[jilly444]

My husband and I thought we were pregnant after a shortened period in April that never returned. Seven at home tests said "negative," but three months later still no period. A blood test and some other tests later and I'm being treated for hyperprolactinemia cause by a tumor in my pituitary gland. This tumor has caused me to stop ovulating. I'm confused about something though. My doctor told me that my husband and I could continue to try and get pregnant while on the Bromocriptine. The only way to tell I'm pregnant is by symptoms other than losing my period, since I don't have one to begin with. My question is this: How can I get pregnant if I'm not ovulating? The only thing I can think of is the Bromocriptine does its job and shrinks the tumor enough that we manage to get pregnant before a period shows up. Is that possible though? At the moment we're taking random pregnancy tests every so often just to make sure because the instructions say to go off the medicine as soon as you know you are pregnant.

Additionally, I'd love to know if there is anyone else dealing with this. I feel sort of alone in all of this. My husband is super optomistic and doesn't borrow trouble, WHICH IS GREAT! However, I sometimes feel sadness when I see others with babies and two women at my preschool just announced thier pregnancies. I'm happy for them, just sad for me and a bit jealous. I'll be 30 in April and I feel that I've done my waiting and want to start that phase of my life so badly. And to top it all off my boobs hurt like crazy! I would love to know if anyone has gone through this and come out on top.

Thanks for any support ladies!

[Celry]

I don't know anything about Bromocriptine, but it is possible to get pregnant without getting a period. Plenty of women don't get AF while breastfeeding. They stop breastfeeding and can O and get pregnant right away without getting AF. That happened to my sister between her kids.

[Lash]

I was given this med as well this week, however I just had my prolactin results come back and they are normal so we are testing for a tumor as well

How was yours diagnosed?

[protease]

Found someone!!

Ok - bromocriptine works (in part) as a dopamine agonist. That means that it will help lower the prolactin levels naturally. Assuming that the only hormone that is "off" is prolactin, then your body will naturally ovulate because the issue with prolactin is fixed. However, the level of the dose of bromocriptine may be adjusted to your needs, in that case you may have to wait to get all under control.

I took bromocriptine for two days and went off it because of really bad side effects. I take the (more expensive ) alternative cabergoline.

[redlamp28]

Hello, I have the same problem. I have been on Bromcriptine 2.5 mg to lower prolaction levels for 4 months. And threw blood work Dr. says it has worked. But still no period. ( negative hpt) I'm comfused all my blood test come back good. My doctor told me to stay on brom for another six months. When pregnant let him and my ogyn know, and to hpt every so often. oh I also spotting 3 days in a row when wiping like 2 wks. ago. So why won't my periods retuning? It's nice 2 know I'm not alone and someone else understand cause u know most people don't.


To answer yor blog question Yes you can get preg. without menses. As long as your prolactin gets under control, and then ovulation happens. Know if that would happend with no menses it would bring alot of envy.


Final note always listen to your body I had 3 surgers 10 years ago. I was young and not very informed. At that time the dr. just said take you meds. and eveything would go back to normal. For 10 yrs. I have beeb trying to figure things out. Even my routine once a year mri show nothing. They found out by blood work. And found out it was growing again.

Does anybody get sick every morning on bromocriptine 2.5 mg.