I want to know why it is important to my
general heath that I have a regular
menstral cycle. My doctor has put me on
both zovia (birth controll) and
spironolactone (antiandrogen hormone) in
order to regulate an overactive adrenal
gland (determined by a series of blood
tests that have continued for 3 years).
I want to know what exactly could happen
to me if I continue to have irregular
periods and high androgen levels, which,
as I have been informed, are not
immediately thretening to my health.
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Forum Girl
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Oct 2003 Posts: 207 Location: Orlando, Florida
Posted: 09-11-04 12:13pm
I don't know about the androgen levels and
their potential health risks but I have
never had regular periods and had no
health problems as a result. At my last
check up I had a long discussion with my
doctor about it and he told me that as
long as you have 3-4 periods a year
without any other health problems they
don't consider it harmful. He said if
you drop to having less than 4 periods a
year then they will step in to correct it.
I was having 7-8 periods a year and the
doctor said that was perfectly fine.
However, I decided I didn't want to worry
about getting pregnant and finally agreed
to go on birth control pills. A lot of
times they are prescribed to regulate
irregular periods but I chose it so that I
don't worry so much over sex. I was
against it for regulating my period
because my argument was why would I want
to have 12 periods a year when I was
getting away with only 7 or 8. But the
predictibility and the lessening of
duration and flow is definitely beginning
to be worth it.
