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    • January 24, 2017 at 12:59 am
    sarah.brannon
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      I finished a year of Interferon 09/30/16. Since then, no periods. My cycle was normal while on the medicine, but nothing since. I thought maybe I was in early menopause, especially since I was having (severe) night sweats and hot flashes. My gynecologist (specialty is cancer in reproductive organs) prescribed a birth control pill with a higher estrogen amount to help with symptoms, which it did.

      Got the bloodwork back today, results via phone call, I am not experiencing hormonal menopause, but that it could still be an ovarian problem…

      Has anyone else experienced this?

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        • January 24, 2017 at 4:51 am
        Christinad
        Participant

          Congratulations on completing interferon!! 

          I finished interferon almost a year ago. While on interferon I didn't have much of a cycle, but now have irregular cycles since I completed interferon. Sounds opposite of your situation but perhaps a side effect of interferon is irregular cycles (?). Although I have not read or heard that this could be a side effect of interferon. I'd definitely continue to follow-up with your GYN doc. 

          • January 24, 2017 at 4:51 am
          Christinad
          Participant

            Congratulations on completing interferon!! 

            I finished interferon almost a year ago. While on interferon I didn't have much of a cycle, but now have irregular cycles since I completed interferon. Sounds opposite of your situation but perhaps a side effect of interferon is irregular cycles (?). Although I have not read or heard that this could be a side effect of interferon. I'd definitely continue to follow-up with your GYN doc. 

            • January 24, 2017 at 4:51 am
            Christinad
            Participant

              Congratulations on completing interferon!! 

              I finished interferon almost a year ago. While on interferon I didn't have much of a cycle, but now have irregular cycles since I completed interferon. Sounds opposite of your situation but perhaps a side effect of interferon is irregular cycles (?). Although I have not read or heard that this could be a side effect of interferon. I'd definitely continue to follow-up with your GYN doc. 

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