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Re: 4 week period
From: Anon (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 18 Feb 2003 19:49:35 -0600 (CST)
Have you heard of polysistic ovary syndrome? You may want to look into
that it might not be the awnser but it is a place to start and it sounds
like you may have some of the symptoms. Good luck!
At Tue, 18 Feb 2003, anon wrote:
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>I have always had irregular periods since I was 14 (I am now 22). I am
>also not currently sexually active (for over 3 years).
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>My current period has lasted for 4 weeks. It started off very light so
>that I would only need a pantyline, pads & tampons were too much. For
>the past 12 days I have had a heavier period with at least 3 days of
>very heavy bleeding. Now I only need 2 regular tampons during the day
>and a pad is fine for the night. Before this period I did not have one
>for 4 to 5 months (which is not unusual - this has always happened a
>lot).
>
>I read that long periods are becuase you do not ovulate, but I do not
>know if this applies to this case. Is there anything I can do to get it
>to stop? I don't want to go on birth control unless I have to and would
>like to try something else first - do I need to exercise or change my
>diet?
>
>I plan to visit the gynocologist on my campus next week since that is
>the earliest they will see me but they are not always helpful from what
>I hear from friends. They just try to put you on birth control and
>don't discuss what other things can be cuasing the problem.
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