I know....the internet can be very helpful to check symptoms, but the resulting conditions the search engines or certain websites provide are a litany of probable and possible conditions, including all the extremes.
What you can do to educate yourself is:
1. Know your body
2. Educate yourself on what is normal and irregular and abnormal
3. Call your doctor's office, speak to a nurse if your intuition tells you to
You sound like you know your body, and your cycle was irregular: 6 days early. No other unusual or problematic symptoms; just different.
What is normal for a period?
- A woman's cycle can change for "no apparent reason", or due to stress, recent illness, new medication..also pregnancy or underlying medical condition. You can take the "wait and see" approach, to see if your cycle continues to deviate from its norm. It is normal for women's cycles to change over time; sometimes it seems like it "suddenly" changes, and this can be completely normal. If you have no other symptoms, you may have just ovulated early and had an early period...its really nothing to worry about.
- A normal period occurs within a cycle that is anywhere from 21-35 days in length. Your cycle, even this early episode, still falls within this norm. With no other symptoms, this can be completely normal.
Please know that our bodies are not perfectly-timed machines; our bodies are continuously interacting and reacting to its environment. Our bodies have a natural "ebb and flow", and its a great thing that we are adaptable and resilient.
If you have any other symptoms next cycle, or another "off" period, feel free to call your doctor to ask for an appointment. Many, many women really do have irregular periods...and this is even normal! You just want to be aware of any extremes: pain, excessive bleeding, bleeding for 7 days, absence of period.
When is your next annual exam?
The other symptoms you mentioned sound normal. Pain with sex in a certain spot...if it is not pain with intercourse, but only with a certain position, this is normal. Many women find certain positions uncomfortable, or there are certain places that are sensitive. If the pain you describe is unbearable, again, call your doctor to ask and ease your mind. Bleeding after sex is also normal, if it is only a few spots, as sometimes the friction can cause some bleeding...again...just a few spots. If there is more than a few spots, this would be a sign to call your doctor.
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I know....the internet can be very helpful to check symptoms, but the resulting conditions the search engines or certain websites provide are a litany of probable and possible conditions, including all the extremes.
What you can do to educate yourself is:
1. Know your body
2. Educate yourself on what is normal and irregular and abnormal
3. Call your doctor's office, speak to a nurse if your intuition tells you to
You sound like you know your body, and your cycle was irregular: 6 days early. No other unusual or problematic symptoms; just different.
What is normal for a period?
- A woman's cycle can change for "no apparent reason", or due to stress, recent illness, new medication..also pregnancy or underlying medical condition. You can take the "wait and see" approach, to see if your cycle continues to deviate from its norm. It is normal for women's cycles to change over time; sometimes it seems like it "suddenly" changes, and this can be completely normal. If you have no other symptoms, you may have just ovulated early and had an early period...its really nothing to worry about.
- A normal period occurs within a cycle that is anywhere from 21-35 days in length. Your cycle, even this early episode, still falls within this norm. With no other symptoms, this can be completely normal.
Please know that our bodies are not perfectly-timed machines; our bodies are continuously interacting and reacting to its environment. Our bodies have a natural "ebb and flow", and its a great thing that we are adaptable and resilient.
If you have any other symptoms next cycle, or another "off" period, feel free to call your doctor to ask for an appointment. Many, many women really do have irregular periods...and this is even normal! You just want to be aware of any extremes: pain, excessive bleeding, bleeding for 7 days, absence of period.
When is your next annual exam?
The other symptoms you mentioned sound normal. Pain with sex in a certain spot...if it is not pain with intercourse, but only with a certain position, this is normal. Many women find certain positions uncomfortable, or there are certain places that are sensitive. If the pain you describe is unbearable, again, call your doctor to ask and ease your mind. Bleeding after sex is also normal, if it is only a few spots, as sometimes the friction can cause some bleeding...again...just a few spots. If there is more than a few spots, this would be a sign to call your doctor.
Does this help?
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