Menstrual cycle after chemo & oophorectomy
Hi! New to posting here but I'm 40F and was diagnosed with Stage 2B cHL in late Oct 2025. Just about to have my last chemo infusion on Friday (PET scan all clear!). I've had 6 cycles of ABVD but was approved for Brentuximab Vedotin instead of Bleomycin. I'm so thankful to be at the end of treatment but now I'm looking forward to what might happen cycle-wise among other things...
Just before I was diagnosed, I had an emergency unilateral oophorectomy due to a huge ovarian cyst causing torsion to my ovary and fallopian tube so my case isn't the most straightforward. I had one 3-month injection of Decapeptyl to help protect my remaining ovary just before my first treatment in the middle of November but the flushes were so disruptive that my consultant haematologist agreed I didn't need to have any more. They've improved somewhat but sleep is not easy at all and I'm desperate for the other peri/meno symptoms to go!! At least not having a period over chemo was a relief 🙃
So now I'm just wondering how long it took for people of a similar age/stage/treatment to have their cycle return or whether it did at all? Especially anyone who had Decapeptyl? Has anyone also had chemo after having an oophorectomy?