Rigevidon pill

[rg98]

Hello, I'm on Rigevidon and I have been taking it for a few years (started in 2018) however I missed my period last month and I was due on again yesterday but it didn't come. Can Rigevidon stop periods a few years after use?

I'm still on this pill.

[Hidden]

I’m not trying to alarm you, but have you done a pregnancy test?

[rg98 in reply to Hidden]

I've taken two and both negative

[Hidden in reply to rg98]

Phone call to Dr? Just for reassurance? Best wishes.

[rg98 in reply to Hidden]

I think I will! I have just taken another test and it is also negative... thank you for your help!

[Galen70 in reply to rg98]

The bleed is not your actual period but a withdrawal bleed. If you have done pregnancy tests and they are fine, then not having a bleed will do you no harm. Are there other life factors like weight gain, other medical conditions, other medicines etc that could be impacting ? Remember the pills stay the same but your body changes over time.

[rg98 in reply to Galen70]

Thank you for getting back to me

I have been going to the gym almost every single day since September (October was when I first missed my period) so this could be the reason as I have read that exercise can stop periods?

I am also very skinny so I may have lost a bit of weight from going to the gym a lot and this may have caused it to stop? I have a very fast metabolism so even if I eat a lot, I struggle to put weight on and have always been very slim (I'm also very petite, smallest in my family).

I've taken 2 more tests (4 in total , 2 last month and 2 this month) and all of them have been negative.

[Galen70 in reply to rg98]

Yes weight loss and exercise can both cause menses to cease. Any family history of thyroid issues ?

[rg98 in reply to Galen70]

As far as I know of there are no thyroid issues within the family. Is it quite common?

[Galen70 in reply to rg98]

Well thyroid issues are quite common, but just because you are slim doesn't mean an issue. Just a person with unexplained weight loss should have this checked as part of their work up. If you are less body weight than before, the hormones may be having more of an effect on you, and might explain the lack of bleeds in between pills.