I am 61 years old and took 20 mg of prednisone for 10 days for shingles. I began to bleed the day I stopped taking Prednisone. I spotted for three days, stopped for three, and then had bleeding and cramping for one day. No problems since. Dr. advised a transvaginal ultrasound which indicated the need for a uterine biopsy. Has anyone else postmenopausal ever had this problem while taking prednisone?
Hi,
I am just finishing up on a 10 days regime of Prednisone (40mg for 4 days, 30mg for 3.. etc.). I got home from the market and noticed I was bleeding. I haven't had a period in 7 years.... It just started, so, maybe it will go away ... I will be calling my doctor in the morning to have it checked out.
Did you have the biopsy? What was the result?
I just did this same treatment of Prednisone and within a week of ending the treatment noticed brown spotting. I will call my doctor for an appointment but as is the case it is the weekend! What did you discover after going to the doctor?
This same thing happened to me. I don't think I need an ultrasound as I was perfectly fine before the prednisone. Glad to hear that others have experienced the same side effect.
Thanks for sharing. I just started a 13-day course of prednisone. I'm on the 3rd day of 60 mg and then will start tapering off by .5 every day. I'm 58 and have not had a period for about 17 months. Just had pelvic ultrasound about a month ago and everything was OK, so I, too, am assuming this is from the prednisone.
I'm hoping this bleeding was caused by my steroid intake. But also wonder if the sudden shift in my hormonal balance might make my body vulnerable to other diseases, including cancer.
Effects of Predisone or other kinds of steroids on hormone levels in women needs more study.
I haven't had a period in 2 years
Just as a fluke I looked up to see if Prednisone could bring on a period and am happy to have found this site with all the comments answering my question. I've been in peri-menopause and haven't had a period in 9-1/2 months. I'm taking a two week supply of Prednisone and I'm on day 8 today and suddenly started a regular period. I thought I'd chime in with my experience for others who will have this question in the future.
I am 55 years old and have not had a period for at least 5 years. I've had eye surgeries recently and have been using Prednisone Drops for several weeks now. I just went from 4x/ day to twice a day and all of a sudden I have a period with cramping and bleeding! I occasionally use a phytoestrogen cream but it has never done this. As I was putting in my eye drops this morning, I had a random thought wondering if Prednisone might be doing sonething wierd. I was stunned to see so much pop up on Google. I wool bee calling my doctor as I have the more weeks to go, then 4 more weeks after my next surgery. This is nuts!!!