Also, putting you on the pill is not going to solve the reason you are not getting your period, and when you are older and go off the pill, maybe to start a family perhaps, the problem most likely will still be there. The pill is a temporary treatment to irregular periods, not a cure.

A doctor may very well decide to do nothing. I have a sister who had very irregular periods from go - would wait 9 months to a year between periods for five years, now gets them every three months or so in her twenties. No doctor has ever thought it a problem. "Irregularity" is actually pretty regular and not necessarily a problem, particularly for teenagers.

quote:<HR>Originally posted by nicolem91:
I have Talked to my mom. Right now she and I and my dad are not getting along to well. I really do think I'm eating enough, I'm 5 foot 2 and about 106 pounds. <HR>

Well, that doesn't sound like you're underweight (actually, that's exactly the size I am, and I have no problems with periods, but then again I'm 23 so I've had time to regulate everything). I agree with what everyone has said about the pill--avoid resorting to that if you can. It does have side effects--one that I don't think was mentioned here is that it can send your cholesterol through the roof and also raise your blood pressure; this actually happened to me when I was put on it at the age of 14 to regulate some period issues that I had (my problem was that I had one episode of really heavy bleeding that was so bad it landed me in the hospital). Needless to say, when the cholesterol issue was discovered at my next physical a few months later I was taken right off it, and have had no problems since.

Glad to hear everything checked out. However, I'm still concerned about the amenorrhea because from what I understand, this situation can lead to bone loss that may not be fully reversible once the periods start again. Did your doctor say anything about that?