Never Had Regular Periods Posted: 02-05-04 18:50pm
I am 26 and I have never had regular
periods. My whole entire life my periods
have been irregular. Sometimes I might
go for two or three months and they will
be evenly spaced out but most of the time
they can be anywhere from a month and a
half apart up to three months apart.
Could this just be "normal" for me to
never have regular periods? This is all
I have every known - i've never known any
different. I know the popular answer is
to go on birth control and be regulated
that way but I really have no interest to
be on birth control - I really don't want
to deal with the side effects. Is it
necessary to have regular periods?
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bella54
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Feb 2004 Posts: 11 Location: cambridge
Posted: 02-10-04 09:56am
Hi there, I am also in the same situation.
I am 21 and I have never had regular
periods and I didnt start until I was 18.
The doctors told me that I have
polycystic ovary syndrome, and to go on
the pill to regulate my preiods which is
does but I have gone on a cum off the pill
quite a few times for the reason that I am
very self conscious of my weight and the
pill made me put on weight. I came off
the pill again in october and havnt had a
period since and know one knows, if they
did they would be really mad at me for not
going on the pill. I dont know what to
and I am worried of going to the docs as
they will just advise me to go bk on the
pill. I do however advise you to go to
docs and ask for blood tests that will
rule out if there is nething wrong, if not
then I would advise you to go on the pill,
apart from weight there really isnt ne
side affects. Let me know how it goes.
Takecare bellaxox
Last edited by bella54 on 04-15-04 18:00pm; edited 1 time in total
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purple333
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Dec 2003 Posts: 1420 Location: Sydney
Posted: 02-10-04 11:08am
Do have the tests bella suggested
including some to see your hormone
levels.
But!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bella is seriously wrong to say that aside
from weight gain there really are no
negative sife effects, try serious life
threatening weight loss, yes loss; also
try causing an imbalance in the body's
ability to alter food chemistry to produce
5htp from tryptophan thereby causing major
emotional/psychological/mental health
disorders, loss, again yes loss of
periods, loss of fertility after coming
off the pill such that you can not have
children. I am not saying
these things based on reading but on
people I know who have had these side
effects. So please be careful.
Many girls & women have irregular
periods, the cause are numerous &
individual & can include medications
(even vitamins & minerals), weight
over or under, hormonal imbalance,
stress/depression etc.
So rule out medical problems & then
look at yourself, weight, medications of
all types, lifestyle, job, stress levels
(& remember that what is stressful for
one person can be awalk in the park for
another.).
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love_for_kids
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Feb 2004 Posts: 12
Me Too Posted: 02-10-04 11:16am
I have never had mine at the same time
either. Sometimes my period will come and
stay for a whole month and then I wont
have it again for like 3 months. My mom
doesn't want me to go on the pill because
of the side affects and she says hers is
just like mine. So to kind of answer your
question I guess its ok to not have your
period regular since the doctors have
never questioned my mom or i. But I am
like you I would like it to be regular so
I can know when I am having it and be
prepared for it. Sorry I didn't have more
of an answer but that I all the help I can
give you. Good luck and if you find
anything out let me know what to do to
please.
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ALYSSA
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Oct 2003 Posts: 10 Location: NEW JERSEY
Me Tooo Posted: 02-12-04 10:08am
I never have a reg period
im gonna be 23
do u think I will be effected by this
cuz I wanna try 2 have a baby soon
plzzzzzzzzzz help.................
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Jaydensmommy
Advanced Support Team
Joined: 28 Jan 2004 Posts: 1705 Location: Wisconsin
Posted: 02-13-04 01:23am
Alyssa...The doc can give you a shot to
"force" your period so u can concieve!
~sara~
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saribellum
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Jan 2004 Posts: 8 Location: Orlando
Posted: 02-16-04 18:03pm
Hey ya'll - thanks for all the replies.
Just wanted to let ya'll know that I am
going to the doctor on saturday. I'll be
sure to let ya'll know what she says. I
feel a bit better knowing i'm not the only
one out there. Thanks!!!
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2ferano
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 3717
Posted: 02-16-04 18:36pm
Some women just do not have regular
periods. Definately get it checked, but
keep in mind that as long as nothing is
medically wrong, and if you can deal with
it, then don't worry! I have been on the
pill for nine years and let me tell you,
not everyone has negative side effects.
I have never gained weight, no headaches
or anything at all. If you have a side
effect that you cannot stand then try a
different pill. But this is only if you
cannot stand having an irregular period.
If you are just worried because it doesn't
come at the same time every month then
after ruling out medical problems, don't
worry! Yes, the pill is what just about
everyone will suggest doing about it
because it is really the best solution to
the problem. The pill can actually help
reduce the risks of cervical cancer, help
with endometriosis and minimize ovarian
cysts. But if on the wrong pill can also
cause serious problems. Good luck!
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saribellum
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Jan 2004 Posts: 8 Location: Orlando
Update Posted: 02-21-04 16:08pm
I went to the doctor today and got checked
out. She said everything looks fine.
We discussed my irregular periods and she
thinks I should go on birth control but I
disagreed. We settled on having a blood
test done to make sure there is nothing
out of whack with my system and then I
will come back and we will discuss my
options again. She kinda agreed that if
there isn't anything wrong with me health
wise I don't have to go birth control but
she still thinks that birth control would
be the best choice for me right now. I
am going back in two weeks to get the
results so i'll give ya'll an update again
then.
