
Thanks for all your replies girls. I am now three weeks out from the last pill an still no AF. My doctor just says hang tight and that irritates me to no end!
according to most fertility articles I've read, women who don't have a withdrawal bleed after Provera suffer from one of the following:
2. Compromised outflow tract - either Asherman's syndrome (adhesions) or cervical stenosis (scarring)
3. Premature ovarian failure
...with each being worse than the last, but all are bad! If I have hypothalamic hypoestrogenism (vey likely, as I don't have a thyroid) then I would need estrogen shots. But my doctor just says wait and take another round of Provera in July and that might start it?
Ain't nobody got time for that
so nobody has experienced not getting AF after Provera?
Me: 28 DH: 29 Married since 2012 dating since 2005. Golden Retriever girls (8) and (3), orange feral rescue tabby (1).
Finally TTC#1 as of 11/2017! Thryoidectomy 2007, PCOS, disordered proliferative endometrium.
Some women who don't respond to progesterone do a birth control pack to get their period started because they need the estrogen. Maybe ask your doc about that?
TTC since May 2015 with domestic partner of 13 years. Me 33 OH 33. No ovulation or natural menstruation. Normal SA.
Diagnosed PCOS February 2016
First cycle 50mg Clomid 5/3/16, O'd CD 19 BFN
Second cycle 50mg Clomid 6/1/16 O'd CD 18 BFN Third cycle Clomid 6/29/16 O'd CD 16 BFP @11dpo! EDD April 3 and praying things work out!
'Thanks for all your replies girls. I am now three weeks out from the last pill an still no AF. My doctor just says hang tight and that irritates me to no end!'
how frustrating i'm sorry- I dont have any direct experience with provera... my RE almost put me on it this month but I saw him on CD 31 and told him my cycles are normally around 33 days.... so we were going to give it a few more days and sure enough.... 2 days later AF hit
i've also heard of women using BC when provera didn't work.. could be worth a shot.... good luck !
Me: 36 years old DH: 42 years old
Married: 05.2012 TW:
TTC #1 Since April 2016 HSG/FSH/AMH/E2/SA all normal DX: unexplained IF spontaneous BFP 01/01/2017- Alexander was born sleeping 04/13/2017 at 19w1d ic/chorio September 2017 HSG #2 & Gonal-F/Femara/Ovidrel/IUI #1 = ep (Salpingectomy of left fallopian tube) spontaneous BFP 01/02/2018 EDD Aug 30th It's a GIRL! Cerclage placed on 03/02 Cerclage removal 08/02
Thanks for the tip guys. I'll ask my endo about it when I see him next week. But at the moment I do not want to ever see another BC pill go inside these lips ever! I feel like being on BC for a decade is what got me here in the first place. I quit BC in November, had a BC period, then cycled by myself 46 days later, en since then it has been 5 months.
I'm thinking hypothalamic amenorrhea, which might be likely seeing as I don't have a thyroid...
Me: 28 DH: 29 Married since 2012 dating since 2005. Golden Retriever girls (8) and (3), orange feral rescue tabby (1).
Finally TTC#1 as of 11/2017! Thryoidectomy 2007, PCOS, disordered proliferative endometrium.
Re: Provera experiences?
I get my period when I'm on progesterone. The cramps are a little worse than normal, but my bleeding (amount, number of days) is pretty much the same. I don't have PCOS and O on my own.
2) How long did it last? 4 days
3) Bad cramps? About the same as usual....slightly less actually!
4) Did anyone use OPK to check if you ovulated after Provera? My FS monitors my ovulation, so I do not use OPKs
5) Did Provera jump start your cycle? Did your period come back naturally after? Unfortunately this was not the case for me....and I am now doing my second cycle....induced by Provera. My FS recommended that I wait until CD30 and then begin taking Provera if no AF
Hope this helps!
Children: 1 (girl, 3 years)
TTTC #1 since April 2015, Started Treatment Dec 2015
5 Cycles of IF treatment until BFP! (IUI, Gonal-F, Letrozole)
Born: May 22, 2017
TTTC #2 since September 2020, Currently in Testing phase
Married since 2012 dating since 2005.
Golden Retriever girls (8) and (3), orange feral rescue tabby (1).
Finally TTC#1 as of 11/2017!
Thryoidectomy 2007, PCOS, disordered proliferative endometrium.
1. Started AF 4 days after ending the fifth pill
2. AF lasted 8 days
3. Yes, painful cramps and much heavier than normal. But nothing Midol didn't help.
4. I'm on CD 30 after AF induced Provera, I've been using OPK's since CD 20, sometimes twice a day. No positive yet.
5. I went in for an ultrasound on CD 21 and the tech told me I was "mid-cycle". So I'm not sure yet if the Provera has regulated AF or not. If this cycle is only 40 something days then it's possible it's on it's way to regulating. Last cycle was 80+ days before I took the Provera. But I'm seeing an RE for the first time in Thursday and I'm assuming he'll have me start another round to bring on AF.
Edit to add: @StephyM89 my OB also told me
to take Provera again around CD 30-35 if I didn't get AF by then! She even gave me a script for three refills. But since I have the appointment with an RE on Thursday I'm going to wait to get his advice. I'm afraid there's a slim possibility I could O late, and miss it if I start Provera! Good luck on your next round!
