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Expert: Dr. Harriet Johnson - 10/29/2009
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HI DR. JOHNSON,
MY NAME IS MARLENE AND I'M 22 YRS OLD I'M IN DESPERATE NEED OF ADVICE. I ALWAYS GET NORMAL PERIODS EVERY MONTH THEY ALL LAST 4 DAYS EXCEPT FOR THE MONTHS OF AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER I ONLY LASTED 2 DAYS IT WAS VERY SRTANGE FOR ME BECAUSE I DIDN'T FEEL MY PERIOD COMING LIKE I ALWAYS DO I DIDN'T GET CRAMPS OR ANYTHING WHICH IS A FIRST SO I DECIDED TO TAKE A PREGNANCY TEST AND IT CAME BACK NEGATIVE NOW FOR THIS MONTH I STARTED MY PERIOD ON OCT. 21 AND ENDED ON THE 24 I HAD A NORMAL PERIOD EXCEPT THAT AS SOON AS I GOT MY PERIOD I STARTED FEELING REALLY SICK I GOT NAUSEAS, I WAS HUNGRY ALL THE TIME I WOULD GET HEADACHES AND I WAS EXTREMELY TIRED THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED 2 ME. IT HAS BEEN 4 DAYS SINCE MY PERIOD ENDED AND I'M GETTING CRAMPS ALSO SOMETHING NEW FOR ME I'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED CRAMPING AFTER MY PERIOD ENDS ONLY BEFORE I SPOTTED ON THE 27 AND STARTED CRAMPING AND TODAY AGAIN I'M CRAMPING THE SPOTTING STOPPED WHAT DO YOU THINK IS CAUSING THIS? I'M NOT ON ANY TYPE OF BIRTH CONTROL SO I KNOW ITS NOT THAT ID REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR HELPING ME FIGURE OUT WHAT IS GOIN ON WITH ME. THANK YOU
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Hi Marlene,
If you are on birth control, this can effect your period. Also shorter periods can mean that you didn't ovulate that month, which I believe is most likely to be the case with you. This should correct itself, however if this problem continues, you should visit your doctor.
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