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BillieTheBot
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this thread is going to sound really stupid.
basically, i'm really worried that when i start to try for children, i'll find out i won't be able to get pregnant.
i didn't start my periods until i was 15/16. i started very late. i went on the pill when i was 17/18. when i wasn't on the pill, my periods were all over the show. i didn't have a period every month like i was supposed to. they were really irregular. when i did have them, they were very painful and heavy.
was that normal? i mean, i was in the first few years of starting my period?
i'm really worried that i could have that polycystic ovary syndrome or something. i'm probably being a hypochondriac but it really is something that worries me. my body clock is ticking and i'm just terrified i'm not going to be able to have children. people will probably laugh at me and think i'm being silly but its honestly REALLY worrying me.
as i've said, i've been on the pill since i was 17/18. so since i was 17/18, my periods have been very light, i've had the odd bit of spotting and they have been painless. but periods whilst on the pill aren't real periods right? this is what is worrying me. i don't know whether i have periods or not as i've been having fake ones whilst being on the pill.
i also get worried that i'll have affected my chances from when i was dieting really strictly a few years ago.
i'm just really worried about my fertility. is there any way of testing it?
basically, i'm really worried that when i start to try for children, i'll find out i won't be able to get pregnant.
i didn't start my periods until i was 15/16. i started very late. i went on the pill when i was 17/18. when i wasn't on the pill, my periods were all over the show. i didn't have a period every month like i was supposed to. they were really irregular. when i did have them, they were very painful and heavy.
was that normal? i mean, i was in the first few years of starting my period?
i'm really worried that i could have that polycystic ovary syndrome or something. i'm probably being a hypochondriac but it really is something that worries me. my body clock is ticking and i'm just terrified i'm not going to be able to have children. people will probably laugh at me and think i'm being silly but its honestly REALLY worrying me.
as i've said, i've been on the pill since i was 17/18. so since i was 17/18, my periods have been very light, i've had the odd bit of spotting and they have been painless. but periods whilst on the pill aren't real periods right? this is what is worrying me. i don't know whether i have periods or not as i've been having fake ones whilst being on the pill.
i also get worried that i'll have affected my chances from when i was dieting really strictly a few years ago.
i'm just really worried about my fertility. is there any way of testing it?
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Fertility drops rapidly the closer you get to 30
lol wish i had a choice
She managed to push two of us out at 33. Don't stress too much.
eta: i'm hoping i'm as fertile as my mum. she had little sister when she was 40!
wait til every second person is telling you that your biological clock is ticking, that's superfun lol.
remember, if you are under 35, don't smoke, aren't overweight or underweight, eat a nutritionally balanced diet, have lots of fruit and veg, avoid lots of alcohol and exercise moderately you should have as much chance as anybody. Stress can do damaging things to your body physically that you aren't even aware of so try not to.
:yes: My mum had twins at 34.
Up to 2 years in some places.....
Like for no rational reason except ones similar to yours but there's a niggling fear.
Just thought I'd chime in with some more panic.
Think we'll be fine tho blah. Heh.
Now, having kids after 30 is quite common and even if you have natural ovulation issues there are treatments to help regulate ovulation and increase chances of successful implantation, etc.
Summing up: go ahead and get tested. Get your peace of mind.
it's not that simple - you can't just go and get tested for the sake of knowing, i don't know if you can if you go private but you can't get tested on the NHS unless you have been trying for a set period of time. I doubt you could by going private too, i should imagine they would want you to be actively trying to conceive first.
Hi there, you're not alone, believe me. I had irregular periods when I was 15 and the doctor put me on the pill for a sense of normality and to in theory regulate them. You do not usually ovulate whilst on the pill as it suppresses it. I was on the pill for 9 years and the reason I never came off it earlier was that I was afraid I would be irregular again.
I came off the pill back in May and I was regular, give or take a few days - that was reliving!! Also remember when coming off the pill it can take upto a year to conceive due to your body needing to get bath into a rhythm of ovulation.
It took me 6 months to conceive but unfortunately it resulted in a missed miscarriage. But I'm hoping now that when its right it will happen.
Also with regards to tests, as others have said no doctor will test until at least a year of trying to conceive, and some longer as you have been on the pill.