Conditions
Premenstrual Syndrome
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is the catch-all term given to a range of physical, emotional and psychological symptoms that appear in the lead up to a women’s period. The symptoms usually last for a few days leading up to the period and a few afterwards. Though most women are able to cope with the symptoms, a minority can find the symptoms so severe that their daily lives are disrupted. Common symptoms include irritability, mood swings, tenderness around the breasts, cravings and bloating, but there are dozens of other symptoms that can occur. The causes of PMS are not fully understood, but hormonal and chemical changes are certainly one possibility, as is stress and diet. Amendments to these areas are frequently the first stage used by GPs when looking for treatment, alongside diuretics, anti-inflammatory pills and oral contraceptives.
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hi im 22, i had the rod in my arm taken out 2 years ago because im trying for a baby, but it still hasnt happend. for the last 12 months my periods have been prety irregular, coming around once everry 4 months, theese can last up to 1 hour or 3 days. i am really woried. am i rite o be worried?
i havent had my period for two months but i still have the pains . should i visit the doctor/
my period is 5 days late, i dont have any symtoms of being pregnant so what could it be?
im going on my holiday in a couple of months and i think im due my period how can i make it stop for that month? please help.
Sorry, you can't. unless you are on the contraceptive pill you can't stop your period
If you go to your GP about it they can give you a pill which you can take, I think it was 3 times a day, 4 days before you're due your period, you then keep taking them until you want it to start again, then it'll just start again as normal :) obviously there are some side affects so talk to your dr first, but it worked for me :) hope this helps :)
I am 37 and stopped taking the pill the start of January this year, My periods have been fine up to this april, and now I have been having very heavy periods that last up to 10 days with a 2 week break then it all starts again. I am also getting very painfull cramps which sometimes take my breath away. is this normal.
i am 24 years old and have been trying for a baby for just over a year now and its not happened. i suffer from really bad periods and have high blood pressure other than that i am healthy i have just had blood test done that have come back normal.
Hiya, i'm 17 years old, and i'm on the pill, yet i've now been on my period for almost 3 weeks, and it not even becoming lighter. My Drs said they can't do anything until i stop bleeding, as the blood will prevent them from doing a swab. As well as the bleeding, i seem to be leaking a water like substance even when i have a tampon in, if left, it gets really smelly, and sometimes i even leak when i sneeze or cough. Its really beginning to affect me, as i'm getting extremely emotional about it all, and constantly bloated. Please can somebody help me! I'm desperate.
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ever since i had my baby 16 weeks ago an started to take the pill i have been coming onmy period every 2 weeks. could u please tell me y this is hapening.....
Im only 14. But i get really bad PMS due to it being in my family. My mum had a Hysterectomy but before that suffered from it too. But not as bad as me. It never got this bad. But my last period the day i came on. I had the usual back pain which i could bear. Until i started getting cold sweats. They made me feel dizzy where i found it hard to walk- i felt weak. My eyesight blurred for a second then came back. Then Pins and Needles started kicking in all over my body which was horrible all this at once made me in so much pain i couldnt bear it much longer. It gradually went away and i havent had it since. I usually only get PMS on the first day i come on. What is it that i suffered from?
i have been on the pill for 5yrs for really bad period pain and iv been on 5 or 6 different ones now the period pain has gone but now with each type of pill i try i end up having 2 periods a month it might not happen within the 1st few months but it ends up happening im scared to come of the pill in case i get really bad period pain again has any one got any suggestion's to it or even close please help
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