Irregular Cycles: Adult Child
10 articles
18 Year Old Interrupted Menstrual Cycle
Asked by R.R. from Atlanta
on May 20, 2010
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Our 18 year old daughter moved to the US from China in December of 2009. She has not had her period since she arrived.
Her mother came to the US about 3 years ago and...
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- Stress, Pregnancy, illness.. So many possibilities.. Also the Chinese culture is very different than ours about girls and their menstrual cycles.. They do not usua...
- Ok well with the added information that you gave i would vote stress then too. your body does really weird things when it is stressed. She may not even realize that s...
- HI R., I have heard that international travel and time zone changes can disrupt periods so that could be a factor. Also, if she was eating a fairly different diet i...
Period Getting Closer Together
Asked by K.W. from Boise
on June 23, 2009
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I have always been a 28 day cycle. For the past 2 months, my cycle has been considerably shorter (around 21 days). Has anyone been through this before? Any ideas on wh...
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- I would suggest getting bloodwork done via your GYN to check your hormone levels. This happened to me (I am now 41) about two years ago my periods started to get clos...
- Hi K. - irregular periods and a change in your periods are a sign of hormone irregularities. Whether you're in perimenopause is hard to say. Weight, diet, illness, st...
- Hi, I have seen this question come up a lot. This will sound really gross, but I promise it will work. You might be low on iron and a nutrient found in liver. When t...
Need More Info About an IUD Called Mirena Recommended to My 18-Year-old Daughter
Asked by M.R. from Sacramento
on October 9, 2009
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My 18-year-old daughter just went to her first OB/GYN appt and among her list of questions, was one about birth control. I have no problem with her using birth control...
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- M., I have the Mirena in as my birth control method. Thus far it has been a really great option for me. My periods were previously heavy with painful crapms but s...
- 38 years ago my mother had an IUD put in by a doctor who performed the procedure even though she had never had children. Well, here I am! She conceived me with the IU...
- In my opinion, they should not have recommended this to her. It was recommended to me after I had my son and because he had expanded my uterus, it was "easier" to ins...
18 Year Old Hasn't Started Her Periods
Asked by S.R. from Amarillo
on March 12, 2010
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Hello ladies! When my daughter hadn't started her periods by age 16 we called the Dr. and got told not to worry about it at all until she was 18, so we didn't. In al...
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- I started late, 17, I have three boys all of which I had over the age of 35 and all is well. there are many reasons that could cause you not to have a menstruation. ...
- I started at 17, after I stopped running track and cross-country. JROTC has some pretty intense workouts. Once I started I was very regular, and have had no problems...
- I find that the nurses actions were completely inappropriate!!! I think that she needs to be reported to the principal and school board. She has absolutely nothing to ...
How Long Did It Take?
Asked by M.A. from Rochester
on June 9, 2008
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I'm just wondering how long it has taken people to get pregnant once they've decided to start trying. We're just trying to pinpoint a good time to start trying...we're...
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- Wow M.- wish we all knew that one to plan. I know some who tried once- and Wha-la, others who ended with invitro after years and some never succeeding despite all eff...
- Hi M., That's kind of a tough question...my youngest son and his wife have been trying for almost a year now, and are still trying. My oldest son and his wife trie...
- When we first decided to start our family, it took us 6 months to get pregnant. When our first baby was a year old, we started trying again and it only took 2 months...
11Yr Old "Period"issue
Asked by J.M. from Detroit
on May 31, 2008
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My 11yr old daughter had her first period last October.Normally I would think ok now I have to deal with this every month.Well she didnt have another one until 3 month...
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- Well, I started my period at 12 years old and I did the exact same thing. I would have a period then go 2 to 4 months without one. This went on for the first year or...
- I wasn't really *regular* until after my 6th child was born almost 3 years ago. (I'm 30) My doctor had suggested possibly putting me on birth control to help with that...
- I was 13 when I started my period and I believe it was regular then and still pretty regular ( I am now 27) but for some when they first start their period it may take...
In 2011, Are There People That "Get Pregnant" & It's a Surprise to Them?
Asked by D.P. from Pittsburgh
on May 4, 2011
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Another responder got me thinking...she already had several kids and forced herself to have sex w/husband every few days and then said she was "late" and was worried t...
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- I found out in January that I was pregnant. I was in complete shock. We were using condoms to prevent until I had my next cycle where I had the pills ready to start. W...
- I play roulette.....only i like the bullet, and welcome it. But now that ive had 2, and have recently decided to not add another im getting my husband fixed. We wer...
- With my oldest I got pregnant while on birth control, but I was also on constant antibiotics for acne. Back then we didn't know antibiotics could decrease bc efficacy...
Side Effects or Problems After Mirena Removal.
Asked by T.D. from Chicago
on October 27, 2009
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I have had the Mirena IUD for 3 1/2 years. I recently was doing some research on it, and have found there are SEVERAL other women suffering from some of the same thin...
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- Can't comment about Mirena in particular, but I had a definite loss of sex drive when I was on oral birth control pills. I attributed it to the hormones. And sure en...
- I have an appointment next weekend to have my Mirena IUD taken out also. I don't think adding hormones can benefit you, and potentially harm you. I think it's health...
- When I was looking into this one, I read that what you describe are side effects though not everyone gets them or at the same intensity. It can also lower and/or shor...
Could My 7 Year Old Daughter Be Hitting Puberty?
Asked by H.K. from Houston
on September 28, 2009
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At my 7 year old Daughters last check up the Dr noticed some hair on her girl parts. She said puberty/periods usually start about 2 years after the first hairs come in...
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- Is she overweight? My 6 YO niece looks like she needs a bra too. But she's overweight. Weight can play a part in hormones, too....so hair growth and early periods ma...
- Dear H., I have 2 daughters ~ one 9 and one 13. My 9 yr. old (who is very private) has all the outward sign of maturing and is no different from most of the o...
- H., I hate to bust your bubble, but my oldest started getting hair on her girl parts when she was six, she is now 9 and hasn't started yet and still doesn't need a tr...
Teen Asking for the Pill
Asked by R.K. from St. Louis
on May 20, 2008
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I have a 16-year-old niece who lives with me - I'm her guardian. Yesterday she told me some friends told her that they are on the pill to regulate their periods and sh...
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- I would get her the pill. Let her see and talk to a doctor by herself. What if you don't and she ends up pregnant?
- Hi R. - My daughter is 14 almost 15 and I HAD to agree to her taking the pill because she battles ovarian cysts repeatedly and recently had to have emergency surger...
- I have my 17 year old niece that lives me too. We put her on the pill about 6 months ago. She also has a boyfriend..etc, but she was having horrible cramps. It has ...
