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ok i am going through somthing like this too i have been on my period for 3 weeks. and want to know if this is normal?
February 7, 2011 - 12:50pmThis Comment
i am only 19 and my period came for 3 days and thats the regular, and than a week later it came again and now its been almost 3 weeks.I am not on no birth control or anything and i am not on any medication or under any stress.. what's wrong with me?
February 2, 2010 - 5:45pmThis Comment
ok i am no longer anonymous here's some more information about me I am now edgehead316
June 15, 2009 - 1:34pmIt started on May 28th or 29th 2009 and i am too stupid to figure out how long it is numbers were never my strong point now or when i was at school. as far as the amount of blood goes i'd say about a teaspoon and a half to around a tablespoon and a half for the past few days although it does depend on how often i change the pad which is fairly regularly
I am 26 almost 27 years old have had periods since the age of eleven or there abouts I do not have children nor do i want any and if this is going to continue like the i might go to my GP and find out about a hysterectomy
have a condition called Weaver's Syndrome i know it's skeletal but it is a mystery as to whether it affects the menstrual cycle not many people have heard of the condition. I do not take any medication birth control or otherwise. I am cellibate due to issues of sexual abuse as a child and have been waiting to hear about counselling since October 28th last year I don't know if this sudden increase of length of my period has anything to do with my emotional state... I feel very emotional lately on top of all this I feel like i am about to start crying any minute and not be able to stop I don't know whether this is linked or not. I live in the UK and am unemployed. i have just had a new kitchen fitted which was a fairly stressful affair and it is not quite over with yet. I am a fairly active fairly healthy person, in spite of the skeletal condition I do irish Dancing lessons and walk a lot I also love watching wrestling. i wonder if perhaps i am anaemic as I do not eat red meat, or many fruits or vegetables. i occasionally drink milk but very rarely as i don't particularly like the taste and i don't eat fish. I do tend to eat a lot of pasta I like red peppers, sweetcorn, raisins, sultanas, Grapes and that's about it!
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Hi, edgehead, and so glad you were able to come back and update us. I didn't see your answers to my questions until just today, so I"m sorry it's been a little while since I've gotten back to you.
One of the biggest answers to your questions IS stress, like you suspect. Stress and emotion the way you have been feeling can absolutely affect your period. Stress affects our hormones, which are directly responsible for the timing of our periods.
I know the UK has national health care, but that you cannot always get in to see a doctor when you think you need to. Have you been able to see a doctor recently?
And did they tell you how long the wait for a counsellor might be? Have you checked back with them?
June 26, 2009 - 8:50amThis Comment
well I have heard that one service is moving in beside another service and that i shouldn't expect an appointment soon, one of my carers is going to call someone who called her regarding the case and she will let me know in due course
June 26, 2009 - 9:44amThis Comment
Would you be able to see your regular doctor sooner, to ask about testing to see if you might be anemic, and to ask about the extra-long period?
June 26, 2009 - 9:48amThis Comment
yes i could do however I don't think i will be doing that some how although thank you for the suggestion. if it happens again I will do it however it would have to be specially arranged as i would have to be knocked out to have blood taken. i had a bad experience as a child and i have never had blood taken since I don't mind injections but getting blood taken is a different story the doctor couldn't find a vein and then i spent some time in the hospital at the age of 5 and they had to put a canular in my hand and it took them ages to do it and it hurt like hell!!! I'll stick with the daily vitamin and iron supplements for now. I really just don't trust any doctors after what I have been put through with the counselling lark!
June 26, 2009 - 12:10pmThis Comment