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Infrequent periods, not PCOS

Women's Health | Last Active: Sep 24, 2017 | Replies (6)

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@kanaazpereira

Hello @skylarfox

I wanted to welcome you to Connect, and thank you for sharing your history. I found this information from my research online:

Oligomenorrhea is a medical term for infrequent menstrual periods (fewer than six to eight periods per year); here are the details, which I hope, will offer some more insight:
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/absent-or-irregular-periods-beyond-the-basics
@skylarfox, in your initial message you wrote, "...none of my doctors dig for an answer because my questions don’t necessarily need to be answered. I'd like to mention that often doctors and their patients see things in a different order of importance, so when it comes to your health, there is no such thing as asking an unimportant question. Your communication with your physician plays a significant role in your healthcare.

Have you thought about getting the pituitary hormones tested? These are hormones that control metabolism, fertility, blood pressure, breast milk production, etc.

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I haven't considered hormone testing before... do you think it would be worth it if all other areas seem to be normal? My blood pressure, fertility, and breast milk supply have always been good. I think my metabolism is good? I can see how I need to be more assertive in my health care, instead of asking why I am like this maybe I should be asking "What can we do to figure out why". Thank you!