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Dr Dawn Harper discusses all matters relating to periods and looks at what is and isn’t normal. Each video looks at different people’s experiences growing up, including the cast of Hollyoaks.
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since coming off the pill a few years ago my periods have been very eregular, i can go months willout a period and just wondered if you can tell me what is wrong?
Heyyy x this probably sounds soo stupid but i am 13 and havent started my period yet but i have all of the symptoms ( discharge, boobs, pubes) and im worried of starting in school and it coming through my clothes. so i was wondering if theres anything i can do to make it come earlier??.
please reply.
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Ive had my periods since i was in yr 7 and when i am on i am always late sometime very late like 1 week or even 2 weeks and when i am on it is really painfull is there any thing i can do.
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im 13 and had my first period 2days after christmas
(27th december 2008)
and the blood is brown and there is well lumps of something coming out
im scared bcuz i thought blood was red =(
help
Hey Im fifteen i haven started my period yet im getting worried. Ive been getting moodswings and my breasts are very tender, Any help as to whats going on please?
I started my periods at the age of 12 and since then ever so often my periods can just be brown, very light and clotted . Over the last few years however they have been becoming more frequent over the last year and nearly everyone i have now is like this, is this normal or may it be more serious?
im 14 i bled for 2 years non stop but since june i have stoped. i went on the pill to try and stop it because it was getting me down. now im scared to death , my friends make fun and say maybe i cant have children help me please
HI. I absolutely ahte my period, it makes me feel so terrile and disgusting. I use tampons and pads and wear two pairs of knickers all the time because its so heavy. Its always on the 14th give ro takes a day or two so it's settled but its so horrible. Its also not like a liquid its more like huge blobs or clumps or red flesh like stuff. . . . Is that normal?
Tampons DONT hurt! As long as your not all worried about it an just relax, you'll be fine seriously. Im 16 now an have been using them for two years, as long as its in properly you wont feel it at all..
hi i havent had sex but i got fingered and since then i havent had my period and i was due on on the 8th and no bloods come out just some yellow discharge im scared incase he got his sperm on his fingers ?