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Help for DD - heavy, painful periods.

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TravellingSpoon · 20/08/2022 09:22

DD is 13 and started her periods just after Christmas. They are long (around 8-9 days) and they are very heavy. They are also irregular so she has only had 5 in that time. She is wearing pads and period underwear and is bleeding so much she has to change the pads every hour or so in the first couple of days. And they dont seem to slow, she is still having to change her pads reguarly on day 6.

My periods are heavy but mine have increased since I had children. Mine were not that heavy when I was younger, and lasted less time.

Has anyone had any experience of teens using tranexamic acid or something else to manage heavy periods?

Added to this, she also suffers from brutal nosebleeds which cauterising didnt stop (tried twice), so is already taking iron tablets because she loses so much blood.

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TheTeenageYears · 23/08/2022 01:21

Bogocz1 · 21/08/2022 10:13

I was the same when I started my periods at 11. The doctor prescribed me Dionette which was actually for acne, which I had, but it was the same hormones as the pill. Maybe ask for the contraceptive pill.for her or something designed to help heavy periods. Ask to see a different doctor. When I came off the pill at 26 my periods were fine till recently, I'm 50 now so I'm guessing it's menopause but I now take the moni pill and ots calmed things down again

Diamette is a contraceptive pill. It was dished out like smarties for acne back in the day but only prescribed now for people with PCOS due to the high risk of blood clots. It's also banned in several countries. Many many people will have been prescribed it over the years with two of the main PCOS symptoms (irregular periods and acne) without having the underlying cause investigated. Putting girls on the pill at a young age is not the answer- investigating the cause is.

airforsharon · 23/08/2022 08:19

undecided112 · 21/08/2022 05:46

Please be aware if she goes on the pill it isn't fixing her period. Her regular period would be fake. Not saying it won't work for her, but it isn't going to fix it1 just mask it.
I'd speak to a GP about different options.
I'm 22 and had horrendous irregular periods from 11- diagnosed with PCOS after years of pushing at 19.

I went onto the pill age 15 after 3 years of brutal periods, minimised & dismissed by my mum & several GPs until one suggested i start taking it. Yes it helped hugely with the bleeding & pain but didn't address the root cause, which turned out to be severe endometriosis. I was diagnosed at 30 after collapsing due to an ovarian cyst. Have had numerous surgeries since including ovary and fallopian tube removed at 32.
It drives me mad that women and girls are still being let down when it comes to gynae healthcare.

morwenna2 · 23/08/2022 11:12

Your poor daughter! Think this might need to go beyond a gp to a specialist referral. The horrendous nosebleeds in conjunction with the heavy bleeding could actually be a sympton of endometriosis. OP you need to check this out asap. Sending hugs to you & your daughter.

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