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girl problems -- medical advice?
I haven't had my period in about 5 months. I'm 18 & first got my period when i was 13. It's always been irregular, but I've never gone more than 2 months without it. I'm not stressed or underweight/overweight, and I'm still eating and exercising the same as usual. I'm not on birth control... I'm sexually active, but I'm definitely not pregnant. I tried making a gyno appt. but nothing is available til may.
are there any other explanations? is this a serious problem? can i wait til may to get it checked out or should i go to my primary physician?
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Hello, see a doctor as soon as possible. You probably will be put on birth control because you are sexually active and also have had irregular periods. But remember to always use a condom, I've known way too many people who have got pregnant on birthcontrol or by using the pull out method WHICH IS NOT A METHOD!! Another kinda scary possibility is that you have an STD or STI. So make sure to also get a pap smear and STI check up.
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Hmm. You say you're sexually active. How do you know for sure you're not pregnant? Unless you've taken a test and it's come out negative, you don't know for sure. And even then, there have been women [rarely] who have gotten their period, but were still pregnant. Though that's really unlikely.
For now, I would just go to your regular physician. It's better than nothing.
--Jack
(17/m)
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