Has anyone here conceived on your first ovulation after 6-8 months of NO cycles/no periods?

Echogirlxo

Hi there 

Here is my history:

I'm 24 years old, healthy.  Been on BC pills for the past 10 years.  I have been off birth control for 8 months now, and still no periods.  Nothing.  Not even a little bit of spotting.  I was pretty discouraged by this as we've been trying to conceive for the past 8 months as well…  Anyways, I've been to the doctor and she ordered some blood tests.  She also wants me to take 5 days of "Provera", and see her in about a month for a follow up.  I did not take that medication yet.

Here is my question:

Does anyone out there have a history of getting pregnant without ever seeing a period?  I'm talking 6-8 months of no periods and then - Yay! you're pregnant?

I'm a sonographer (I do diagnostic ultrasounds at the hospital for a living).  That means that I can check my ovaries pretty regularly…  I checked them last week just for fun and saw -Gasp! a Dominant follicle (2 cm).  Two days later it burst! (Was it ovulation? I'm not sure).  Needless to say, my husband and I were pretty busy trying during that week of "possible" ovulation.  Anyway, I checked myself today and saw that I now have a complexe cyst on my ovary… It could be a Corpus luteum (supports early pregnancy)… But it's pretty early to tell…  I took a pregnancy test and it came back negative.  But again, probably still too early…

Any thoughts on this are welcome!    In the mean time, I am (impatiently) waiting to check myself in a few weeks or take another pregnancy test.

AJC&Maggie

8 months: no spotting! Take the provera. Your OB prescribed it for a reason. He/She is trying to prevent hyperplasia.

Echogirlxo

Well I'm not really worried about hyperplasia… My lining started at around 3-5 mm 4 months ago, now it's starting to look more like 7-8 mm (I mesured with ultrasound).  Doesn't it have to be AT LEAST 7-8 mm for a good implantation?  The lining can go up to 14-15 mm in a healthy adult, that's normal…  

In my work, hyperplasia is a condition that we see in post-menopausal women who have vaginal bleeding, not a concern in younger adults (unless you're under a drug called Tomoxifen for breast CA).  It was a GP that I saw, my family doctor.  We don't really have RE's in Canada… You go see the OB/GYN for any fertility concerns.  I'm not there yet…  My family doctor really didn't seemed concerned that I didn't have any periods or spotting.

But that being said, I am definitely going to take the provera if I don't get my period in two weeks. Thanks for all the great advice/info!  

LindsayF24

I did with DS#1 (currently pregnant with baby #2.)

I went off the birth control pill in April 2010. DH and I had decided we'd start trying in July 2010. We'd planned a trip to Europe to celebrate our first anniversary and I wanted a few cycles post-BC before we started TTC.

By July 2010, I still had not gotten a post-BC period. I went to my GYN who prescribed provera. I got a provera period shortly after finishing my dosage. By September 2010, I still had not gotten a "natural" period." My GYN prescribed Provera again and said if I don't get a "natural" period again to go see an RE. This time, I got a Provera period while on the Provera.

By November 2010, still no "natural" period. I had a consultation with an RE which included an ultrasound. She told me she "thought" I was going to ovulate, suggested I come back in about a month, which coincidentally was right after a pre-planned cruise DH were taking.

Early December 2010, DH and I are on the cruise and I just don't feel right. I'm very nauseous, very tired, everything smells terrible, etc. I just thought maybe it was the motion, although I don't get motion sickness. 

We return home and I still don't feel right. I take a test that night and BFP! take another about a 1/2 hour later BFP! Take another the next morning and BFP! Went to my pre-scheduled RE appointment and got an ultrasound where we saw DS for the first time! He measured 6w2 and we even got his heartbeat! It was amazing and a huge surprise!

So OP it's definitely possible!!! GL!!!!

Echogirlxo

Just a little update:  I did get my period yesterday!  Exactly two weeks after my first ovulation 

Hopefully this is a good sign (fingers crossed) that my cycles will be regular.  Thank you for your reply Lindsay, what an awesome story!!

So for the other girls…  I'm sorry if I sounded like a know-it-all, and yes you CAN get hyperplasia at a young age… polyps, fibroids, cancer can cause all that… what I was saying is that I didn't feel it was LIKELY for me.  But it COULD have been bad, and yessss maybe I SHOULD have taken the provera… You should just know my doctor did not explain to me in ANY details what it would do for me, so I didn't feel comfortable taking it just yet.  Maybe I am trying to self-diagnose myself, but know that I am just right there with all of you - obsessed with TTC and worried!  Where I live, there is a big shortage of doctors, and fertility specialists are almost non-existent.  I have co-workers who have been trying for TWO years and they are only seeing their family doctor now…  Not all of us have the luxury of having an RE.

Echogirlxo

Aww thank you!! You explained it really well. Thanks  I know I saw the 3T Blog, will definitely be checking it out!  I should have snooped a little more before posting I think… hehe.