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Extremely irregular periods, and flow! Help!

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vashti71547
vashti71547

I'm a 16 year old female, I got my period for the first time when I was 11. My period is still extremely irregular. I will get my period for about 13 days then I wont get it again for 2-3 months, then i'll have it for 2-3 weeks. So however many months I skip thats how many weeks i'll have it. I skipped about 3 months, and I currently have my period. The first 6 days I barely had any blood, a super light flow! But on the 7th and 8th day it has been crazy, and the cycles not over yet! I've been passing quite a few larger blood clots too which isn't normal for me. My flow is normally lighter. I don't know if I should be concerned or not. And my last period was an extremely light flow. Help!

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  • moon53540
    moon53540 vashti71547

    Posted

    It sounds like you could have polycystic ovarian syndrome. You need to get your hormones tested. Are you diabetic?

    • vashti71547
      vashti71547 moon53540

      Posted

      I've never been diagnosed as diabetic, but a lot of my family is. Could diabetes be a cause of my issues?

    • moon53540
      moon53540 vashti71547

      Posted

      You may not have diabetes, but if it runs in your family you could have the gene which makes polycystic ovarian syndrome all the more likely. I would recommend you get tested for both.

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