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2bbia

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heavy period after light periods Posted: 02-09-08 19:03pm


Please Help me with this situation: My girlfriend has always had a "lite to none" kind of period. The doctor to her mother that when girls are very athletic that sometimes their monthly cycle can be "lite to none". Well that was 2 years ago. And now, on February 6th, she started what seems to me a "real, full-blown" period. She is freaking out, asking me what does mine monthly cycle do and does bleed this much and so on. She had to get super tampons, which normally she didn't use one at all (tampons that is, or any feminine products). Ive looked in the toilet when she had went potty, and to my assumptions that is this looks normal. My question to you is: Is this normal for a girl to go from having a period "lite to none" to "super"? Facts about situation She changes her tampon maybe every 30 minutes to 2 hours for the past 3 days. She's using Tampax Pearl's Super. She's had to change clothing from getting blood on her. Shes scared she going to bleed to death. She's had no change in diet, or activity level. What can i tell her? Thanks, Emilie

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antigone

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Posted: 02-12-08 02:34am


If she is saturating (the tampon or pad can not hold another drop) a tampon or pad every one to two hours she needs to see her doc. Anything under that is considered normal, albeit heavy. Her hormone levels may be changing, just due to age. Active women who have low fat to muscle ratio tend to have lighter periods but that can change with age. If her period is extended for more than a week she should go to her doc. The doc can do blood work to check for anemia. Hope this helped.

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Tylanas

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Posted: 03-21-08 19:58pm


Yes, she needs to go to a doctor.

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