Today, exactly 28 days after I started my last period, I started a new period. This would be perfectly healthy and normal except that my last period was 24 days long. This has happened every month this year. FML
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Today, my period started again. I just finished a 17-day period 3 days ago. FML
Today, thanks to a new form of birth control, I've now been having my period non-stop for six weeks. FML
Today, I started my period. Unfortunately, my last period only ended six days ago. PCOS sucks. FML
Today, a month into exercising for the first time in years to get summer body for vacation, the sudden exertion pushed back my period. If I'd sat on my ass, my period would have been on time this month, and over next month before my vacation started. I was really looking forward to period-free vacation. Not anymore. FML
Today, I’ve had an irregular period my whole life. I was on birth control and took out my IUD in January. I’ve had my period ever since. It’s going on 5 months now. FML
Today, I was concerned I hadn’t restarted my periods yet after the birth of our first child. Turns out it’s because I’m pregnant again already. We must have gotten pregnant off the very first egg I released after giving birth. Our first baby is only 3 months old. FML
Today, despite me getting my period every two weeks and bleeding heavily enough that I faint if I move too fast, my doctor told me that it's normal and to just "take it easy". FML
Today, my period was officially 2 weeks late. I have a phobia about giving birth, so I had a panic attack, went to Walmart, spend $15 on four pregnancy tests and a drink, came home, and took the tests. All four came back negative. As I went to clean up and throw everything away, I got my period. FML
Today, I was told that since I've had only three or four periods since 2013, there's 60 periods worth of blood clotted in my uterus. They gave me medicine to make it all come out in one week. FML
Today, I started my period, complete with cramps, diarrhoea, a headache, bloating, and aching legs. Apparently my body didn't get the message that I had a total hysterectomy a month ago, including my ovaries, tubes and cervix. FML
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interesting33 37
If you haven't already, I would urge you to go to a doctor or even a health clinic. That isn't normal and they should be able to stop it. It could be a side effect of birth control pills or anything really. You need to get it checked out to check it is nothing serious and to help stop it as it sounds uncomfortable to say the least.
SparkleEllison 17
Going on the pill is a good way to try and fix this, a similar thing happened to me. Also look into the very real possibility of having endometriosis
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thelittlem 15
I had that when I had the rod thing in my arm.
b00ts3ct0r 15
Nexplanon? Girl I haven’t had a period with it at all and it’s great. I feel bad for you and OP and all the others who have to go through Satan’s waterfall in excess.
Neda Saeedy 5
You may have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). I would go see a doctor immediately. I had that happen to me for about 3 months before I saw someone and by that time I was so severely anemic the doctor said it was as if I had gone through major open heart surgery. That is also when I found out I had PCOS. It’s easy enough to treat but can lead to other complications in life.
thatslifeiguess7 16
Get your thyroid checked
Davros 12
Hemophilia?
DanielleinDC 34
It's very rare--almost unheard-of--for women to be hemophiliac. If I remember my high school anatomy class correctly, it's a recessive gene on the X chromosome. Unless mom is a carrier and dad is a hemophiliac, you won't see a girl with hemophilia.
Suaria 38
Like everyone else has said, you should get this checked out. This is not normal, and could mean something serious is going on.
Amy78_fml 11
I had a period that lasted for almost a month. It finally stopped when my oldest daughter started her first period. For the last five years my periods have been effected by hers. Her's have skipped around alot while mine use to always come on the 18th of the month. I've had months where I had two periods. The PMS mood is killer. The only thing that has helped is when she was 16 we put her on birth control to regulate her's and now I can predict my periods by her pills. I know it is scary, but my doctor talked like it wasn't a big deal. :( Unfortunately I do know other people who have had to have a hysterectomy because of this sort of thing too, but I hope that isn't the case with you.
DanielleinDC 34
You really need to see the gyno if you're bleeding for that long.
jeepgirl1993 6
I’m in the same boat except mine hasn’t stopped for 2 months and doctors ain’t doing shit about it
Yudith 28
While waiting for your gynecologist appointment, have some chopped liver for lunch and liver pate for breakfast. If you don't like chopped liver, have a great juicy steak with its sides of bone marrow and osso bucco. If you're vegan, have some nice iron supplements and beer yeast. The point is, your iron levels might be a teeny bit low.
SWeatHeart11_fml 7
yikes. been there. make sure you're not anemic, blood transfusions are no fun. having my daughter fixed mine. mine lasted at least 2 months though, everytime. hope you get that figured out!