YOUNG-WOMEN Messages for July, 2001: Re: missed period after 8 years of regular periods

Re: missed period after 8 years of regular periods

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 24 Jul 2001 14:05:38 -0500 (CDT)

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At Tue, 24 Jul 2001, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>Hello,
>I am a 20 year old college student. I started menstruating at the age
>of 12 and ever since my first period I have never missed a period and
>have had one every 28-30 days. My period lasts 5 days and is heavy the
>first 2 or 3 days and then tapers off. I always experience dysmenorrhea
>and take naprosyn for the pain.
>I have been sexually active with my boyfriend since february and always
>use condoms and a spermicidal lubricant. However I have not had sex or
>any type of physical contact since my last period in june. I have never
>used any time of hormonal birth control.
>This month I have not gotten my period and today is day 36 of my cycle.
>At days 28 and 29 I experienced some cramping but no bleeding and no
>discharge. I am very physcially active but I've been involved in
>athletics all my life and there has been no change in my level of
>athletic activity, sleeping habits, or eating habits this month. I read
>in the archives that stress can cause amenorrhea but I do not feel like
>I'm under more stress now than at school. The only stressful thing in
>my life now is applying to medical schools.
>I am planning on seeing a gynocologist for an annual check up in
>september but do you think I need to see someone immediately? I can't
>figure out what is causing this irreguar period without signs of
>infection like itching or discharge and without a change in lifestyle.
> Thank you for your time and advice.

It is probably just a glitch in your system (all women have them from time to time), and will likely resolve on its own, but an evaluation by your doc would be a good idea just to be safe.

-- William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

This is for educational purposes only, and is not a substitute for consultation and examination by a licensed medical professional.

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