I was on Depo Provera for 7 years. My periods were absent for 7 years. They finally came back in December 2010, three months after I started taking Provera. I was so happy when my periods finally came back because I was so ready to start trying for a family even though I was getting married 4 months after that in March.
I originally started using OPK's (ovulation predictor kits). I bought the ones from Clearblue that give you a smiley face when you are ovulating. I read the instructions and started to POAS (pee on a stick), starting on cycle day 9. I would pee on them for 7 days until I finished all of the tests, but I never got a smiley face :(. It was very depressing and I couldn't figure out why I went from month to month without ever getting a positive OPK.
So, after 6 frustrating months of negative OPK's I went straight to Shoppers Drug Mart and bought a Clearblue Fertility Monitor and a basal body thermometer. I bought the fertility monitor on cycle day 7 and was so upset when I discovered that I had to use it from cycle day 1-5. I started using it in June 2011.
After using my Clearblue fertility monitor and charting my basal body temperature, I finally figured out why my OPK's were never detecting ovulation. It turns out that I ovulate really late in my 27 day cycle, so I was using the tests too early. I also discovered from charting that I have a luteal phase defect. That is when your luteal phase (the time from after you ovulate to the day before your next period), is too short to sustain a pregnancy. My fertility specialist says that even if I were to get pregnant I would probably miscarry. :(
I have been trying to conceive for about 11 months now, so it is time for a checkup.
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