No period???

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I was told I had Herpes in May and I have been on medication ever since. But I'm a little worried because I still haven't gotten my period. I went through a couple days of cramps like my period but I only had 2-3 days of brownish discharge. I have the implanon in my arm so I'm not pregnant. When I asked my doctor about the brownish discharge they kinda brushed it off. Does Herpes affect your period? Should I be worried?

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  • Posted

    You may want to take a pregnancy test just to be sure. Also stress can alter you cycle so try to relax. I haven't heard of Hsv causing period changes but I'm not the expert here. Pregnancy though I've got down to a science.

    • Posted

      I took a pregnancy test back in May when I went to the ER & it was negative. I haven't had sex since then either. Doctors took my blood work last Friday so I'm just waiting for that to come back. But I do know that the Implanon makes my periods kinda wacky. I went a whole year without a period once

    • Posted

      It seems more likely then that the implanon is the culprit. Birth control often changes the way our hormones function and especially if you've been through something similar as a result it's probably the same thing now.

  • Posted

    Herpes is not supposed to affect periods, but stress can. Maybe your birth control, too.

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