First of all what sign rules your fifth house?
What natal planets sat in your fifth house?
What act of the fifth house has been most dominant in your pass life? Is it your creativity, romance, teenage pleasures, gambling, hobbies... Which ever ones, its most likely you'll be experiencing the karmic accumulation of your past events. This is where this aspect of you will face another phase of the real world. If you've been very creative and you're skills have always been improving, this may be a time when things may not go so smoothly the way they have been; reality may bring some obstacles which may prove to you that your are not that skillful, thats why in this period you have to be strong and face the challenges and if faced, after the phase you'll will definetely transform.

When Saturn transited my 5th house, that was a few years ago (Saturn in Leo), I was about 18-20, and for me, I learned lessons about dating/romance, and also about creative self-expression.
Dating: I got involved with maybe not the right type, but learned from it. Also learned what I did to wrong to contribute to the ending of a relationship (towards the very end of the transit). But again, once I got over him, I realized the relationship with him wasn't something I needed anyway.
Creativity: I discovered ways to better express myself creatively & kind of got more in touch with myself on that level. It was good.

saturn 5th house is considered more challenging than saturn in the 4th house, impacting/conracting creativity, prosperity, position etc.

saturn is considered good in the 6th house, while 5th is negation of the 6th house and could impact employment matters, employment status, health matters, ability to cope up with enemies/competitors etc

regards,


kshantaram

Read "Saturn in Transit" by Erin Sullivan (very popular book recommended by many astrologers [you will see it recommended all over the astrology sites]) I read this book a FEW times because it was so interesting! It's written by a female author and she's really good.

I checked it out from the library- so you probably can too.

Saturn is the Lord of Karma and master teacher, but really he's trying to teach us about ourselves. It wants us to be responsible, hard working, dutiful and learn our Lessons properly, so they won't have to keep being repeated. Therefore, is usually suggests things slowing down, delays, limitations and restrictions so we can learn these Lessons.

What Saturn does is 'test' what is of value to you and what is working in your life. It wants structure and hard work. If something isn't working--- it may well end--- so something better can be put in it's place.

5th house is the house of 'romance, children, self employment, recreational matters, gambling' So whilst things tend to slow down it has a purpose. If one door shuts then maybe you are not meant to go through that door just at the moment then --

It can also suggest if a woman were pregnant that she would be a long time in labour