My daughter will be 12 years old in 2 weeks. She started her period in Sept (so almost a year ago) and well, it's never really stopped. It's really heavy at times and she is spotting other days. I have a doctor appt on Friday for her but I wanted to see what you think about this. Is this normal? She is a competitive swimmer and although she has started using tampons they have failed her on heavy days when she got outta the pool so she isn't able to swim.
We can't let her period keep her from being active. Any suggestions?
Take her to the doctor. When I was 14, I had the same issue and they put me on birth control pills.
She may have a problem with her clotting factors or a growth in her uterus.
Or it could be she is anemic. Whatever you do do not settle for birth control pills to curb it. Get a real answer and a real cure. You live in Everett. I am certain in Seattle you can find a real Chinese acupuncturist trained in Taiwan who can cure her.
Using birth control might help alleviate the stress it's causing her and allow her to be active, but just be aware that taking birth control to "correct" a menstrual cycle in your teens isn't really solving any underlying problems. It is very frustrating that so many doctors still don't know anything about menstrual problems and the solution always seems to be to put everyone on fake hormones.
I was on birth control in my teens and it "regulated" my periods all right... I no longer had them, which was great for a while. The doctors would lower my estrogen concentrations and the "periods" would return but only for a while. When I got older (college) and had a long term boyfriend sexually active it was frustrating because I felt that I had no way of knowing if I was pregnant (if I forgot a pill or something) because I never had periods anyway. After I stopped taking the pills I still did not have regular periods for years. No doctors could tell me why. I didn't think I would have an easy time conceiving because I didn't seem to ovulate. After my first child my periods became regular. I was just so confused for so many years not knowing what was going on with my body and no doctors could give me any good answers. I personally think my body would have adjusted much sooner without being on all those hormones for so many years.
Find a good gynecologist! Good luck!
It is not normal to have periods for more than 8 days. I would suggest you to meet a doctor. there is nothing much to worry as she is young. Doctor will give you some medicines to regulate hormone levels and she will be fine soon. But even when i started having periods, it was not regular. It hapens for the 1st few year for body to adjust. But still i showed a doctor and got some medicines. Now my peroids are very regular....
When I first got my period (I think I was 12 almost 13) I had my period for about 3 months straight and it was heavy and everyday all day. I was losing energy fast and couldnt keep up with everyday life because of all the bloodloss (sorry TMI) My Mom finally took me to the doctor and they put me on birth control to regulate my periods and I was on a regular cycle within a month. I know 12 seems like a really young age to be on birth control but it really did work and it didnt take long for my body to adjust and start regulating itself. I think I was on the bc pills for close to a year and then all was fine and when I went back on them it was many years later when I was using them for actual protection (but on the plus side to that I knew that my body didnt have any negative effects to the pill)
Good Luck
No, this is not normal. She could have an anemia deficiency, thyroid disorder, etc. A normal period for a teen should be no more then 10 days . Has she seen a doctor at all in the last year? Does she have cramping, any other type of vaginal pains?
Not normal. Definitely needs some tests. Hopefully its just a hormone imbalance because she is a swimmer.
Her cycle should only be 4-8 days long. Just like yours.
can be normal.
good you have a doc appointment.
ask about birthcontrol for the purpose of controling her menstruation and cramping.
best wishes-
I had very heavy periods for about 8 days straight until I got on thyroid. Have the doctor look at her thyroid see if she is hypothyroid.
The doctors nowadays use blood tests to check thyroid but that is not as accurate as "under the arm" temperature. They use to do the under the arm temperature in the 50's then someone got the bright idea to use blood tests as the sole reason.
There are lots of reasons why this would happen but you just might check the thyroid.
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You may want to see a nutritionist who specializes in this. Here's a link that might be helpful:
http://www.womentowomen.com/
I think she needs to see someone who specializes in natural hormone balance - not just any doctor or pediatrician. I had a period recently that didn't want to quit. My nutritionist prescribed transdermal progesterone cream and it cleared up the problem nicely. She is probably too young to be estrogen dominant, perhaps. I don't know - definitely contact an expert.
Have them check her thyroid levels. I had my period for 6+ months (and it got progressively heavier over time), and it turned out I had a pretty bad hypothyroid condition. It's a simple blood test that they do to test the TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) levels. It can cause all kinds of other problems, but a never-ending period that is really heavy is a classic indicator of thyroid problems. Fortunately, treatment is really easy - one tiny pill per day. :) Good luck, and I hope you can find resolution to this problem!
