Re: Periods Skip
From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 19 Jul 2000 22:20:05 -0500 (CDT)
Heavy sports can affect your cycle. Even without that, cycles can be
irregular in hyour teens and may straighten out in the next few years.
Unless you are having other problems, I'd just watch it.
HSM
At Tue, 18 Jul 2000, Alexa wrote:
>
>Hi I just turned 16 on July 6. I started my period when I was 13 years
>old. But I only had it one time. My mom would say oh its because
>you've just started your period. Then when I turned 14 I started to
>have my period again. Like it would start at the end of the month for
>like on the 29 or the 30th of each month. Like for 3 to 4 months I not
>real sure. Then when I turned 15 I had it for 3 months, November,
>December, January, then it stop again. Then just resently on June 3 it
>started again. Now that were in july I thought that my period was going
>to be normal now but it's not. It's already July 17 and I still have
>not had my period. I've heard of some people being like me, where they
>only have there period 4 times a year. But is this ok, or is it because
>i'm still kinda young. I also play softball. Does playing a sport have
>anything to do with it? Because of the physical work in a sport? Please
>let me know, thank you
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Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York
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