“Period”
I’m a 17 year old female and I’m just worried as I haven’t gotten my last period in about 8 or more months from when I went to the doctor last who told me it was normal and I am not experiencing any pain or discomfort like that aswell as it has happened before just not for as long and I am also not sexually active so that is out of the question.
Female | 17 years old
Complaint duration: Months
Medications: None
Conditions: None
2 Answers
Hi
You should go back to the doctor. You need a pelvic ultrasound and your hormones checked. The doctor should also give you some hormones to see if they can induce bleeding
You should go back to the doctor. You need a pelvic ultrasound and your hormones checked. The doctor should also give you some hormones to see if they can induce bleeding
There are a number of causes for a teenage lady to miss periods. Pregnancy is one, but I have to assume that if you have not had a period in 8 months, that would have been obvious by now. Also, if you are on the birth control pill, or are using a progesterone IUD, or injection or implants of a synthetic progesterone to prevent pregnancy or help with heavy and/or crampy periods, it is common for periods to become very light or even go away. Some ladies will have a condition called the polycystic ovarian syndrome. There can be numerous small cysts on the ovaries that will put out too much of the normal female hormone, estrogen. That can cause an imbalance in hormones, and periods can be missed. There are other more rare conditions that can cause periods to be missed as well. It is important for you to see a gynecologist who can help you find the cause and correct this problem. Most of the time the corrections are easy, but occasionally the problem can be complicated, and careful management is needed to prevent potential complications.
