Dear Counsellor:I'VE BEEN having a problem with my menstrual cycle for some time and my boyfriend once told his doctor about me and the doctor told him that it was something that can be corrected by a doctor.
The problem is that sometimes my period comes twice per year, sometimes three times. Last year it came two times (the last in July) and from that time it hasn't come again. When my boyfriend and I have sex he doesn't withdraw and I am not pregnant. He tries to get me pregnant but it seems that because I'm not seeing my period as I ought to, I can't get pregnant. Sometimes it really bothers me and I wonder if I will ever have a child or can this be corrected by a doctor?
I really need your help. I am 21 years old this year and my
boyfriend and I really need a child.
-Worried, Old England, Manchester.
Dear Worried:
What you seem to be experiencing may be a hormonal imbalance. Some women who experience this type of problem often do not ovulate regularly. If you do not ovulate then you will not menstruate, and if you have no eggs, then you cannot become pregnant.
This is a matter that you should see a gynaecologist about. She may prescribe some hormonal medication which should help you to ovulate. Once treated, women with this type of disorder usually resume their regular menstrual cycle, and can eventually become pregnant.
I am, however, concerned by the fact that you are so young and you are trying to become pregnant. I would suggest that you seek to concretise the relationship with your boyfriend, before you think about a child.
All the best.
-Counsellor
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