CAN A WOMEN WHO HAS TWO TEARS WITHOUT GETTING A PERIOD BE ABLE TO GET PREGNANT?
AND IF SHE CAN, HOW?

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Request for Question Clarification by politicalguru-ga on 07 Feb 2006 13:27 PST

Gika, 
- Do you mean "two years"? 
- And why hasn't the woman in question got her period - age? pills?
medical condition (cancer, etc.)?

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Clarification of Question by gika_999-ga on 01 Mar 2006 06:53 PST

THIS WOMEN IS A 21 YEAR OLD,WHO WASN'T HAD A PERIOD FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS NOW.
SHE IS COMPLETLY HEALTHY AND NORMAL, HAS NO DISABILITIES OR ANY
POSSIBLE HEREDITARY HEALTH PROBLEMS. SHE AND HER HUSBAND HAVE BEEN
TRYING TO GET PREGNANT FOR A YEAR BUT NOTHING SEEMS TO WORK. SHOULD
SHE GO AND SEE A SPECIALIST FOR INFERTILITY?
ANY SUGGESTIONS OR OPINIONS PLEASE WRITE. SHE IS DESPERATE!

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Clarification of Question by gika_999-ga on 01 Mar 2006 07:01 PST

IN ADDITION TO MY LAST COMMENT.... THIS WOMEN TAKES NO PILLS OF ANY
KIND, DOES NOT DRINK OR SMOKE, NEVER HAS DONE DRUGS. SHE HAS NEVER HAD
AN ILLNESS OR SURGERY SHE IS COMPLETLY NORMAL. WHY IS THIS HAPPENING
TO HER, WHY TO A PERSON THAT DREAMS ABOUT BECOMING A MOTHER. PLEASE
WHAT SHOULD SHE DO?

She should see her OB/GYN first and find out why she's not having
periods. The gynocologist can also find out whether or not she's
ovulating.

Kriswrite

This is defined as secondary amenorrhea, meaning a women who
previously had menstrual periods suddenly stops having a period at
all.

"Amenorrhea occurs if the hypothalamus and pituitary fail to provide
appropriate gonadotropin stimulation to the ovary, resulting in
inadequate production of estradiol or in failure of ovulation and
progesterone production. Amenorrhea can also occur if the ovaries fail
to produce adequate amounts of estradiol despite normal and
appropriate gonadotropin stimulation by the hypothalamus and
pituitary. In some cases, the hypothalamus, pituitary, and ovaries all
may be functioning normally, yet amenorrhea occurs because of
adhesions in the endometrial cavity or an obstruction to the
cervicovaginal outflow tract."

You can read more about amenorrhea here: http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic117.htm