to think that having to have periods is bad enough but this is truly taking the piss?

[AtYourCervix]

The book says periods happen ever 28 days. that is 4 weeks.

I have had 23 days. That is only just over 3 weeks.

It Is SO Unfair

AND it hurts.

The book says childbirth cures period pain.

Does it Fuck.

I think I need a new book.

3 fucking weeks though. that is taking the piss isn't it? AIU to expect a bit of a sodding break?

I would recommend you avoid the Peri-Menopausal threads, they will distress you greatly.

I am on Day 28 of mega period . Although I didn't have a period for nearly three months last year. That was nice.

use to be 28 days pre kids... then 26 after first one...... and now 24days after twins :( NOT happy

Give up with the book and try choclate and wine instead :)

Honey you think that's bad.. I've pretty much had them an average of every 21 days since I was THIRTEEN!! Yes when I say average, sometimes it was every 18 or 19! Ok on the plus side, rarely any pain but still....
23 is luxury

In the last 6 months,I have had two 17 day cycles

What book?

The only times I've had a period for that long is after childbirth and whilst on the mini-pill, which I had to give up eventually as I was becoming anaemic.

I did however start to get very painful and very clotty periods that were so bad I was confined indoors for two days. Whenever I stood up, it would just pour out of me and leak everywhere. Once in the middle of church - imagine how embarrassing that was!!!

My sister is 46 and going through the peri-menopause and I reckon my irregular, heavy and painful periods might have been a sign that I will go the same way. I'm on the pill now which is great as I can completely control when I have a period and they aren't too heavy either.

AND IT HURTS!

out of my 23 days I will have 4 days of period pain hurting and 4 days of ovary hurting. SO 15 non hurty days.

2 weeks of non-hurting.

SO UNFAIR

Have you thought about getting a coil fitted? I have the mirena coil and I rarely have periods. If I ever do, they are pain free, never more than spotting and last no more than a day.

Oh sorry, thought you said you had a period for 23 days. Having a period every three weeks sucks. Do you not have occasions where you go for much longer with nothing? Or is that just your cycle?

I would recommend the pill.

Yep, 23 days is great isn't it? Oh and then the hormonal migraines kick in and put you in bed for 3 days by which time if someone leaves an axe in a handy position you would happily chop off your own head...

i hate fake hormones. they don't agree with me. can't do combined pill (migraines, fatness). can't do minipill (previous ectopic) and they both play havok with my already problematic mood. and i also very rarely have the sex so don't need it for the contraceptive properties.

Give me more info on the 'ovary hurting'. What does that feel like?

actually have avoided the headache this time (so far) the last 2 'months' i had a hideous head.

ovary hurting feels like something is swelling up inside putting pressure on all my inside bits and feels like it is about to explode. and it makes me puke.

I feel your pain, I seem to get a period about every 3 weeks after having DS2.
Also, had to take antibiotics recently so was treated to a raging yeast infection - sometimes I'm just so over having a vagina.

AND i got a letter through yesterday calling me for a fucking bastard smear.

marmiteandjam

If your coil prevents you from having periods, where does the blood go? Sorry for being ignorant about this but I won't have a coil. I though it was just a contraceptive device to prevent sperm arriving at its destination!

I thought it took on on average 28 days to complete a cycle so therefore having a period every three weeks is usual.
My contraceptive pill comes in packs of 21, so three weeks taking the pill and a week for the period.
I could be totally wrong though, periods are awful/painful/yukk and tampons and pads can cost a lot.

I think a coil stops eggs releasing? Thus no lining of womb needing to be shed? I could be way wrong as that's a guess

My periods are every 23 days and last for between 6 and 9 days a time. They've been like this for years, and so painful I often have a day off work due to being doubled over and throwing up. But what REALLY gets me is the fact that I am, and always have been, infertile, so there's never been any point in me having them anyway! That fact just makes me rage! Pointless bastard things that they are. OP, i feel your pain.

I've spent 12 days bleeding this month plus two days of pain before each of my periods which takes me to 16 days of period pain.

Have you asked your GP about getting an endometrial ablation sterrryerryoh?

I went on the pill because of a 21 day cycle. Fuck that!

My periods are much lighter now too. Men don't know how easy they have it!!

You can get low dosage pills now. I'm on Mirena (fake hormones hate me too) and that seems to be ok, a little moodiness before periods but nothing compared to what I used to be like on the pill.

The coil is another option and yes, it stops egg production and encourages lighter, non-painful periods.

Sorry Queenstromba, I am a bit clueless... what is an endometrial ablation?

I'll trade with you, cervix ? I've been ttc for 13 months but with longer cycles (33-38 days) I've had less chances! :o