changes in my cycles

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Registered: 03-26-2003
changes in my cycles
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Fri, 07-25-2008 - 8:20pm

My cycles have been changing every month lately.  One constant I've noticed is that I'm extremely exhausted on the first day.  Extremely.  I have NO energy and just want to close my eyes (not easily done with children around...lol).  They are still pretty much every 28 days (as they always have been), give or take a day or two.  But cramping is ridiculous, the first 2 days.  They usually last 4-5 days at the most, whereas, in my younger years (I'm 39 now) they last 3 if I was lucky.  I am NOT on bc, due to issues I have with my heart.  I've never taken them.  Should I just be chalking these changes up to the fact that I'm getting older (eek!!)?  I had my annual exam in January and everything checked out just fine.  It has been the last 4-5 months that things have started to "turn".  Any insight is welcome!


Thanks!!

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Registered: 07-26-2006
Sat, 07-26-2008 - 2:19am

Hi there,

Time you saw your doctor ;-). Annual exams aren't likely to pick up anything that causes the symptoms you are experiencing anyway. You might want to talk to your doctor about hormone testing, and if you have any heavy bleeding along with your cramps, your doctor might think about getting you to have an ultrasound. Fibroids and polyps can be big culprits of problems for women your age.