Question:
Hello,
I am 21 years old, never been pregnant.
I came to japan recently, had one period and then ran out of birth control which I took to manage irregularity/pain as well as for the intended purpose. I haven't seen my boyfriend since before coming to Japan so I am NOT pregnant, but after I ran out of pills I have not had a period since. I got more pills sent from home but have not been able to start taking them yet as I am meant to wait til the first day of bleeding.
After 1 month I went to the gyno here, he said it was stress and to come back later. He also did a pregnancy test, negative. After 3 months I went to a different Female gyno, and she gave me a shot of hormones into my hip and said to expect a period in the next 10 days. When they didn't occur, I went back, and she gave me some hormone pills to take (one every night within 30 minutes of dinner for 10 days). Due to travelling I took one or two fairly late at night, but made sure I ate something first. My period still hasn't come. She also took 2 vials of blood and I go back in 6 days to get the results. A couple of times I have had what might be a very faint brown patch on my pad *I wear one just in case
when out and about* but nothing very noticeable. Sometimes I feel like I have very minor cramps but that might be wishful thinking! I am on Ferrogradument iron supplements for iron deficiency from very mild Crohn's disease but that has been symptom-free since before all this started. I feel tired most days but that's nothing new either!
Because of the language barrier and the fact that the gynos here seem to have a 5 minute limit on consultations, I don't know the names of what I've been given (Hormone Medication was the best answer I got).
I would be very grateful for any advice
Yrs
E.

Answer:
Hey ellen, how are you doing?

How long are you planning to be in Japan?

Best wishes,

The Prison Hospital

Prisoner: Look here, doctor! You've already removed my spleen, tonsils, adenoids, and one of my kidneys. I only came to see if you could get me out of this place!

Doctor: I am, bit by bit.

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Answer:
Hey ellen, how are you doing?

Have your doctor given you a complete physical and pelvic examination to identify the cause of your grandular malfunction (results in absence of menstruation)? This is usually accomplished by various tests - urine, thyroid function, basal metabolism, Pap smear, and maturation index.

Sterility is checked by basal body temperature charts and a study is made of ovarian activity. Hormonal treatment is most frequently employed when the possibility of tumor has been eliminated.

Best wishes,

REFERENCE
Divina Gracia Rualo-Pasigan, M.D., Symptoms, Funk & Wagnall's Family Medical Guide (Canada: Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited, Toronto), p. 407.

P.S. Mikomi temae to-ku houjin.

The Prison Hospital

Prisoner: Look here, doctor! You've already removed my spleen, tonsils, adenoids, and one of my kidneys. I only came to see if you could get me out of this place!

Doctor: I am, bit by bit.

-- Aha! Jokes