missed period

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Registered: 08-31-2003
missed period
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Sun, 08-31-2003 - 11:47pm
Ok, when I first started getting my periods years ago, they were pretty irregular, I mean irregular WAS regular where mine were concerned. Well, that was when I was 16. I am 25 now and over the years, they have become more regular to the point where I'm usually only 1 or 2 days off, if any. Now, it's almost the end of August and my last period was the beginning of June. I used to have such heavy flow that I could barely stand up from the awful cramping ( i also have IBS, which believe me, sounds a lot better as the abbreviation), so I'm wondering if since those were so bad before, maybe they have just been mitigated so much to the fact where I don't bleed as much and could have missed the fact I had one. I'm seeing a doctor about getting birth control to lessen the cramping soon but thought I'd go ahead and ask. I mean, other than pregnancy, could there be another reason for missing one or more?
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Registered: 05-14-2003
In reply to: mermaiden25
Tue, 09-02-2003 - 11:30am
Welcome!

Amenorrhea, absence of your period, is caused by many things. Only your doctor can tell you why. Here's a website I found with some info for you.

http://my.webmd.com/content/article/9/2953_495.htm?lastselectedguid={5FE84E90-BC77-4056-A91C-9531713CA348}

Make an appointment with your doctor!

Good luck,

Kristin

 


 


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Registered: 08-31-2003
In reply to: mermaiden25
Tue, 09-02-2003 - 7:44pm
Thanks so much for the info and website! I'm printing out the info and taking it when I see my doctor on the 17th!

--mermaiden25