Shorter/Lighter period

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Registered: 09-29-2003
Shorter/Lighter period
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Tue, 01-13-2004 - 1:49pm
Hi everyone! For the last 3 months my periods have been "weird". I am 34 and my cycles are very regular, every 29-30 days, and periods last 4 or 5 days. The last 3 however, lasted only 2 or 3 days. They were much lighter than normal. I also have more prominent blue veins in my breasts and the little white bumps (montgomery's tubercles?). Could this maybe be some kind of hormone imbalance or maybe normal? I also get a pain in the area of my left ovary (dull aching pain). I can rule out pregnancy since my DH had a Vas. 4 years ago. Anyone have any ideas as to what may be causing this? Thank you bunches!

~Heather~

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Registered: 05-14-2003
Wed, 01-14-2004 - 3:22pm

Hi Heather!


It's really difficult to say what exactly is going on.

 


 


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Registered: 09-29-2003
Wed, 01-14-2004 - 5:32pm
Hi Kristin,

Thanks so much for your advice :O). I just had my pap done in August and the NP didn't say that she felt or saw anything abnormal. I did have a corpus luteum cyst that developed in my last pregnancy (5 yrs ago), and the pain is very similar. It's just odd about the veins and "bumps". Now, about my DH (hehe), he never did go back in for that SA. We have been hoping it WOULD fail, and have regretted getting the surgery in the first place. I had just had my third child and made a terrible (hormonal) decision that I didn't want anymore. I did take a HPT the first month my period was odd, but it was neg.. I didn't use FMU, and have never tested again. I figured I didn't need to since I was having a period and they came at the time they were suppose to, just very light. I have called my gyn. and scheduled an appt. so hopefully i'll know what's going on, if anything. Thanks again. I really appreciate your help!

~Heather~

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Registered: 05-14-2003
Wed, 01-14-2004 - 6:50pm

It may be worth $15 to test again.

 


 


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Registered: 09-29-2003
Wed, 01-14-2004 - 7:41pm
I think I will retest since my doctor can't see me for two weeks. When I was pregnant with each of my three children, I never had any bleeding like a period. I always knew I was pregnant because AF never showed. I'm not experiencing any of the usual pregnancy symptoms other than the veins and bumps on bbs. I am however very bloated and my mouth is always watering like crazy. No nausea or anything else. Can a cyst cause your stomach to bloat?

Thanks again!

Heather