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Getting pregnant after growth retardation
Leonie05Guest ·
Ladies,
I haven't spoken to a doctor about it yet, because the advice is usually "just watch it for a year," but we are trying to conceive our first baby. Now I know it hasn't been that long (stopped the pill three months ago), but I still have my worries.
I took growth retardants from age 13 to 15, and a study came out in 2012 stating that women who took these have reduced fertility or even serious fertility problems. So getting pregnant is more difficult, and the advice is to start trying for kids as early as possible. My mother got pregnant within one month of stopping the pill, and it's not like that for me. Now, (thankfully) I didn't take those pills for very long, and my mother claims I only had a mild variant. Still, I'm worried, and I was wondering if there are others.
I haven't spoken to a doctor about it yet, because the advice is usually "just watch it for a year," but we are trying to conceive our first baby. Now I know it hasn't been that long (stopped the pill three months ago), but I still have my worries.
I took growth retardants from age 13 to 15, and a study came out in 2012 stating that women who took these have reduced fertility or even serious fertility problems. So getting pregnant is more difficult, and the advice is to start trying for kids as early as possible. My mother got pregnant within one month of stopping the pill, and it's not like that for me. Now, (thankfully) I didn't take those pills for very long, and my mother claims I only had a mild variant. Still, I'm worried, and I was wondering if there are others.
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Anonymous Guest #2
I’d still go to your GP and ask how much influence those medications might have on your fertility.
You can always ask for advice from your GP, and given what you’ve taken in your youth, that’s not a silly question at all. -
Hartje #3
I know a girl who also used growth retarders and had a healthy daughter this year. So it can happen, but I do know the story indeed! Just being positive to give you some courage, good luck!
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Leonie05 started this #4
@Anoniem: definitely not wrong, just not ideal with a full-time job where you have to take hours off for a doctor's visit, but still planning to do this. My due date is hopefully tomorrow/overmorrow or the fifteenth. Haven't had a regular cycle yet after stopping the pill.
@Hartje: that's good to hear, even though I haven't been at it for very long, it still stays in the back of your mind. Really nice that it worked out for her. -
Groeiremmer01 Guest #5
I’ve also taken growth inhibitors in the past. I notice that doctors and gynecologists don’t know much about them. I brought the articles and information with me to my appointments (well, over 8 years ago). They did check if my eggs were maturing (through the GP with an ultrasound, PCOS seemed unlikely), and my cycle was fairly regular, which was a good sign. The GP offered to send me to the ‘medical mill’ after just half a year instead of waiting a year or longer. In the end, that wasn’t necessary. I’ve had two miscarriages and two full-term pregnancies.
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