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? asked in HealthWomen's Health · 8 years ago

Irregular but didn't used to be?

I am 16, I started my first period around 13 and was completely regular with heavy flow, normal length, and about a 30 day cycle for over a year. Then I got irregular with lighter periods that came about every other month. Worried, I saw my doctor and got put on birth control for two months or so and had a light period both months. I didn't like the birth control though so I got off of it. Since then my periods have become extremely irregular. I had a short one in June and a slightly longer one in July. I remember I had huge clots and at one point went straight through a tampon in like 2 hours, this had never happened. I then didn't have a period until today, over 5 months later. I have not fluctuated in weight more than 5 pounds, my stress level has been higher these last few weeks than ever in my life so stress couldn't be preventing them, and I'm not sexually active. I exercise regularly and my weight is healthy. I know that being a teen these things can fluctuate, but this is extreme and I used to be regular, what could be causing this and what should I do?

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  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    First, birth control can make periods light, so that would explain those two light ones you had.

    As for the rest of your periods, irregularity can actually be more common than most girls think. Irregular periods can often be caused by extreme stress, being sick, or from weightloss, although you ruled out most of those. For the life of me, I can't think of what could be causing your light/lack of periods, other then if you are underweight to begin with. However, many girls (including me :) notice that, a few years after their first periods, they are heavier than before. I'm not sure why that happens, but from my personal research, I know it's common.

    As for the rest of your sypmtoms, you could definitely go to your family doctor or an OBGYN and ask about another other causes. Good luck!

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