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ovulation/pregnancy
Okay so i am a 16year old female. and heres my situation. ive only gotten my period like 3-4 times in my life. and they havent been in consecutive months. the closest its ever been to consecutive was dec 2004 and january 2005. and the time after that was june 2005 then i didnt get it until my last period which was january 2006. my main question is...does my very irregular period mean that i am not ovulating like i should be and could it effect whether or not i will be able to have children when im older? dont get the wrong idea its not that i want a kid now or anything. but i do want a family in the future and this i just freaking me out. any advice/information anybody could give me will be much appreciated. thanks.
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My friend Erika is like that. She started her period when she was 13 & she has the weirdest period EVER! Like it only comes maybe 4-5 times a year & then its only like a day or so. She's really active though & she runs all the time, so if you're active I think that has something to do with it. But if it's bothering you, just go to the gyno. They'll put you on birth control & it'll regulate your period.
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you should probally go to the doctor and get it checked out. or you could get put on birth control(not cause you are active but it also regulates periods)
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Its perfectly normal haha, I go through the same thing. I skipped for 7 monthes one time, its no big deal. As teenage girls, we all get our period at different ages in our lives, generally its not going to be anywhere near regular till were in our 20's. Its nothing to worry about, your still going to be able to have kids & everything is fine =D
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The first few years of your period can easily be abnormal just because tere are a lot of hormone imbalances during puberty. Also, if you are a pretty dedicated athlete, that can throw off the timing of your periods. Just keep an eye on it and if the timing doesn't seem to level off in a year or so, I would just go to a gynocologist to make sure everything is alright.
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edit:: i dont think you need a gyno! going to your local pediatrician or whoever you see is just fine.. really you dont need anyone special unless then tell you you do!
i have the same thing. ussually you arent ovulating but sometimes you will! if you arent getting cramps and its not super heavy then you are not ovulating (trust me i have the same prob and my doc told me all that). if you dont get help there is a good chance you can't have kids. to fix this my doc is putting me on birth control (it regulates your period but doesnt regulate your ovulation as much)
most doctors will just watch you for a few monthes because if they dont have to they wont too anything in fear of damaging your cycle.. they will prob wait to see if you will reguluate by yourself
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A lot of women have irregular periods. For most, once their bodies adjust, their periods become regular. Others stay irregular. I fall into the category of staying irregular. Because I was also worried about it effecting my ability to have children, I asked my ob/gyn. She told me that I may have difficulty becoming pregnant because I don't ovulate on a regular pattern, but it didn't mean I wouldn't be able to have children.
Contrary to her expectations, I get pregnant quite easily. I was on the birth control pill the first time I got pregnant. Because I was taking antibiotics, the effectiveness was reduced and I got pregnant. After I miscarried, I went back on the pill and made sure to always request medications that wouldn't interfere with my birth control. After my husband and I got married, we decided we wanted to start a family so I went off the pill. A month later, I was pregnant again. The baby is due in just a few months.
Speaking from experience, it is possible to have children when you have irregular periods. If you're really concerned, make an appointment with your ob/gyn for a checkup. They can examine you and run some tests to determine if there are any factors that might effect your chances of becoming a mother in the future.
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You're stll not quite old enough to expect a regular period. Mine actually didn't become regular until my freshman year in college when I was no longer on a sports team. I got it a little more often than you in high school, but I did miss it a lot. If you're very active your period can be affected by it. Tons of other things can affect it too. Your body may not have adjusted to the new hormones yet. Give it some more time. This isn't something to worry about just yet. For now, just be happy that your period isn't something you have to deal with as often as most other girls. If you get yearly physicals (which you should) your doctor already knows that it's not regular because they're supposed to ask that. If your doctor doesn't know, then tell, but again, it's not a problem just yet. In the future, when and if you decide to have children and you still miss lots of periods, I'm sure that all you'd have to do was take some fertiliy drugs. I hope I helped and good luck.
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Go see a doctor. Irregular periods are normal enough but you are old enough now to expect at least a slightly more regular period then that. I really strongly suggest getting checked out, for your own safely and peace of mind.
Irregular periods aren’t the end of the world and it is most likely that if you are getting your period at such random intervals you are not ovulating at all like you should, and yes, periods that irregular can make conception more difficult. Not impossible, just that much more of a guessing game.
The only way you will get certain answers to your questions though, is to speak to a doctor.
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