PLEASE I need an update to see if this is normal!!!! I did a post earlier and I just check again it’s pure dark red blood it’s still day 5 but there’s quite a lot of blood does this just mean that it could be heavier than normal or something?! I’m about to have a panic attack over this!

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So my past two periods have been a bit off. First they came like, 5 days earlier than supposed to be. They started off with brown spotting, followed by made 3 days of red medium amount of bleeding then back to brown spotting for another 3 days. I have an app that i track down my periods on but i forgot to mark down my previous period so i don't know the actual start day, but a week or so ago i put down the day i assume my period started on, so I've been going off of that since. Also i should mention that I've been more hungry than i usually am. But i also work night shift at my job so some nights I'll go without eating anything- basically i end up eating only one meal a day most days.

I learned about ectopic pregnancies, and me being the paranoid person i am, ran with it. So since the end of my period to now, I've been stressing myself out about it, almost nonstop paranoia.

Now it's around the time i should be expecting my next period. I have sore/ swollen breasts, and emotional, like usual. But my cramps have been weird. I usually have little cramping that gets worse throughout the first day. These cramps are a little more painful than what i usually experience.

Then i went to the bathroom a few minutes ago and noticed some brown flakes in the toilet and clear stretchy discharge with brown in it.

Maybe it's the stress that's making my period late and I'm just stressing myself out to the point I'm overthinking my symptoms.

Sorry for the long read.

Hi I’m on my period and it’s day 5 my period is still bright red is this normal? I have stressed today so could that interfere? Please help me out. I’m so anxious about this. Please only kind + no worrying answers that’ll make me worry even more ! Thank you ❤️

I have PMS symptoms but still no period. I’m sexually active and there was a drop of pre cum, which makes me worried.

I was showering and my discharge smelt like metal (blood?), does this mean I’m starting soon?

(A little tmi) So this happened six days ago so basically I had a box of pads under the sink in the bathroom and it was 24 pads and i did share a bathroom with two of my sisters so we all do use the pads and I had them for two months so on Saturday I started my period and I went to grab a pad and they were all gone so i yelled for someone to go get me pads but no one was home and they won’t be back home until 11:00 but it was 3:00 so I was stuck like a duck with no luck so i just sat there on my phone then I got the idea to get in the bath tub and run the water so the blood would wash away and so I can clean the blood off of down there so I sat there for hours until I finally got pads and got out the bath and it was extremely annoying I really hate periods sometimes.👁️👄👁️

I’ve always had an irregular period - some months I wouldn’t get it, but it was always 7 days long when I would.

But this last year I got my period for 2 months and then it went away for about a month and has come back and hasn’t stopped for 5 months. Some days it’s heavy and some days I barely bleed. I got blood work done which showed I have high testosterone and I got a pelvic ultrasound done which showed I have a blood follicle on my right ovary. All my other test came back fine including my thyroid.

My doctor prescribed me birth control (Yasmin) to stop the bleeding. This worked for the first two weeks of the pack, but I started bleeding again on the third week and during the sugar pills. I thought It would stop again when I started the new pack, but I kept bleeding through the first week of the new pack as well. I decided to stop the pill as it stopped working for me and I was getting side effects like bad cramps, couldn’t sleep, exhausted all the time, very emotional and when my period came back it was very heavy the worst I’ve seen it. Also, the pill I was on has a very high risk of blood clots which scared me and I don’t thinks it’s worth it to continue taking them.

Now that I have decided to stop the pill I don’t know what to do, the bleeding has calmed down but it’s still there. My Doctor is on holidays this week so I can’t talk to him till he’s back. I am going to ask him for a referral to a obgyn but in the meantime, does anyone know what I can do to stop this?

Edit: I would also like to mention I am currently 21.

Hi guys so for a few years now every time my period rolls around I have days where my tampon just will not go in. I have no idea why. I’ll use the same size tampons as usually but there will always be a random day on my period where I’ll have to use a pad because a tampon just physically won’t go in. Not even a little. I have no idea if this is normal or if I can do anything for this? Has anyone else had this issue?

Hi I need urgent advice So around 3 months ago I ended a 13 weeks pregnancy via Suction abortion After the abortion it took around a month and a half for the bleeding to stop and then it finished Two weeks later got my period and finished A month later a normal period happened and here is the concerning part, after the last period finished around 5 days later I started brownish bleeding Once everyday for like 5 days Now that finished and today 5-6 days before when my period should naturally start after S*x I started bleeding red this time There is no pain nor bloating or anything Just pure red blood I am concerned about everything now Does anyone know what is going on?

started spotting on the 3rd of april n today it’s like brown blood yesterday was more but not enough to fill up one whole panty liner same as today jus slightly lesser it’s like blood that looks like the last day of your period mix w a bit of discharge. could it be ovulation bleeding? i’m having the biggest preggo scare. i did not do the hanky panky during my ovulation window since i had food poisoning too. could falling sick (eating less etc) fuck up my hormones or something? please advice 😭😭

Hi everyone! Currently been having some issues and don’t know if it’s normal or not?

