Post pill amenorrhea

it may be delayed for a few months - this is a condition known as post pill amenorrhea.
The contraceptive pill is useful for regulating the menstrual cycle, as well as, of course, for guaranteeing the contraceptive effect: it is therefore clear how - following an estrogenic suspension, even if strictly respecting the rules dictated by the gynecologist - the body can be affected undergoing alterations in the rhythm of menstruation.
It defines itself amenorrhea the lack of menstruation that exceeds three months; understandably, post pill amenorrhea delineates that condition whereby the absence of menstruation, for more than 90 days, is linked to the interruption of the contraceptive pill.
Post-pill amenorrhea is considered a real syndrome, not related either to the duration of estrogenic treatment, nor to any substance in particular, nor to the dosage of the pill used.

(secretion of milk outside the lactation period).

, caused not so much by a suspension of the estrogen-progestin preparation, as by the low-calorie regimen undertaken by women at the time of contraceptive therapy. In fact, in the common mentality, "taking the pill is linked to an" inevitable weight gain, added to a marked water retention ": in this regard, women begin a desperate race to keep their weight ideal, in order to counterbalance the alleged negative effects deriving from hormonal treatment. In doing so, however, women do not realize that they make the situation worse, because the body gets used to a new diet, promptly terminated when the pill is interrupted. Among the possible consequences of a similar behavior, post-pill amenorrhea also stands out, the cause of which is often erroneously attributed to the suspension of contraceptive treatment.
But that is not all. Many women use the contraceptive pill to counteract the effects derived from the polycystic ovary: in the absence of estrogen-progestin preparations, women affected by this disorder often have menstrual irregularities, including oligomenorrhea, menorrhagia, metrorrhagia, etc. It is clear as well as amenorrhea, kept under control while taking the contraceptive, can resume following its suspension: in this case it is correct to speak of post-pill amenorrhea.
An altered production of the quality and quantity of mucus produced by cervical cells could also cause amenorrhea: while taking the pill, the production of cervical mucus is altered (the body of each woman responds subjectively, causing leucorrhoea or dryness vaginal), but with the continuation of estrogen-progestin therapy the mucous secretions stabilize. It is therefore clear how, following the "stopping" of the pill, the cervical cells are subjected to a further hormonal shift, which can also be reflected in the "amenorrhea. Furthermore, the contraceptive pill could cause the destruction of some cells involved in the production of mucus, located in the highest area of ​​the cervical canal: in this case, the interruption of the progestin aimed at pregnancy could generate problems in the fertilization of the egg, since the alteration of the mucus makes the passage of spermatozoa hostile. In the latter case, post-pill amenorrhea is combined with a possible delay in the recovery of fertility; however, it remains an absolutely reversible situation.

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