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Re: 10 Year Old Daughter - First Period - 11 Days Now!!!From: Dr. (anonymous@obgyn.net)Fri, 21 Sep 2001 19:50:59 -0500 (CDT)
At Fri, 21 Sep 2001, Marie wrote: > >Help! I am very concerned about my 10 year/1 month old daughter. She >started her period (for the first time) and she has had it non-stop for >the last 11 days!!! I took her to her pediatrician who said to wait a >few more days and >than she would refer us to a gyn if did not stop. Has anyone >experienced this? Is this normal for a first period? Please give me some >suggestions what (if anything) might be going on. > >Thank you so much for your time and any opinions would be greatly >appreciated. It is not uncommon, in fact it is more common, for a young woman to have irregular menses when she first starts them. The important thing is that she does not become anemic, but most menses will stop within a couple of weeks before that occurs. One should only become concerned if the bleeding is heavy, having to change more frequently than every two hours, or if it continues at this pace every day and night. Certainly if she becomes light headed or dizzy, call your physician. As a young woman first starting her menses, her reproductive system has to become regulated, and the first ones are often irregular. And, as it is her first one, the lining insdie her uterus has probably been building up for quite a while while she was starting to produce estrogen. I used to tell my patients that it is like starting a cold car, it usually misses and sputters when it is first started up, then runs smoothly. Good luck.
-- This is for educational purposes only, and is not intended to be replacement or substitute for consultation and examination by an appropriate medical professional. Due to time constraints, private e-mails cannot be answered. Thank you for your understanding, and please see your own medical professional for any continuing problems.
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