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This is a serious problem...please help!
| Wed, 10-08-2003 - 8:21pm |
My sister is having what I think to be a serious problem...please let me know if any of you are going through the same ordeal or if you know anyone that this has happened to or just reply with you thoughts...
For the past 5 years she has not been having regular periods. They come very irregular for example, she had her last period in June and just had her next AF started yesterday. Her AF lasts for 2-3 weeks of which then she mentions that she feels very worn out and tired. she has never been on the birth control pill and she is terrified to go to the doctor because she does not want to hear any negative news.
For the past 5 years she has not been having regular periods. They come very irregular for example, she had her last period in June and just had her next AF started yesterday. Her AF lasts for 2-3 weeks of which then she mentions that she feels very worn out and tired. she has never been on the birth control pill and she is terrified to go to the doctor because she does not want to hear any negative news.
Please let me know if anyone here can relate I am very concerned for her.
Thanks for your help in advance,
Stephanie

Katie
Married to highschool sweetheart since 8-12-02
I went through the same thing at age 16. My doc put me on birth control pills to regulate my cycle. Once I stopped the pills when ttc, my cycles were still irregular. I discovered that I was not ovulating very often, which caused the lack of periods. Your sister should see her doctor and figure out what the problem is. I'm sure it's not serious, though.
Jen
She is probably tired because of the long menstrual cycles and she is probably a little anemic (sp?) because of it.
The sooner she see's the Dr, the sooner she will relax.
HTH
Stephanie
If she wants to TTC either someday soon or just someday, there may be some more diagnostic procedures that should be run. As many as 10% of women are estimated to suffer from PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome), a condition which can cause anovulation, really long or irregular cycles, and abnormal vaginal bleeding (I think 2-3 week AFs qualify). While this sounds like a scary diagnosis, it's really not; with medical advances and everything from insulin-related medications to Clomid, women with PCOS can go on to have healthy children like anyone else. I know your sister is probably scared right now - none of us like to hear "bad" news - but seeing a doctor and getting an appropriate diagnosis is always a step in the right direction.
For more info on PCOS, there are some great sites you might want to check out before you talk to your sister:
http://my.webmd.com/content/healthwise/171/54331.htm?lastselectedguid={5FE84E90-BC77-4056-A91C-9531713CA348}
http://www.inciid.org/faq/pcos.html
www.pcos.net
http://messageboards.ivillage.com/n/mb/listsf.asp?webtag=iv-pppcos&nav=start
Good luck to you!
Tami (a long irregular cycle girl myself)
TTC#1 since 8/02
CC3 50mg CD4-8 CD9
www.fertilityfriend.com/home/219d1
Tami
Mommy to Anna 7.7.04 & Ben 11.19.06