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Re: 10 Year Old Daughter - First Period - 11 Days Now!!!From: Mary (anonymous@obgyn.net)Fri, 21 Sep 2001 20:41:38 -0500 (CDT)
At Fri, 21 Sep 2001, Dr. wrote: > >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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