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Forum Girl
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Oct 2003 Posts: 207 Location: Orlando, Florida
Posted: 02-25-04 22:18pm
You might want to read "never had regular
periods" posted by saribellum.
Regardless though - have you ever been to
the doctor for a check up? If you
haven't you need to just to make sure
everything is ok with your body. Its not
as scary or frightening as you think it
is. The physical examine lasts only a
couple of minutes and is not painful
(although maybe momentarily a little
uncomfortable). Get yourself checked out
and make sure there isn't anything wrong
causing you to have abnormal periods and
then you will be able to put your mind at
ease. Good luck
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brutallyhonest
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Feb 2004 Posts: 25
Posted: 02-27-04 08:33am
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Forum Girl
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Oct 2003 Posts: 207 Location: Orlando, Florida
Posted: 02-27-04 17:57pm
When you go for the examine you go into
the room and completely undress. They
give you this paper shirt to wear and a
paper blanket to put around you. The
doctor comes in and asks you some
questions and gives you the opportunity to
describe any problems you are having or
talk about things that are worrying you.
The doctor will perform a breast examine
as well as the physical examine. During
the examine the doctor will look inside
you to make sure everything is fine
visually. The doctor will then perform a
pap smear which consists of scraping your
cervix to collect cervical cells to be
tested for cancer. This part is a little
uncomfortable in the fact that you will
actually feel the doctor scraping your
cervix. It isn't painful and really you
don't feel much, its just kind of an odd
sensation but only lasts for a few
seconds. The doctor might ask if you
want to be tested for stds which are done
by swabbing your insides with a long
q-tip. Finally, the doctor will insert a
finger inside you and while gently pushing
down on your abdomen with their other
hand, feel around to make sure everything
feels normal and is where it is supposed
to be. After that the examine is
finished and the doctor may talk to you a
little more and then you will be able to
get dressed. The whole physical examine
probably doesn't last more than 5 minutes
although you will probably spend longer
talking with the doctor.
Before you choose a doctor you may want to
decide whether you would prefer seeing a
man or a woman. I have been to both and
honestly they have been about the same.
Some people prefer women because they just
feel like they would be more comfortable
with a woman around but its totally up to
you. During the examine a nurse will be
present the entire time so even if you
have a male doctor, a female nurse will be
there in the room with you also.
Its really not such a bad thing. The
most important thing is to go and get
yourself checked out and make sure
everything is ok. Thousands of women get
it done every day so it is nothing to be
worried about. And you have to be
completely honest with your doctor about
your sexual history - don't be ashamed or
embarrassed - chances are really good
they've heard it a hundred times before
you. Just be honest so that they will
know if they need to do any extra tests or
things like that.
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sammisa
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Jan 2004 Posts: 250 Location: Washington, State
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Posted: 02-27-04 21:47pm
You know what.. This may sound really
weird, but have your thyroids checked..
Im serious.. The weight gain is a big
part of it, and so is messed up periods as
well as : hair loss, dry skin,
anxiety/depression, lathargy. Go to a
site online if you can, or if you have a
medical book and look up hypothyroidism
that is what I have, and I gained weight
etc. And didn't know why and I was
extremely tired all the time.. Thought I
could fall asleep wherever I was standing.
Good luck to you !!!
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brutallyhonest
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Feb 2004 Posts: 25
Posted: 03-01-04 09:13am
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san54
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Dec 2003 Posts: 227 Location: Virginia
Women's Conditions Posted: 03-01-04 10:56am
Dear brutallyhonest, weight gain does do
havoc on your periods. And if you are
having trouble losing weight, have your
thyroid checked. It may be underactive.
My daughter who is 29 is very overweight.
She still gets her periods occasionally,
but they are very mild. And she does have
an underactive thyroid and not getting
treatment because of the lack of
insurance. See a endocrinologist, they
may have an answer for you.
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sammisa
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Re: Women's Conditions Posted: 03-07-04 14:02pm
It is not a good thing that she does not
keep up on her thyroids. She can die
from that if it gets too bad, and she
doesn't receive help for it. I had to go
to a local clinic recently to get more
medicine, and it was 20 dollars for the
office visit, and I do not pay over 10
dollars for medicine. This might be an
option for her. Good luck
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wakkochic17
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 494 Location: South Carolina
Posted: 03-08-04 23:59pm
If you have concerns about your thyroid, I
would start by going to your general
practioner / family doctor. There is a
simple blood test that they take that
measures a level of some sort of chemical
or hormone (something like that) that
identifies how well your thyroid is
working. It probably wouldn't hurt to
also go to a gynecologist. They can put
you on birth control or something to
regulate your periods even if there's
nothing wrong with you in that department.
I have found what can seem to be a
thyroid problem turn out negative myself.
They have tested me multiple times on
what they thought might be my thyroid not
acting right, but it comes out fine each
time.. Go figure! But the sudden weight
gain could be a sign.
