Whats wrong with my friend?!


Question: Whats wrong with my friend!?
ok she confided in me but i need help badly!. she hates doctors and is scared 2 death of hospitals because of her dad!. well she had a really long period that was heavy at 1st then lightened and ended!.!.!.but it lasted like almost 2 whole weeks!. her mom was worried but then after a week she started her period again and its been going on for 5 almost 6 days! now shes fighting off a bug!. shes got a soar throat and has experienced vertigo, but its probably an ear infection due to the fact she was hangin outside for an hour!. so if you can please answer my question!. Could this possibly be a cyst!? or could it be something way more serious!? help!.Www@Answer-Health@Com


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It could be both!. In any case that a period is more then about 7 days long it is considered abnormal!. I had an issue where my periods were always longer then 7 days, usually running between 9-12 days long and heavy to start and lightening up towards the end!. Upon visiting the doctor and having tests run it was determined that I had ovarian cysts and I was also put on birth control!. Here is the deal though, although you friend is afraid of doctors it is important that she visits a Gynecologist soon!. The tricky thing is that ovarian cysts can affect everyone differently and are not the same in all women!. In some cases they can grow to be about the size of a grapefruit and can cause certain problems even infertility depending on the case!. The other concern is a lot of times certain cysts can lead to ovarian cancer!. Also it is important to keep in mind that even though a doctor is most likely to prescribe birth control to eliminate cyst occurrences, birth control also affects women differently and might not cause the disappearance of cysts!. The biggest issue however is that ovarian cysts might not be the problem here!. Either way it is important that you friend listens to you and her mother and see a specialist as soon as possible to determine the cause of her heavy periods!. I hope this helps! Www@Answer-Health@Com

some women get this, my mom has her period for 16 days of the month! pretty damn long, she also experienced vertigo and at one time was out of her mind for about 45 minutes and thought she was in a dream, not crazy!. go to the doctor, they just do some heart tests and so on, they found masses in my moms stomach but they were benign and not sure what they are doing there!. please advise her to go the doctor!. go with her!. its better to find a treatment, then end up seeing your friend in icu or worse a casket!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

she definately needs to get checked
that could be anywhere from a cyst, internal stomach bleeding, miscarriage, anything!. That's not something that should be taken lightly, especially if she's sick! That could very much be a symptom of internal bleeding (fever, sweats, etc)!.!.!. She might also be in trouble from the amount of blood loss, it's happened to women before!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

a 17 day period sent me to the dr!. and ovarian cysts were the cause!. my doctor put me on a birth control pill!. this was in 2005 and i have had no problems since!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

yes,she definately needs to get checkedWww@Answer-Health@Com





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