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Re: 13 year old menustration cycle is very irregular

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 1 Jul 2001 17:25:09 -0500 (CDT)


At Sun, 1 Jul 2001, monet wrote: >
>my daughter had her first menustration June 2000. She was 12 years old
>plus two months. She was regular for months until March 2001 and she
>hasn't had a cycle since. She seems concerned and wondering why it just
>stopped. She is very active in sports and cheerleading. I think she
>has some kind of discharge in her underwear. Should I be concerned
>about it?

Monet

No. She has undoubtedly lost a lot of body fat with her activities and this can have an effect on menses in a youngster.

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William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Editorial Advisor-Pregnancy and Birth
Private Practice
New Orleans, La.

*Please understand I can not respond to private emails.

*These comments are for educational purposes only. They are not meant to take the place of an examination by a qualified health care provider. They are not intended to be the start of a physician-patient relationship.




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