Two periods since christmas?!


Question: I haven't been on the pill in a year, and have had a pretty regular cycle. But, I had a normal period (on time, hard flow, but I think it only lasted 3 days)... nothing seemed too out of the ordinary... now, all of the sudden, today I am bleeding again with some cramping... any ideas?? This has never happened to me (except for when I was on BC and would forget a couple of pills... but like I said, I've been off that for over a year)...


Answers: I haven't been on the pill in a year, and have had a pretty regular cycle. But, I had a normal period (on time, hard flow, but I think it only lasted 3 days)... nothing seemed too out of the ordinary... now, all of the sudden, today I am bleeding again with some cramping... any ideas?? This has never happened to me (except for when I was on BC and would forget a couple of pills... but like I said, I've been off that for over a year)...

Periods that are too frequent (more often than every 28 days also called "metrorrhagia") can be related to several predisposing factors:

* If the periods are otherwise normal, then a short "luteal phase" or insufficient ovarian production of progesterone may be responsible.

* If the periods are inconsistent, then failure to ovulate and the resulting anovulatory bleeding may be responsible.

* If the periods are actually normal and once a month, but there are episodes of bleeding in between the periods, then mechanical factors such as fibroids or polyps may be responsible.

* Women with hyperthyroidism are classically described as experiencing frequent, heavy periods. They, in reality, rarely show that pattern, but we usually screen these patients for thyroid disease anyway.

I've experienced frequent periods too in the past that was caused by ovarian cysts.

There could be other causes for the frequent periods you are experiencing and I would recommend you see your doctor/gyno for further evaluation to see what they think could be causing this.

Good luck :)

How much are you bleeding?... could you be pregnant?





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