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Re: Child MenstruationFrom: Pam (anonymous@obgyn.net)Mon, 16 Sep 2002 10:03:29 -0500 (CDT)
At Mon, 16 Sep 2002, Sera wrote: > >At Wed, 11 Sep 2002, Nadia wrote: >> >>At Wed, 11 Sep 2002, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >>> >>>My daughter (age 11) recently came home from school with about an ounce >>>of muddy colored discharge. She had thought her cycle had started, and >>>had inserted a pad into her underwear. When she changed out the pad >>>after getting home, and put in a fresh one, there was no more bleeding. >>>Over the next few days, we waited for the cycle to continue, but it has >>>not. >>> >>>It has been a month now, and we expected perhaps for bleeding to begin >>>again, but it has not. Could the bleeding have been something else? >>>Since she is so young, I didn't really want to take her in for a pap >>>smear, unless there was something serious to be worried about. >> >>Hi, first of all, i'm not a DR. My explanation is a possibility and >>shouldn't be taken in replace of a DR's explanation as you know. >>I started my period at age 11. I've had one every month since but i >>know of women who started periods as young or in their teens and the had >>their first one and didn't have one for months or years later. Sometimes >>it doesn't mean anything is wrong. > >I was 12 when I got my first period and mine was kinda brown and didn't >last more than a few hours. I got my next one three months later and it >seemed to be much more normal. Since then I've been like clockwork. >This is just my experience. Irregularity is common at this age. You don't have to go to a gynecologist for a PAP smear at this point. When she has her next physical at the pediatrician, the doctor will ask when she first started and whether she's been regular. The pediatrician can advise you on if and when you would need to seek a specialist. Most of the time this is normal. It doesn't hurt to call the pediatrician in the meantime. The only other cause of bleeding that I can think of is from a kidney infection, (I'm not a doctor) but she would have other symptoms.
-- Pam
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