Periods and Pregnancy

Hey Guys!
Anyone know how long you have to NOT have your period for for you to not be able to have a baby?

Does it depend on the case?
If it means anything; I'm 5'3, 14, got my period when I was roughly 10, from last September I went from 150lbs to 110 by February. Than since than, slowly down to 93ish.   The last time I had my period was January.   It got less and less over time, than February it never came...

Please let me know what you think?
Thanks!♥

There's no specific time-line, unfortunately. I lost my period for nearly four years. Doctors ran tests on me and declared me permanently infertile... Then this year I became pregnant, while on the pill (I take it to regulate hormone fluctuations). I am not sure yet if this indicates a return to full fertility or whether I have low fertility and this was just a lucky fluke.

However, there's no guarantee that you could also lose your period for a long time and still remain fertile, and it's generally true that the longer you lose your period for, the higher the chances of infertility.

Having gone through the pain of being told I was infertile, trust me when I say this is not something you want to gamble with. Get your weight up and your period back, and you won't have to worry about this.

I was actually going to post a topic similar to this so I thought I'd just ask my question here : P ...

If you've not been having your period for a while (in my case, not regular since Feb), but OCCATIONALLY spot, does this mean you cannot concieve? In other words, not need to you conception? (I know youd still need them against STDs...I'm just asking hypothetically).

And one other question - I thought the pill was supposed to be a contraceptive device - how can you get pregnant on it?

(Sorry if any of that made me sound ignorant - I never had sex ed haha : P)

Original Post by izzyy23:

And one other question - I thought the pill was supposed to be a contraceptive device - how can you get pregnant on it?

No contraceptive device is 100%.  Even if you follow all the directions in taking the pill exactly, there's still about a .3% chance it will fail, so 3 out of 1000 women taking it every year could get pregnant.

If you don't follow the directions exactly, like forgetting to take it at the same time every day, the chance of failure goes up. http://contraception.about.com/od/prescriptio noptions/p/prescription.htm

The damage could already be done but without seeing your doctor and without getting back to a healthy weight and eating healthfully you will never know. You need to see your doctor ASAP. Are you in active recovery?

In the meantime read this:

Yep... I was careful about taking the pill at the correct time every day, so I just happen to be one of the rare cases where the pill did not fully protect me. Like particle_woman says, the chances of this happening are actually very small and most people will be ok.

Losing your period is usually a good indicator of (usually temporary) lost fertility, and getting your period is usually a good indicator of returned fertility. I don't know what spotting means - but until you have real periods I would say it's likely your fertility levels are low. Low fertility does not mean zero fertility; there is always a chance you could become pregnant, so don't take that risk.

The caveat is of course that getting or not getting your period is not 100% evidence of the state of your fertility - it's simply an indicator. If you really want to find out, ask your doctor or gynaecologist to run some tests.

An often overlooked fact is that many antibiotics negate the efficacy of birth control.

If you're asking if you still need to use contraception if you are not having your period, the answer is if you're having sex and not intending to get pregnant (personally I think that both sex and babies should wait at the age of 14, if it's not consensual or with someone not your age you need to seek immediate assistance) you need to be using contraception, preferably two methods one of which should be a condom.

If your question is whether or not you'll have permanent infertility from not having your period, the answer is it depends on the individual and so many variables that we are barely cognizant of.  No one can tell you for certain until you get pregnant which would prove that you were fertile enough for conception. More people who have experienced amenorrhoea are less likely to be able to get pregnant later on...of course with more research some of the variables may be able to be pinpointed.

At your age and height you should not be losing any more weight.  Given that you lost weight to get to where you are you are most likely underweight and should see your physican.  Given no period you're definitely underweight and need to gain to a healthy weight.  Your physician will be best able to advise you on a healthy weight, probably in conjunction with a gynecologist.