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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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Hollyoaks
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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
Dont worry too much girlys,i had one peroid at the age of 9 then i didn't have another untill i was 15 and my breasts didn't start to grow properly untill i was 17,let nature take it's course. x
I'm 16 and turning 17 in April, all together I've had only around 4 periods. I started when i was 15 but since then have had gaps of about 5-10 months. When i do get it thought its very heavy and lasts for around 2 weeks. I'm really worried as i thought it would have become regular by now... Has anyone else been through a similar situation?
im 14 female and sometimes a whitish clear gel stuff comes out of my middle hole whats wrong?
hi, im 20 and havnt started my periods yet help im to scared to go to the doctors as i had a bad experience there when i was a child x please help
Hi, I'm quite worried about my periods, I'm 18, in a long term relationship, I work full time, but I do the late shifts. I was on the pill for about 2 years, but stopped taking it, and since my periods have been really irregular and now I haven't had a period for about 3 months. Do you think this is stress related? I'm really worried it's like an early menopause :(.. Please help
hi, im 18 and started my period when i was 11/12 and was very irregular so when i was 15 i went to my GP and was put on the pill where my periods then became regular but i came back off the pill last year after starting to become curious as to whether my body would have a 'normal' regular period on its own. i havent and go 3/4 months without one, but when it does arrive it can range from light to heavey and last anything from a day to 2weeks! so i have been back to the doctors and had a blood test done to check everything that could effect my periods. Everything was 'normal' so whats wrong with me? any ideas/help??
hi i am 30 years old and before married my period came 2or3 months. after i got child 6or 7 months periods, now nearly 10 month no period,last month i got few drops blood, i am 60kg,163cm, is anythink wrong or what?