Menstrual Cycle Oddities
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| Tue, 06-24-2008 - 12:26pm |
I am 32 years old and had my second child 14 months ago. My husband had a vasectomy last August and the follow-up appointment showed no sperm so I have been off the pill now for 8 months. My periods were very regular - 28 days between cycles and lasting 4-5 days. I had gone off the pill for a year during the time my husband was deployed overseas and had no problems with my cycle.
In the past 5 months I have had noticeable changes in my cycle. While I always had cramps, I have had much more painful cramps during this time and they have lasted throughout my period. I have also had issues with heavier bleeding than I had had in the past, including big blood clots. I never had to use anything more than a super tampon and lately I have had to use the super plus size and I am still going through those within a couple hours. The start dates have also changed to being anywhere from 26-30 days from the first day of my last period.
In May, I started about 4 days later than I had the month before. In June, I was a full week earlier than in May and today I just started again - 12 days from the first day of my last period.
Is there any reason for these changes?
Thank you.

Hi vicrose02 and welcome.
It is possible that you have developed some fibroids or some endometriosis (both can cause heavy, painful periods), your body could be going through some hormonal changes, or you may be starting to see signs of perimenopause (although you are on the young end of the age range).
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