If this is something that happens often you may want to be checked for pcos. (polycystic ovarian syndrome)

sometimes periods can be missed due to say a stressful event or illness, but it's infrequent. If you're experiencing regular lapses, check with your doctor.

Callie, don't feel bad. My last one was july 21!!! And i've always been regular. I've seen three different doctors so far, and am now taking provera pills for two weeks to see if that helps (although it didn't last month, so I don't see why it would now!). You should go talk to a doctor, because there are many things that can stop your period, and some of them are pretty bad. Also, a long absence of menstruation can lead to an increased chance of osteoporosis, heart disease, and breast/cervical cancer.

Daile

I have pcos. This past week I was diagnosed as have an cyst that was bleeding inside itself(?) causing unbelievable pain. Does anyone know anything about this?

Hello!

My wife and I are trying to have a second child.

My wife has an irregular cycle about every 3 months. She is completely clueless when she ovulates? She has been trying to take her temperate but with no pattern that she determine the temper drop before it spikes.

How can she determine if she is ovulating?

I thank anyone who can help us shed any light on this subject.

Thank you.

Tomz

Dear tomz,

i had been charting my temps for 8 months and still couldn't tell when I ovulated because it was so eratic. The last month I have been testing with ovulation prediction strips and finally identified an exact day - between 12 to 36 hours - when I ovulate. It turns out that I ovulated about 1 week after the doctors told me it usually occurs, day 14, or there abouts. For me, the strips were the only way to tell. They are not very expensive, I bought 100 of them for aussie$35 and began testing on day 14 of my cycle - once a day until the lh surge had been detected.

I would recommend the ovulation strips for your wife, or anybody getting frustrated with charting as they are a certainty, unlike temperatures, which can be hard to analyse. Further, this puts less strain on the partnership if the lady is wanting to have sex every night in case she ovulates. With the strips, you know when the time is right and you can enjoy yourselves instead of making it a routine, which is exactly what I almost forced upon my partner. Some nights were fun, others felt like hard work.

Anyway, this is a long-winded way of saying "try the strips" and best of luck.

Shaman

Hey everyone
me and my bf have been trying to conceive for almost 2 years now and I have had irregular periods sometimes a month late sometimes less I dont know why and we both smoke pot and he smokes cigarettes and neither one of us drink he is 36 and I am 22 so what should we do?