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Does Tampon Use Cause Irregular Periods Or Any Other Reason ?

Hello, I m 18 years old. I first got my period when I was 13, and since then my periods have been fairly regular, always falling between 3 and a half weeks to 4 and a half weeks. My last three periods have been only 2 weeks apart. I haven t noticed any significant change in the heaviness or length of the periods. I ve always had a small amount of white/yellowish discharge but in the days leading up to this last period it became brownish. I am sexually active although i haven t had sex within the last few months. The only thing i can think of is that i started using tampons instead of towels exactly before my periods became irregular. Could this have anything to do with it? What else causes this?
Tue, 24 Jan 2012
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This could mean problems like hormonal changes, infection, stress and similar causes

having white discharge is normal , but if the discharge is noticable yellow all the time and has some bad odor along, then may mean an infection called vaginitis, due to which the cycles may alter

At your age, hormonal changes are also extremely common and sometimes the cycle pattern may change for a couple of cycles.This is normal.

I suggest you to wait for a couple of cycles, and watch the same, in case the discharge gets smelly with color changes and symptoms of fever, itch, etc, see your doctor for treatment.

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Does Tampon Use Cause Irregular Periods Or Any Other Reason ?

Hi Welcome to HealthcareMagic forum. This could mean problems like hormonal changes, infection, stress and similar causes having white discharge is normal , but if the discharge is noticable yellow all the time and has some bad odor along, then may mean an infection called vaginitis, due to which the cycles may alter At your age, hormonal changes are also extremely common and sometimes the cycle pattern may change for a couple of cycles.This is normal. I suggest you to wait for a couple of cycles, and watch the same, in case the discharge gets smelly with color changes and symptoms of fever, itch, etc, see your doctor for treatment. Regards