WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for February, 2002: Re: 2-3 periods each month! Help! What's wrong with me?

Re: 2-3 periods each month! Help! What's wrong with me?

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 7 Feb 2002 11:01:30 -0600 (CST)

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At Thu, 7 Feb 2002, Leah wrote: >
>I have been having 2 and sometimes even 3 periods every month for the
>last 7 months. I am very concerned and I don't know why this is
>happening. It all started in August and is still happening. I am not
>on any medications and I am not overweight. My mother said she has
>never heard of anything like it before so I am fairly sure it doesn't
>run in the family. I can't find anything on the internet about my
>situation and I have visited all the sites I can think of. I don't have
>any other symptoms that I can think of that may be related to this or
>not. I have had a battle with hives this past month and for the past
>two months I have noticed I am losing more hair every time I shower or
>brush it (though I don't know if that has anything to do with it or if
>it is because I use cheap Suave shampoo). I have read about PCO or PCOS
>and I am only 21, rather thin, and I do not have facial hair. I would
>just like to know what could be wrong with me. It seems that my
>excessive periods have been going on far to long to just be a fluke. I
>am concerned... do I have reason to be? I would just like to know what
>you think so I can look up something on the internet. It is near
>impossible to look up symptoms of something if you don't know what it is
>and I haven't found a medical term that describes my condition thus far.
>I hope you can help shed some light on this for me. Thank you.

You have a symptom: "Menometrrhagia" (Increased amount and increased frequency of menses). There are many things that can cause this. An examination by a Gynecologist followed by appropriate laboratory tests might tell us why? See your Gynecologist.

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R.Daniel Braun, MD  FACOG   FOG
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