Re: Missed/Late Period
From: Steve (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 26 May 2003 23:39:13 -0500 (CDT)
Just in concerns with her stomach/belly. Would a hormonal imbalance
cause her to have pain in her stomach. Tonight she said she had a
"weird" feeling in her stomach.
Thanx again.
At Fri, 23 May 2003, Marisa Geller MD wrote:
>
>It is unlikely that your girlfriend is pregnant but the best way to know for
>sure is to do a pregnancy test. Sometimes, periods do not come every month
>on time. If she does not get the period in a few weeks it could be a
>hormonal imbalance.
>
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>Marisa Geller M.D.
>Coordinator Obgyn.net Latina
>Specialist on Obstetrics and Gynecology
>Specialist on Fertility and Sterility
>Buenos Aires
>Argentina
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>>>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Steve" <anonymous@obgyn.net>
>To: "Multiple recipients of list YOUNG-WOMEN"
><young-women@mail.medispecialty.com>
>Sent: Friday, May 23, 2003 10:56 AM
>Subject: Missed/Late Period
>
>> My girlfriend is 3 weeks late so far on her period. I know that she has
>> been 5-7days late before, but I don't think she's ever been this late.
>> We've never had sex, so I don't think that she is pregnant. We have
>> fooled around before and I know that it is possible to transfer sperm
>> via hands, but I don't believe that this is the case. In the past few
>> days I have heard her complain about her "stomach"(I'm not sure if she
>> just meant that area, or her actual stomach) hurting her. She said she
>> has slept well lately. She's worried, and that's causing me to be
>> concerned. We once had a friend who had two periods in one month, but I
>> didn't know about being this late on one. Is it normal (possible) to
>> miss periods, or be this late without anything being wrong? What's the
>> longest amount of time that a period can be late and still be considered
>> "normal"? What could this be?
>>
>> Thanx,
>> Concerned Boyfriend
>>
>> P.S. She is almost 20 yrs. old if that means anything.
>>
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