JJFigure
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Gladiola brought up an interesting point in another thread, and I'd like to see if anyone has a definitive answer. If you're supplementing estrogen through oral contraceptives, will this stop your body from producing estrogen naturally?
In my case, I'd been using OrthoNovum 7/7/7 for almost 10 years and stopped taking it about 4 months ago due to contest prep and the discovery it was one of the higher estrogen content BCPs. I haven't had a period in 18 months and had only spotted for years. Then, I had my first period one week before competition, when I was at my leanest. If Gladiola's theory is correct, this implies the level of estrogen in my BCP was lower than what I would have naturally produced, and it took 4 months for my body to start naturally producing enough estrogen for me to start menstruating.
Does this make sense? If so, then it would also imply I'd be better off using oral contraceptives even during contest prep, especially if I switch to a lower estrogen content BCP.
In my case, I'd been using OrthoNovum 7/7/7 for almost 10 years and stopped taking it about 4 months ago due to contest prep and the discovery it was one of the higher estrogen content BCPs. I haven't had a period in 18 months and had only spotted for years. Then, I had my first period one week before competition, when I was at my leanest. If Gladiola's theory is correct, this implies the level of estrogen in my BCP was lower than what I would have naturally produced, and it took 4 months for my body to start naturally producing enough estrogen for me to start menstruating.
Does this make sense? If so, then it would also imply I'd be better off using oral contraceptives even during contest prep, especially if I switch to a lower estrogen content BCP.