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Am I Normal: Periods
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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I am 15 and a started my period when i was 14 and i don't know if its because my periods are regulating but i don't come on my period up to like 3 months apart. never been early always late and when i am on i bleed for like 3-7 days but i get very bad mind-grains and my hand goes num ... Is that normal .. ?
hi im 16 in a few weeks and i havent started my period, i havent got any boobs and no armpit hair. I have pubes and i shave my legs. im really worried that im not normal, please help!!
im 16 and my periods are really irregular i get them at random months and sometimes dont get them for about 4 months at a time! and when i do they only last about 2 days, is there anyway to make then regular?
hi my name is megan im 16 years of age to and started my periods when i was 13 they were really regular for the first 1 year and then they started to get really irregular and very painfull i would come on my period and be on for about 4 weeks and then i wouldnt cum on for about 3 months i went to my GP when he took me to see a gynecologst when eventually they operated on me and fount out i had severe edemetrosis and got diagnosed when i was 15 and am now on tablets to control it so its best to get it checked out at the doctors x
Hi im 14! i started my periods july last year and it lasted about 7 days and i have'nt had a period since then why ?
Hi, i have the same problem like most of the females that have commented. Im 17 years old and started my period at a very young age. i dont think ive ever beenon time with my period, its either been late, really late or early. ive been to see my doctor and got told i have nothing to worry about, but that wasnt good enough and still makes me worry, just wanted to know if its normal and if i will still be able have children when im older. is there anything i can do?
hi its been about a year now since i had stated my period but each time i come on i tend to feel sick and get diarear and i dont feel that this is normall. also i can go at least a whole month without coming on and im very worried that this is not normal. what shell i do ?? please give me information im only 15 xx :)
hiya i started my period when i was 14, im 17 n i have been suffering with them ever since they started, they are so iregular i can go anything from 2 weeks (ouch!) to 3 or 4 months before i have my next one and they can often last up to 2 weeks, the pain is just horrible aswell, i get pretty illl.. ive been on 2 different types of pill and neither has worked out for me, my GP told me about 2 years ago they may sort out for themselves but nothing seems to help me.does anyone have simular problems or got any ideaas? xxxx
I started my periods when i was 15, they were quite regular abd sometimes heavy. I went on the pill when i was 20 and didn't have a period for 5 years as the pill apparently stopped the egg.( or something) I came off the pill last year and my periods started again as normal up until last month when it has changed to a week later and is brown? light brown and dark? is this normal?
Hi, Im 18 and began my periods when I was 10 and was very regular then as I got older they became more irregular and I was eventually put on the pill to regulate them. However once I was taken off the pill my cycle was got later and later and was 42 day cycle last time I had one which was on 23 of December and I havent had one since I have gone to my doctors previously many times before and have been swabbed and had an ultrasound on my ovaries but all came back clear. The only medication I take is Tetralysal for my acne just wondered if there was something that was being missed??
hi i'm 12 and i've been on my period for a couple of months now, but suddenly my periods have stopped and it's been 42 days since my last period, and i'm getting a bit worried, is that normal, should i go and see a doctor, any advice would help thanks..xxx