Ok, I should probably just go to the
doctor but for some reason the prospect of
that is terrifying so I'm hoping that
someone can either give me some
information that will ease my mind or
possibly scare me enough that I'll
actually GO to the doc.
Some background...
I was seriously obese for probably the
last 18 years or so. Needless to say, I
didn't have periods for most of that time,
but in the last couple of years I have
lost a tremendous amount of weight, and my
periods returned and had been mostly
regular for about a year.
I've always heard that girls will cycle
around each other if they spend enough
time together. Probably in the last 12
months or so, I started spending a lot of
time with my best friend and as a result,
my cycle was all screwed up. It started
by me missing a period entirely, then I
started having them at the same time as
her. Well, over the last probably 6
months I slowly began returning to my own
regular cycle at the beginning of the
month, but NOW I have been getting my
period twice a month for about 3 months
now. Once at the beginning of the month
when I would always have my cycle, and now
on about the 15th when she has hers! What
is going on?? I would be terrified if
they weren't so regular, but it's really
like clockwork. Could my body just be
especially prone to getting thrown off by
other women? I am really getting sick of
this twice a month thing... maybe my body
is just paying me back for skipping
periods for 15 years, haha!
Probably not something to make light of...
but I'm just trying not to freak out. I
get all the normal period symptoms, boobs
are sore, cramps, crankiness... help!
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Tylanas
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Posted: 06-22-07 10:50am
Multiple periods in a month can occur.
What can regulate this? Birth control
pills!
Going to a doctor, especially an ob-gyn is
nothing to be terrified of. They tend to
be very nice and caring. I've been to one
at a private college clinic and I've been
to ones at planned parenthoods. PP isn't
just for pregnant ladies you know! It's
for preventing that, too!
Your doctor can examine you and determine
why you're having multiple periods, then
he or she can prescribe the best birth
control medicine to control it.
Please don't be scared. More often than
not, doctors fix things, not break them.
It's their job.
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