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redrose
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Joined: 19 Nov 2003 Posts: 47
Irregular Periods Posted: 02-21-04 16:31pm
Hi there,
if everything checks out by a physical
exam, you might want to see an
endocrinologist cause it might be
hormonal. I had really irregular periods
for years too, usually skiiping 2-4
months. I even went a year and a half
without one when I was 22 years old. I
went to lots and lots of drs and they
usually told me everything was fine. I
was put on brith control, and only had
problems with that, from lots of
breakthrough bleeding to still skipping
periods.
Then when I tried to get pregnant it
took a long time. And by age 30, I
finally went into menopause, complete with
hot flashes, insomnia, inability to
concentrate, waking with fingers tingling,
etc. I finally had an ob-gyn figure out
what was wrong. I had a pituitary tumor
that was producing the hormone prolactin.
Prolactin is a pregnancy hormone that is
responsible for milk production and
elevated levels can cause irregular
periods, no periods, infertility,
recurring pregnancy loss, galactorrhea
(milky breast discharge), hirsutism (male
like hair growth), obesity, diabetes,
heart ischemia, osteoporosis, and possibly
breast cancer. It can also cause a lot
of emotional disorders from pms, to
anxiety, depression and uncontrolled
anger. I'm now taking a drug called
dostinex that shrinks the tumor and lowers
the hormone level, and i'm having regular
periods evey 28 days.
So, the pituitary gland produces 9
different hormones, prolactin is only one,
but it also produces fsh, lh, growth
hormone, and acth, and tumors can also
produce these hormones and throw a womans
periods off. Usually, the tumors are not
serious and can be treated. An
endocrinologist can identify if there is a
problem there that needs treatment.
There are also other hormonal disorders,
like hypothyroidism, that can cause
irregular or no periods. I would
definitely check out an endocrinologist!
Good luck!
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saribellum
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Jan 2004 Posts: 8 Location: Orlando
Posted: 02-23-04 18:56pm
My doctor ordered my blood to be tested
for 4 different things (i forget them all
now) but I know prolactin was one of them.
Another one had something to do with
testosterone - and I have completely
forgotten the other two.
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saribellum
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Jan 2004 Posts: 8 Location: Orlando
Update Again Posted: 03-11-04 20:37pm
Went back for my test results and the
doctor said everything came back normal.
He said, as I had been wondering, that
this is just normal for me. Some people
are born this way, he said, and as long as
my periods don't drop to less than 3 a
year I don't really need to worry about
it. He gave me a prescription for birth
control, yasmin I think, but i'm not sure
if I want to use it. My biggest issue is
why be miserable 12 times a year when I
can get away with being miserable only 8
times?
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Teenytoona
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Apr 2004 Posts: 101
Irregular Periods Posted: 04-15-04 11:09am
I'm new here, hope no-one minds my butting
in or answering an older thread. I've
never had regular periods either (except
the short while I was on the pill).
Irregular periods aren't always
neccesarily a major problem. I've been
tested and nothign out of the ordinary's
been found.
I figure, may as well just enjoy the 6-8
periods a year instead of having 12 or 13,
nothing wrong there (esp if you consider
many doctor are recommending women take
their pills to acheive said effect
anyways!).
And fwiw being rather irregular (and my
irregularity ranges from 1 -2-3 or even as
much as 6 months apart) doesn't
neccesarily mean you can't get pregnant
either, so don't let it catch you off
guard if you are a sexually active
heterosexual.
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darcee michelle
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Apr 2004 Posts: 8
Irregularity Posted: 04-24-04 13:44pm
Yes, I agree that birth control isn't
always the best answer. I as well have
never had regular periods (usually 3-5
months apart, but once as much as 8
months). Why put horomones into your
body unless you absolutely have to? I
don't mind not having periods, and i'm
sure many women wouldn't. The only
problem I have been told that I might
encounter is trouble conceiving, which of
course, does not mean that I cannot
conceive, it will just take longer. So
right then, as long as the tests conclude
that there is nothing wrong, we should
consider ourselves lucky
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2ferano
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Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 3717
Posted: 04-24-04 17:39pm
The thing is if you are on the right kind
of birth control then you won't be
miserable. When I was not on the pill
and I had my period I was in horrible
pain. But now that I am on a pill that
works for me, it is like nothing at all.
The reason for "taking hormones" is
because it makes you regular, gets rid of
cramping and prevents cancer, and that is
reason enough for me!!!!!
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Void
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 31 May 2004 Posts: 18
Posted: 06-06-04 21:03pm
Hi I am in the same situation also!
Sometimes I can go for like four months
without a period then after that one it
may be exactly a month and it changed all
the time. I have gone for about six
months b4 without a period.
I personally did not agree with the pill,
I was put on about 6 different ones, but
they all made me feel ghastly. I suffered
from migranes, tender breasts, nasua and
stomach cramps whilst on the pill.
I would advise you to go to your doctor
and have some tests run, you could have a
hormone inbalance or polysistic ovaries,
if everything is tip top then there is
nothing to worry about.
Very few women actually have regular
periods, and only if there is a reason
behind it should it be a problem.
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2ferano
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Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 3717
Posted: 06-10-04 00:48am
Yeah, if there is nothing wrong with your
health and if it is bearable then just go
with it. I was on one pill for seven
years and everything was fine. Then, my
body got used to it and I had to switch.
I have been switched eight times. I just
finally found one that works for me. The
only side effect that I have is that my
boobs hurt soooooooooooooo bad for about
two weeks out of the month. It really
sucks, but my period only lasts three
days, I get no cramps, no weight gain,
headaches or anything. So, I am glad
this works for me.
But, yes, some women just cannot take the
pill. I am so glad that I can.
Hopefully, I can stay on this one and not
have to switch again. That was a real
pain.
I am not saying
these things based on reading but on
people I know who have had these side
effects. So please be careful.
