Surgery & periods?

[AnyDream]

Well it's 5 weeks since I had major surgery and my period was due 2 weeks ago, but so far....nothing.

Can surgery interfere with your menstrual cycle or has the menopause fairy been flapping around with me in her sights?

[*LittleMissSummer*]

When i broke my arm when i was 17, i had 2 surgeries to fix my arm and i didnt see my period for about 7 months. When i saw my doctor about it he said sometimes surgery or even the trauma of an accident can throw you off. But that may have also been the PCOS... but his theory still counted.

Hopefully its all sorted and you'll have your next one.

[Mother Goose]

stress can do it too hon

[Sopdet]

I know that when I'm stressed my period usually stops (which makes charting that much more fun).

Hope AF arrives soon for you Marydean

[Mak]

I had my tonsils out at 30 - my period was 4 weeks late and all over the place for a month or two. Hope things settle down for you. xx

[AnyDream]

Thanks everyone for your reassuring replies. I searched a bit more online and found an abstract which looked at what happened to women's menstrual cycles for 6 months after they had major orthopedic surgery...well no surprises, only 68% of women's cycles stayed the same, the rest either missed periods or they became light & infrequent (25%) or super frequent (6%)...they also found a relationship between the degree of trauma, length of surgery, GA, blood transfusion & incidence of menstrual interruption. Hmmmm ... nice to see there's an actual scientific observation that confirms our experiences!