Will my periods return ?!
Question: right here's the story.. i was diagnosed borderline anorexic.. after i lost 3 stone in 8 weeks and stopped eating. Naturally my periods stopped in july/august .. my doctor assured me they would return when a healthy diet was followed.. i know have a healthy diet of between 1250 and 1400 kcal a day and haven't lost any weight in 7 weeks(give or take a pound or 2 ). My doctor has confirmed that i am a healthy weight.. so don't argue with me on that .
i weigh 117 lbs and i'm 5'7... if i haven't dropped in weight,, how long will it take for my periods to return ? i'm 15 years old
Answers: right here's the story.. i was diagnosed borderline anorexic.. after i lost 3 stone in 8 weeks and stopped eating. Naturally my periods stopped in july/august .. my doctor assured me they would return when a healthy diet was followed.. i know have a healthy diet of between 1250 and 1400 kcal a day and haven't lost any weight in 7 weeks(give or take a pound or 2 ). My doctor has confirmed that i am a healthy weight.. so don't argue with me on that .
i weigh 117 lbs and i'm 5'7... if i haven't dropped in weight,, how long will it take for my periods to return ? i'm 15 years old
the body requires a certain percentage of body fat in order to maintain its reproductive abilities, including the monthly period.
generally in teen girls and women this is around 15% body fat. if u have been anorexic, it may take u some time to get back to this level.
ur body mass index (BMI) is 18.3, which is still technically underweight. healthy weight is a BMI between 18.5 and 24, with ideal BMI for most people being in the 19-22 range.
basically what ur body is telling u is that if u havent gotten ur periods back within about 6 months at this, u may still be too underweight.
u may also need other types of treatment, including hormonal birth control pills, as an example.
take a look at this Go Ask Alice! entry for more info on getting ur periods back after being anorexic.
http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/4165....
Yes they will. it will take time for them to regulate, but give it time. And keep up the good work!