Re: On/off bleeding, abnormal, not on BCPs
From: Hector Nemirovsky M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 30 Sep 2003 15:27:45 -0500 (CDT)
You may need an hormonal evaluation.
At Tue, 30 Sep 2003, Susan wrote:
>
>I am 24 and until a few months ago have had very regular periods (to the
>hour almost!) since the their onset at 13. Now I have
>light/browish-pink bleeding for a day or two when I should get my peiod
>or shortly after, then nothing for a few days, then a fairly normal
>period only shorter in length by about a day. Instead of getting my
>period every 28 days now it is anywhere from 30 to 40 days. It is also
>increasingly painful with horrible cramping and back pain. My PMS
>symptoms were never like this before. I do not use any artificial or
>medical forms of birth control, and have not had any problems in that
>region aside from UTIs and treatment of chlamydia over a year ago, which
>have both resolved. I plan on seeing a doctor in the near future but
>would like someone to answer the question in the mean time....I haven't
>changed anything aside from gaining weight and an increased stress
>level. Is that the cause? Thank you for your time.
--
Hector Nemirovsky M.D.
Fmr Head Obstetrics Division, Hospital Fernández, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Fmr Assistant Professor in Obstetrics at Medical School, Buenos Aires University, Argentina
Private Practice,
Buenos Aires,
Argentina
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