Re: 33 and periods consistently getting shorter
From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 5 Apr 2003 17:43:06 -0600 (CST)
Angel
sounds like pretty typical mid 30's hormonal activity to me.
At Sat, 5 Apr 2003, Angel wrote:
>
>I'm 33 and have 3 children from 2 pregnancies. 5 years ago my periods
>were always 28 days. 3 years ago my periods went to 26-27 days. Now
>since November my period lengths have been: 23 days, 25 days, 25 days,
>24 days, 25 days and today I am on CD8 with obvious fertility signs (I
>chart). My leutal phase has not been shorter than 10 days and I have
>never had any gyn issues such as mid cycle bleeding. My bleeding has
>always been minimal and usually 3-4 days long. This cycle I did
>bleed/spot for 7 days.
>
>So what's going on here? Am I just getting older and this will be the
>natural progression into pre-menopause? Am I in pre menopause at 33? Do
>I have a hormone issue that needs to be checked out? I am on Xenical as
>a weight loss aid, so does that affect cycle length?
>
>Thanks for any insight..
>
>M
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