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I am a 26 year old female and have had irregular periods all of my life. At this time I have been having a period every 5-7 days for over a year now. The year before that I was not having a period at all but I thought it was from losing weight, I dropped about 35 lbs in 6 months. The history goes back even further by saying that when I tried to regulate my period when I was 19-22 yrs old by taking the pill. The pill would work fine for the 1st 3 months and then I would go to having a period every 2 weeks and then they would change my pill to another kind and the same thing would happen. I finally became very frustrated and decided not to take the pill at all. I am very frustrated now and have a Doctors appointment this Friday and wanted to have some research done before I go. She told me that I had polycystic ovaries when I wasnt having a period but there were no visible cysts. I would like to know what is going on and what can I do? I would really rather not take the pill.

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Since this is an ongoing problem for years, I would first make sure you get a full blood work up. Which should check your Thyroid, if that is not working properly this can cause irregular bleeding.

There are tests that can also be taken to check regular hormones and the function of your ovaries as well.

Any bleeding longer than 10 days should be checked out by your doctor, so that is good you have an appt. Too much bleeding can cause you to become anemic. Without an in person evaluation would be hard to pin point exactly what is going on. However some most common causes can include: Stress, weight gain/loss, medication, illness, hormonal imbalance, thyroid, infection.. Some other causes too include: Ovarian cysts, as you know that. polyp of the cervix.

You can look up each of those that I have listed to get a feel for what they mean, and make sure to talk to your doctor and go with the proper testing. Once all the results come in, then go back over them and find the best course of treatment. Keep in mind, if your thyroid comes back in the low or high of normal, this can still indicate a problem, at that point if that occurs, or even with your hormone levels, follow up with an endocrinologist, as they are much more knowledgeable in that department.

Best of luck Hun, Hope this helps, If you need anything else please feel free to ask. If you found this helpful don't forget to click the *ACCEPT* button and leave *POSITIVE* feedback.

Reply to Lindie's Post: I have had a full blood work up which was fine and I do not take any medications. I am however about 20lbs overweight and have been eating healthy and have lost 12 lbs. I have also had my hormone levels checked and they are fine also. If you could pin point one thing what would it be. Why would I continue to have a menstrual cycle every 5-7 days and I mean a full cycle of around 7 days each time. I dont feel anemic. I have been doing this for a year now.

Have you ever had an ultra sound to check the lining of your uterus? Also do you just bleed with any cramping, or do you have cramping too?

Reply to Lindie's Post: yes I had an ultrasound and that is when she told me that I didnt have any cysts on my ovaries or endometriosis. When I have a period I do have some cramping and my lower back does hurt but only for the first few days.

From the information given, this pretty much narrows it down to what's known as anovulation, lack of a regularly functioning ovaries. Which is classified as dysfunctional uterine bleeding.

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Hope this helps Hun.

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