Is it possible to get pregnant without menstruation (after childbirth, during a delay): if you have never had menstruation

Pregnancy dates are always counted from the date of the last menstruation. But how does it happen that there were no critical days, but there is pregnancy? In almost all women's forums, it is vividly discussed whether it is possible to get pregnant without menstruation, and why. In this article, we will discuss in detail in what cases this can happen, and why it happens.

Amenorrhea - what is it

If girls of childbearing age have not started their periods in a period exceeding six months, this indicates dysfunction of the menstrual cycle, in medicine called "amenorrhea". This disorder is caused by various kinds of genetic, psychological, physiological and biochemical pathologies in the female body.

It is important to understand! For the female reproductive system, amenorrhea cannot be called the norm. It will definitely negatively affect health and general well-being.

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During puberty, a girl should have a stable cycle of 28–32 days. Its violation threatens with such serious complications as infertility.

All cases of absence of menstruation require careful research and treatment. In different cases, the "delay" is treated with medication or surgery.

Classification of amenorrhea

Amenorrhea differs in two types:

1. True amenorrhea, which is characterized by the absence of ovulation against the background of other diseases or functional disorders of the reproductive system. This pathology is of 2 types: physiological and pathological. Physiological amenorrhea is a natural state of the body when menstruation disappears during pregnancy, breastfeeding and is restored after this period ends. Or it may be associated with age periods (childhood or menopause). And the absence of menstruation, accompanied by functional or organic disorders, is a pathology and an alarming sign.
2. False amenorrhea is distinguished by the fact that all processes in the female genital organs are preserved, only there is no menstruation. This happens due to the peculiarities of the anatomical structure, when an obstacle forms in the path of secretions that interferes with the release of menstrual blood. The discharge does not go out, but collects in the fallopian tubes, its cavity or in the vagina.

A pathology in which the girl's critical days do not appear at all is called primary amenorrhea. Its causes are based on many indications:

• hereditary, genetic abnormalities;
• incomplete development of the gonads;
• deficiencies in the structure of the pelvic organs.

It cannot be firmly asserted that if you have never had a period at all, when you diagnose primary amenorrhea, you can get pregnant. In this case, you need highly qualified help from a gynecologist.

Important! If a girl under 16 does not have menstruation, it is urgent to undergo examination and treatment.

With secondary amenorrhea, when menstruation used to be, and then stopped, it is also necessary to seek medical attention as soon as possible. This is a signal of some serious pathologies in the body.

And only a visit to the doctor will help to identify the problem at an early stage.

Conclusion: With false amenorrhea, pregnancy is quite possible.

Conditions for the onset of pregnancy

An important condition for the onset of pregnancy is the penetration of sperm into the female genital organs, which contain a mature egg. And if ovulation took place in the reproductive organs, as a result of which a cell ready for fertilization was obtained, it is possible to become pregnant during a delay in menstruation, and this is not at all a myth.

A variety of factors can provoke a delay in menstruation, to which the fragile female body is extremely sensitive.

1. Chronic fatigue, shift daily work, when it is necessary to work at night, accompanied by severe stress, lead to dysfunction of the hypothalamus, pituitary gland and ovaries. The menstrual cycle is disturbed.
2. With an increased content of male hormones and prolactin in the female body, there is a disorder in the activity of the pituitary gland, thyroid gland, adrenal glands and ovaries. Hormonal levels are disrupted, which also leads to amenorrhea.
3. With rapid weight loss, after the body stops getting enough vitamins and cholesterol, it just stops making estrogen, and flushes the menstrual cycle like unnecessary ballast from a balloon when you fall.

Attention: Ovulation in all these cases will occur, but periodically. That is, there is always a chance to be pregnant without menstruation.

If you have never had your period

In order to accurately determine the possibility of conception, even if there has never been a period, it is necessary to understand the nature of their absence. Bleeding is not the most important fertility criterion. The main condition for fertilization is the onset of ovulation. And bleeding may be absent for a variety of reasons.

Pregnancy after childbirth and during lactation

An organism that has experienced severe stress after pregnancy and childbirth needs a complete recovery. And another shake-up will bring nothing good to either the woman or her newly born baby. Many young mothers are sometimes very mistaken, thinking that immediately after childbirth, with lactation and the absence of critical days, conception does not occur.

