YOUNG-WOMEN Messages for August, 2003: Re: PLEASE HELP ME! MY PERIOD IS EXTREMLEY IRREGULAR

Re: PLEASE HELP ME! MY PERIOD IS EXTREMLEY IRREGULAR

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 17 Aug 2003 09:33:19 -0500 (CDT)

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Tracy

Your hormonal axis is not mature yet, or you are having anovulatory cycles. You need to talk to doc about some form of hormonal control of your cycle for a while, then get off and see what happens.

At Sat, 16 Aug 2003, Tracy wrote: >
>I'm 16 years old, and have had extremley irregular periods for 3
>years...There is no constant time intervals between them, and I have
>been to the doctor for sonograms and things and they have found
>nothing...Just recentley I got my period after skipping for 5 months, it
>was extremely light, lighter than most of my light days when I have a
>regular period, and I didn't have horrible cramps either...anyways this
>period has been going on for 9 days, is this something I need to worry
>about? And I'm not sexually active!! (Just thought I would clear that up
>before I got asked b/c I always do lol)
>
>Thanks Bunches!
>
>--
>Tracy
>

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William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Chairman, Editorial Advisory Board
Pregnancy and Birth Section
Private Practice
New Orleans, La.

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