Hello,
This board seems to be a resource for NFP, so I'm hoping someone might be able to share some advice on using NFP with amenorrhea. I've gotten healthy again after losing too much weight as a college athlete, but I am still dealing with the hypothalamic amenorrhea (no period). My doctor is pretty insistent that it will come back with time, but in the meantime I should be taking birth control pills to ensure that my body is getting enough estrogen for bone maintenance.
I took the bcp for about 6 months, but stopped 9 months ago during PreCana to try and figure out NFP. Since then I've had no fertility signs or periods. I've read TCOYF and my fiance and I attended a Creighton intro class, but I'm not sure about investing in the Creighton class and one-on-one instruction if I don't have any CM fertility signs to discuss or chart. Meanwhile, time is quickly running out and we're worried about the family planning situation. There's a small section in TCOYF about anovulation, and it sounds like you should assume you are infertile until you see changes in CM patterns. I'm just nervous that I won't recognize the signs. My fiance wants to use NFP, but thinks we should also use a barrier method until my body gets back on track since we are TTA.
I'm trying to put this in God's hands, but I also don't want it to be a source of tension between my fiance and I. Any encouragement or suggestions or prayers would be appreciated. Sorry this got kind of long! Thanks for listening.