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Q: Period Problems

asked by: mariel1122 on May 21st, 2006

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I'm 17 and i've been getting my period regularly since i've been 12. However about 6 months ago for no apparant reason I started getting it every two weeks. It was horrible because I get really bad pms, craps, bloating etc. So my mom finally brought me to the gyno and they gave me this aweful hormone that I was supposed to take for two weeks and see if it would regulate my period. It made me gain about 10 pounds so now I never want to go on it again. It did help a little- now I get it every 3 weeks- but I still get weird spotting and I want it to be regular again! They suggested birth control if it didn't regulate on it's own, but my mom doesn't really want to get it for me i'm scared it will make me gain about 30 lbs. I don't know what else to do b/c no one is being very helpful, and I need advice please b/c this sucks!!

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Georgia59

replied on March 21st, 2008

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Most birth control will not make you gain weight, will regulate your period, will make cramps less, will make the bleeding less, and generally will make you happier.

Why don't you want to try it? It's really the only way to regulate your period. If you are on a type of birth control that makes you gain weight, it's easy to switch to something else! Most women are able to find a form of birth control that works very well for them with no awful side effects.

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