QuestionAt 25 years old, I'm more than ready to have children and my husband and I have decided to start trying. I have NEVER had a period, meaning I have Primary Amenorrhea. While I do not have periods, I have several days of the month where I produce a white or clear sticky substance that my doctor identified as 'vaginal discharge'.
Several years ago, I had a series of tests: hormone levels, ultrasound, gynocological exam, ect. My doctors could not find anything wrong, nothing to indicate why I hadn't started my period. Recently I read something that really upset me:
"Amenorrhea can have a very negative impact on your fertility. Many women with amenorrhea are anovulatory, meaning that they aren't producing viable eggs for conception. This can mean that no matter how hard you try, you just won't get pregnant."
Is this true? I can't afford a doctor, but I manage to get the funds together, how do I find out if I am producing viable eggs, and what tests would they do? Also, we are still trying but since I don't have periods it presents some unique problems. How do I know that I've conceived? How often do I use a pregnancy test if I don't have periods? Will once a month suffice?
Most importantly, if I manage to conceive, do I need to be worried about the baby's health (birth defects, ect) because of my Amenorrhea?
Thank you for your time,
AnswerIf you have primary amenorrhea, you will not ovulate and cannot conceive. You have to ovulate in order to become pregnant. If you correct the amenorrhea, you may start to ovulate. You must collect the funds to see a gynecologist and he will ,again, do the evaluation and determine what must be done. You do not have to keep spending your money on pregnancy tests. You are wasting the money.First find out what can be done. You may have some problem with your anterior pituitary gland, causing the amenorrhea.