Long period????

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Registered: 09-26-2003
Long period????
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Tue, 02-05-2008 - 7:14pm
I'm hoping someone can shed some light for me.  My AF started about 5 days late (i'm normally a regular cycle of 28-30 days).  It started like my normal flow does and lasted three days, then a day later it came back (really light flow), but I've now had it for two weeks!  I've never had AF last this long!  It's making me crazy!!!  Any advice? 
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Registered: 11-23-2004
In reply to: kerryu
Thu, 02-07-2008 - 11:27pm

Hi kerryu and welcome to the board.


There are so many things that can affect our menstrual cycles.


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Registered: 04-12-2003
In reply to: kerryu
Sat, 02-09-2008 - 10:12am

As stated, there are a lot of things that could be going on with you.

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Registered: 09-26-2003
In reply to: kerryu
Mon, 02-18-2008 - 8:14pm
I'm 34.
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Registered: 12-27-2003
In reply to: kerryu
Thu, 03-06-2008 - 11:57pm

I've been kind of having the same problem. I had a baby in October and my AF came back in December. The AFs in December and January were the right amount of days and were normal, but I started back on BC pills in February and started having AFs for two weeks! I am using the same kind of pills I was on before the baby and I wasn't having any problems back then. In fact, my AFs were only about 2-3 days then. I wonder if the problem could be that I haven't been taking them at the exact same time every day. I do take it within the same two-hour time span every day, but it's hard to have a strict schedule when you have a 5 month old. Do you think I should see a doctor? Or should I consider a different type of BC?

TIA,
Samantha

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Registered: 11-23-2004
In reply to: kerryu
Fri, 03-07-2008 - 10:36am

Hi Samantha.


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Registered: 03-08-2008
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Sat, 03-08-2008 - 6:10am

I was reading your letter and it struck a chord with me as I have had my period now for about 9 days which is very unusual for me. I have always been regular and have never had bleeding for more than 5-6days. What I think has happened is for the first time ever I took the morning after pill. I have had all sorts of weird mood swings and I'm not 100% sure but I think my period was also early. I took the pill a fortnight ago so I'm hoping that next month I will be back to normal. I have 3 boys and my oldest is nearly 17 youngest 6 so I feel that my family is complete and am fed up with the side affects of the pill etc... trying to talk my husband into getting something done instead but he is tooo scared!!!!!!! :)