What is Provera Challenge?

I thought everything was ok with me, until now. I am 17 and still I didn’t have my first period. I have all signs of puberty, such as breast development and growth of pubic hair. I don’t understand why I didn’t start bleeding like every friend of mine. Doctor told me something about provera challenge test so I would like to know what that is.

After all signs of puberty begun to show a progestin challenge generally is the net step. Goal is to determine the cause of not having gotten a period yet at some girls.
This test is also used in girls and women whose period have ceased. Progesteron challenge is the same as provera challenge. It might seem like the point of the provera challenge is simply to bring on period, it is considered to be a diagnostic test. When period doesn’t occur after taking the medicine provides information about the patient’s current hormonal state. Then doctor can use it to determine if further test are needed. Result of the provera challenge might be that period does occur and it mean that the uterus and vagina are properly connected and uterus has been primed by the hormone estrogen. If period doesn’t take place the provera challenge and the anatomy of the reproductive tract is normal, it means that woman has an inadequate level of estrogen. For further tests are needed to sort out the hormonal cause for the lack of the periods.

I'm 40 years old and i have irregular periods. I took pills to regulate my period but discontinue using it coz i felt something wrong i have a hard time to breath easily tired, then i remember what my doctor gave me before it was provera so i took it. My question is What is the side effects of provera pills at my age.

My marriage is getting to two month now.And i've not been mensurating regularly for past 6months now in-fact it has refuse to come for past two month.Now my hussy as started wondering what the problem is.Please can someone help?