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I Don't Get My Period For At Least 3 Or More Months In A Year, I Am 17. Is It Normal At This Age ?
17 yrs ,every year I don't get my period for at least 3 or more months Greetings I am not sure if that is a very big problem or just something simple but I am a 17 year old and I had my period since I was 10 years old (yeah I was young . ) so its almost 7 years and I still have irregular period cycles... for example one year I did not get my period for 8 months and the other for 6 ... and every year I don t get my period for at least 3 or more months ... it has been bothering me :/ a few months ago I had a light period for 5 days and then no period the next month and the next two months I had my period but now its back again :( I did not have my period for the last 2 months and for some reason I feel the pms pains but its still not there =( and for some other reason I gained 2 kilograms or 1.5 kilograms in those 2 months i ddnt get my period in :/ which is weird cuz I did not really change my eating habits much... I am not sure if that s relevant , but since a few months I feel that I need more sleep and i feel more tired... i am not sure what are other important things I have to mention but I hope i gave enough information
Thu, 23 Dec 2010
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Menstrual cycles commonly are irregular in puberty age group women... They usually get rectified as one grows older...
However irregular menstruation, abnormal weight gaining, mood swings, depressive nature can be a symptom of polycystic ovarian syndrome which is also fairly common...
If no other cause such as PCOS is found, I expect your cycles to improve gradually and you are expected to have normal and regular periods by the time you reach 18 to 20 years of age. Persistently irregular menstrual cycle, more weight, persistence of mood disturbances necessitates a gynaecological evaluation and medical treatment...
Watch out for what you eat. Good and healthy diet with proper stress management is equally important; if you want to increase the chances of regularizing your menstrual cycle...
Hope this message was useful to you...
Regards
Menstrual cycles commonly are irregular in puberty age group women... They usually get rectified as one grows older...
However irregular menstruation, abnormal weight gaining, mood swings, depressive nature can be a symptom of polycystic ovarian syndrome which is also fairly common...
If no other cause such as PCOS is found, I expect your cycles to improve gradually and you are expected to have normal and regular periods by the time you reach 18 to 20 years of age. Persistently irregular menstrual cycle, more weight, persistence of mood disturbances necessitates a gynaecological evaluation and medical treatment...
Watch out for what you eat. Good and healthy diet with proper stress management is equally important; if you want to increase the chances of regularizing your menstrual cycle...
Hope this message was useful to you...
Regards
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