Can the cessation of periods cause infertility?
If a teen girl has had periods before, but they’ve suddenly stopped, and now she takes birth control pills to continue having them, can this cause infertility?
The reason the periods stopped is due to sudden weight loss. The weight loss was caused by an eating disorder which could not be technically classified as a "disorder" but it contained the same types of mindsets.
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It would depend on the reason for the lack of periods – anorexia, too much exercise, too much weight loss? Because the cycle of menstruation includes ovulation, which you need to be fertile. Obviously you should not be able to get pregnant on BCP, so continuing them would be counterproductive to fertility. IMO the girl should have a complete workup, including lab work to check hormone levels, including thyroid. You need to find out the original problem before you can find out what to do next. Good luck.
never heard of that