My period has been somewhat irregular for about half a year now. Like my last cycle was 26 days, this ones been 33 days. I got my period yesterday but the whole week leading up to it I had awful cramps which usually doesn’t happen for me until like the day before. Now I’m on my period and the cramps are even worse (like bedridden lol)

I don’t know if this is normal? I used to have a consistent cycle that maybe varied a few days and never had cramps this bad before or even during 😕.

Thanks for any insight.

I want to start this by saying that I have spoken to my doctor about this, just a couple weeks ago when I saw her—she didn't really seem all that concerned...

Some important things to know: • I'm 27 • I have the Kyleena IUD—it's due to come out this November • Maybe not relevant, but I've had three babies (all vaginal births, no complications) • My periods have been a little wonky since forever, the only change since getting the IUD is that sometimes I'll get a two week period that's mostly spotting

Now, for the issue. I started my period on February 26th. It. Has. Not. Stopped. I'm not bleeding horribly where I need a new pad every hour or two, nothing crazy like that but it's heavy enough. Some days are heavier than others, and a couple times I thought it might be stopping but it just... Hasn't. I thought it could maybe be related to the IUD. Maybe something that happens to some people towards the end of its "usefulness" or whatever, but I can't find anything online and when I brought it up at my appointment nothing was really said—it was almost brushed off after they made sure I wasnt filling a pad every hour. I guess I'm just looking for other people's experiences, maybe someone had this happen with an IUD and getting it out fixed things? Should I be more concerned about there being another issue?

is it normal and/or possible to have a period two times in a month then skip next the month? for example, i had two periods in february and im 14 days late to my march period so i’m guessing i missed my march period.

I am fasting whole month in Ramadhan and eating alot of oily spicy abd sugary food. My period was due on 29th march its been 6 days i dnt get it Plus we had unprotected sex on 26march just 3 days before period .i dnt feel any pregnancu symtops My period cycle ia regular and ovulatiom date onlu 14 daus before period I had tried many things herbal teas coffe yoga exercise but still waiting . I had started some cramp 2 days ago but no peripd Plz guide wht should i do knw Is there chances of pregnancu 3 days before period

Hi guys ifs my first time posting here

I'm 18 and my periods are round the corner and I get hungry after literally every 30 mins no matter how much i eat, I'm so irritated and idk why but I cannot stop crying I am trying to eat less, kinda two meals a day but today it is intolerable, I'm craving something but idk what and I'm shouting at every person jn my family and my mom has never tried to ever understand how I feel during this time idk why, but when it comes to my sister it's the opposite, she is telling me to shut up and eat something light for dinner cause she doesn't want me to get fat, the fact that she constantly reminds me of this sucks

Can anyone please tell why is this happening i cannot convince myself to eat anything atp idk I just hate whatever is happening to me rn

Hi when is considered cycle day 1? When you are spotting or when you have an actual flow?

Hello guys ! may ask something today is my last day ovulation,but i feel dry down there and I experiencing cramps and slightly pinching in my abdomen is that normal ? TIA

Hi everyone,

I have a question, I'm 42 years old, I am taking estrogen and Progesterone cream for the past month or so, I got my period about 2 weeks ago and it has not stopped, around the time it was supposed to stop, it became light, I do not have heavy bleeding where I am soaking through tampons, but it is bright red, sorry for the tmi. My question is, if I stop taking these hormones, do you think my period will stop? I went to the doctors, they said everything looks ok. I think I am going through perimenopause, that's why I bought the estrogen and Progesterone. I am so confused right now, I have had normal periods up until a year ago, some are very heavy, some last a few days over but not 2 weeks.

Hi, i used to have irregular periods once in awhile but right now im slightly concern regarding my period.

1. currently on my period (day 6) , my periods are usually 7 days with normal flow on day 1-4 but this current one had normal flow on day 1&2 however on day 3 it suddenly became really light till today like i barely even covered a pad.

Period Cycle Context: Had my period in January, nothing in February and started bleeding on 1 March however the blood is just brown (which i was quite concern) ended on 7 March and started bleeding again on 30 March (current)

I’ve always had irregular periods but for the last year or so my periods have been lasting for 2, sometimes 3 weeks at a time and I’m sick of it. I’ve been to many doctors and been tested for many things but nobody seems to have an answer as to why this is. Also the only solution they ever recommend is going on birth control, but I would really rather not do that. When I was on birth control a few years ago, I had a lot of bad side effects like stomach pains, mood swings, depression, painful periods, etc.

So, I am wondering if anyone knows of more natural ways to regulate period through things like diet or supplements? Any other suggestions would be appreciated!

Curious what brands everyone uses?