I have a light-period all of a sudden. Should i be worried?!
Question: I have a light-period all of a sudden. Should i be worried?
Now.. I'm a very healthy person. And where i come from, women don't go into pre-mature menopause. [Or see periods at 12, thus my preious dilema]. I also don't have the symptoms of a woman going through a pre-mature menopause. However, isn't it possible that [don't laugh now] my body has run out of eggs to -- you know -- send down the tube? Can it be an ovary problem? Or is it simply the effect of ibuprofen?
I don't want my heavy flow back. But i want to know that i can have kids when i want them some day [still haven't decided yet]. In short, I may have had my prayers answered. I just am not sure i want them answered this way.
Help.
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I'm surprised that your period has run your life for 24 years and you've never consulted a doctor. You might want to do that. I've never heard that early menopause has anything to do with a geographical area of origin. It is the end of ovulation though. I think you might want to see a gynie for a check up and some women's health education.
Ibuprofen can help abnormally heavy menstrual bleeding ease up. I know a woman who was advised by her doctor to take a high dose when she had extremely heavy periods. But it wouldn't cause a lingering effect in future periods, and it wouldn't make your period that light. I take ibuprofen for cramps every time, and it hasn't affected my flow, but I didn't have abnormally heavy periods to begin with.
Have you been taking any other medications or supplements? Anything, even herbal tea, might have that as a side effect. Or is there any possibility that you're pregnant? Some women continue to menstruate during pregnancy, but their periods are usually lighter.
Stress alot of time can change the longevity and amount of flow for a period from month to month.
Early menopause is a possibility no matter where you live. But having said that I think you should see a gynocologist and maybe your regular doctor too. Sounds like you need professional advice/treatment.
It has nothing to do with the ibuprofen. And having a lighter period for a few months is not menopause. Though it could be perimenopause--that's the time period of up to 10 years before your periods stop when you have various menstrual changes. There's no saying if that's what's going on or not.
But I am wondering if you've ever tried any other ways to lighten your period. It seems a real shame to have had all your life choices dictated to you by your period! Like, have you tried birth control pills? They're often really good at lightening your period.
As for running out of eggs: that's what happens at menopause. It wont' typically happen to someoen your age unless there's been some kind of situation that cased you to have lots of eggs die, which is unusual.
You desperately need to see a gynecologist. You've mentioned a lot of things in your question that are medically and scientifically questionable and need to be addressed.