Keep in mind everyone is different!! Good luck!
today is day three of Provera and I'm having cramps already. I feel like a teenage girl waiting for my first period! Lol
Married since 2012 dating since 2005.
Golden Retriever girls (8) and (3), orange feral rescue tabby (1).
Finally TTC#1 as of 11/2017!
Thryoidectomy 2007, PCOS, disordered proliferative endometrium.
2) How long did it last? 4 days
3) Bad cramps? Not really. Just average.
4) Did anyone use OPK to check if you ovulated after Provera? N/A, took it to start IVF cycle.
5) Did Provera jump start your cycle? Did your period come back naturally after? N/A
DX - MFI Antibodies, High DNA fragmentation
IUI #1 November 2015 - 0% Motility
IVF #2 May 2016 - (FAIL/25 eggs, 1 5BB xx, PGS abnormal)
Married since 2012 dating since 2005.
Golden Retriever girls (8) and (3), orange feral rescue tabby (1).
Finally TTC#1 as of 11/2017!
Thryoidectomy 2007, PCOS, disordered proliferative endometrium.
cycle was not jump started as I also have pcos. I'm doing a third progesterone challenge right now with the intention of starting clomid. Good duck!
Third cycle Clomid 6/29/16 O'd CD 16 BFP @11dpo!
EDD April 3 and praying things work out!
Married since 2012 dating since 2005.
Golden Retriever girls (8) and (3), orange feral rescue tabby (1).
Finally TTC#1 as of 11/2017!
Thryoidectomy 2007, PCOS, disordered proliferative endometrium.
Married since 2012 dating since 2005.
Golden Retriever girls (8) and (3), orange feral rescue tabby (1).
Finally TTC#1 as of 11/2017!
Thryoidectomy 2007, PCOS, disordered proliferative endometrium.
Third cycle Clomid 6/29/16 O'd CD 16 BFP @11dpo!
EDD April 3 and praying things work out!
Married since 2012 dating since 2005.
Golden Retriever girls (8) and (3), orange feral rescue tabby (1).
Finally TTC#1 as of 11/2017!
Thryoidectomy 2007, PCOS, disordered proliferative endometrium.
Long story short- 10 day after last pill to start AF, only symptom was breast tenderness.
Third cycle Clomid 6/29/16 O'd CD 16 BFP @11dpo!
EDD April 3 and praying things work out!
2) How long did it last? I'm still on it, but last time it was 6 days long.
3) Bad cramps? Last time no cramps, this time bad cramps. The mood swings were also worse this time.
4) Did anyone use OPK to check if you ovulated after Provera? I have never ovulated. My PCOS makes me anovulatory. I am taking Clomid in conjunction with provera. I'm on my third round, and haven't o'd yet.
5) Did Provera jump start your cycle? Did your period come back naturally after? No. I don't have periods on my own naturally. I have maybe 1 a year, and it's not actually menstruation.
Clomid 50;100;150;200: No O
TSH 3.75 Put on 50mg levothyroxine
1500 MG Metformin
7.5 MG Letrozole: No Follicles
9 MG Letrozole: 21mm Follicle no pregnancy
4 cycles at 9 MG Letrozole, No pregnancy
Third cycle Clomid 6/29/16 O'd CD 16 BFP @11dpo!
EDD April 3 and praying things work out!
according to most fertility articles I've read, women who don't have a withdrawal bleed after Provera suffer from one of the following:
...with each being worse than the last, but all are bad! If I have hypothalamic hypoestrogenism (vey likely, as I don't have a thyroid) then I would need estrogen shots. But my doctor just says wait and take another round of Provera in July and that might start it?
Ain't nobody got time for that
so nobody has experienced not getting AF after Provera?
Married since 2012 dating since 2005.
Golden Retriever girls (8) and (3), orange feral rescue tabby (1).
Finally TTC#1 as of 11/2017!
Thryoidectomy 2007, PCOS, disordered proliferative endometrium.
Third cycle Clomid 6/29/16 O'd CD 16 BFP @11dpo!
EDD April 3 and praying things work out!
how frustrating i'm sorry- I dont have any direct experience with provera... my RE almost put me on it this month but I saw him on CD 31 and told him my cycles are normally around 33 days.... so we were going to give it a few more days and sure enough.... 2 days later AF hit
i've also heard of women using BC when provera didn't work.. could be worth a shot.... good luck !
TW:
HSG/FSH/AMH/E2/SA all normal DX: unexplained IF
spontaneous BFP 01/01/2017- Alexander was born sleeping 04/13/2017 at 19w1d ic/chorio
September 2017 HSG #2 & Gonal-F/Femara/Ovidrel/IUI #1 = ep (Salpingectomy of left fallopian tube)
spontaneous BFP 01/02/2018 EDD Aug 30th It's a GIRL!
Cerclage placed on 03/02 Cerclage removal 08/02
I'm thinking hypothalamic amenorrhea, which might be likely seeing as I don't have a thyroid...
Married since 2012 dating since 2005.
Golden Retriever girls (8) and (3), orange feral rescue tabby (1).
Finally TTC#1 as of 11/2017!
Thryoidectomy 2007, PCOS, disordered proliferative endometrium.