WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for August, 2003: Re: 22 year olds periods suddenly stopped

Re: 22 year olds periods suddenly stopped

From: Richard Chudacoff, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 10 Aug 2003 20:39:43 -0500 (CDT)

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At Sun, 10 Aug 2003, ; wrote: >
>I'm a 22 year old female who's periods suddenly stopped ten months ago.
>They started when I was twelve and I had them regularly every month
>until November last year (ten months ago). I saw the practice nurse at
>my GPs surgery after four months and a blood test was taken. The
>results came back completely normal and I was told not to worry about it
>- it was just one of those things. But unfortunately I am worried about
>it! Why have my periods stopped so suddenly? I am not pregnant, taking
>contraceptives or breast feeding or anything like that. I'm not under
>weight (120lb, 5'4", dress size UK 10/12) nor do I have any "other"
>symptoms, no hot flushes etc.
>
>Any ideas what's going on!?!

Polycystic ovarian syndrome or insulin resistance syndrome,if pregnancy has been ruled out. This has been discussed on this forum in the past. You can read about it in the archives

-- Richard Chudacoff, MD, FACOG Chudacoff Obstetrics & Gynecology, PLLC Sugar Land, TX

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