1. Already a month after giving birth, you can get pregnant again, even if the cycles are without regular menstruation. And breastfeeding is too weak a protection against the possibility of conception. The body of each mom is different. Relying on the wisdom of grandmothers: “since you are breastfeeding, then you will not get pregnant” - does not work for everyone. After all, if this were really so, then babies would not be born - the weather, would it? Pregnancy after childbirth is often found without menstruation. And you can miss it and not notice it.
2. The problem is that an unplanned pregnancy in the postpartum period is difficult to track. Menstruation is not yet, and the young mother does not suspect about her interesting position until the baby begins to abandon the breast, and she herself is found to be moving the fetus.
3. After the birth of the baby, mommy necessarily attends the antenatal clinic. The gynecologist at the reception advises the contraceptives acceptable to her when having sex. These tips should not be neglected.
4. Doctors recommend that the interval after pregnancy be 3 years or more. Then the body will recover, and the baby will grow up, get stronger and be able to go to kindergarten.
5. The most acceptable after childbirth is a barrier method of contraception and some types of oral contraceptives (birth control pills), which the doctor will tell you.

Be careful! If you do not intentionally strive to become parents of babies - the weather, protect yourself from unwanted pregnancy.

Can a teenage girl get pregnant?

More and more often you can hear stories concerning very babies who are preparing to become mothers. It seems that now, after a series of programs on television and news on the Internet, the question of whether a girl can get pregnant without menstruation is no longer a surprise to anyone. Why is this happening?

1. Depending on the individual characteristics of the girls' body, their first menstruation begins at the age of 8 to 15 years. Most often, this period appears at the age of 13 years.
2. A girl can conceive a child even if she does not have the initial period (menarche). She is still too young, and she wants to look mature and experienced. In pursuit of adulthood, the first sexual experience appears at the earliest stages.
3. In girls, the period of early puberty begins, hormones are produced and cyclical processes are started in the ovaries. The first egg, ready for fertilization, appears before the onset of menstruation. And if physical intimacy falls during this period, after it, there is a high probability of conceiving a child.
4. Time passes, but there is no menstruation. But this is no longer explained by the reasons for growing up and puberty, but by the delay due to pregnancy.

Pregnancy during menopause

Another situation when the question of whether it is possible to become pregnant in the absence of menstruation during menopause, life gives a positive answer.

After 45 years, many women experience changes in the reproductive organs, when the reverse transformation of the ovaries occurs - menopause.

During this period, you can get pregnant in the absence of critical days.

Gynecologists note three stages of menopause:

• premenopause - associated with a decrease in the production of hormones at the age of 45-50 years. During this period, the duration of the menstrual cycle increases;
• menopause, accompanied by a low level of production of the hormone estrogen and the absence of menstruation for more than 1 year. This period is typical for women aged 50 - 55;
• postmenopause, a period when reproductive functions completely atrophy in women 55-60 years old.

It is at this time that women begin to feel safe. There are no more menses. And about her interesting position, for a period of "several weeks", the lady is surprised to learn only at the reception at the gynecologist, finding herself there for a completely different reason. Even a grown belly is considered a normal age-related change.

1. Many adult women are sure that since there has been no bleeding for several years, their risk of getting pregnant is zero. You will be surprised, but even if your period is not 2 years or more, you can get pregnant. There are cases when the conception of a child occurred after 4 years of amenorrhea with menopause. This happens simply because menstruation has not come, but there is ovulation!
2. The fertilization process will not occur only at the very last stage: after the muscle tissue in the uterus dies off and is replaced by connective tissue. The ovum will have nowhere to gain a foothold.

Important! During menopause, even in the absence of menstruation for a long time, it is possible to become pregnant.

It doesn't matter what age group you belong to, anyway, after being close with your partner, use contraceptives. You do not want to have to take urgent delivery in line for a pension. Take care of yourself!

For any delay, regardless of the woman's age, the regularity of her sexual intercourse and contraceptive methods, a pregnancy test must be done. The human body is an amazing mechanism, and even against the background of a malfunction in its work, miracles are possible.

Let's summarize the above: now you know for sure that if there are no menstruation at all, it is quite possible to get pregnant, as long as there is ovulation. Anything can be, and at any age. If ovulation occurs, then fertilization may also occur.

Do not forget the recommendations, protect yourself from unwanted pregnancies and use tests - at least just in case. Miracles happen in this life. It would be nice if they also made you happy!