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No periods for 12 months?

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kate_38005
kate_38005

Hi I am an 18 year old girl and I haven’t had a period for 12 months, I have a thyroid problem and started medication for it last year, so I don’t know if that’s why? I’ve been on the desomono pill for three months but I am now off it and have been off for  quite a while and not on any contraception as I am not having sex. 

I have been getting light brown stuff coming out of my vagina and this could last either 2-4 days, I don’t know if this is a period or not? There is no sign of red blood it is just light brown? I’m getting really anxious because i feel like I’ve not had a normal period for ages, but could this brown stuff be my period? 

I know when blood gets old it goes brown, but it is coming out as light brown or brown, so I’m really confused and a bit worried, can someone help me out please? Thank you! 

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  • moon53540
    moon53540 kate_38005

    Posted

    You could have polycystic ovarian syndrome. I used to have exactly the same problem with my period when I was a teenager, with the dry blood apart from when I was on the pill. Ask your doctor for a hormone blood test and an ultrasound. Just a warning though, when you go on the pill next, make sure you have breaks from it for at least 6 months every couple of years. It has lots of very harmful side effects. Also don’t ever smoke when on the pill. 
    • kate_38005
      kate_38005 moon53540

      Posted

      Hi, 

      Yes, I’ve read up on the medication for my thyroid problem and apparently that can cause irregular periods. I would say about 5 months ago I went for an ultrasound and she put a probe thing in me aswell, she checked my whom ovaries and said everything looked fine and perfectly normal, so this is why I’m so confused? I will defiantly be booking a doctors appointment just to see and check. 

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