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Periods & PCOS?

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FruitTwistFanta · 26/07/2019 08:19

I came off the contraceptive pill over a year ago to TTC but only had about 3 periods in that time, and no sign of pregnancy.

I went to the doctor & blood tests showed low progesterone. The doctor has referred me but thinks it could be PCOS. I have a referral appointment in a couple of months.

Im on my period now and it's lasted for about 3 weeks and seems to be still going. Some days there is hardly any blood but then then other days there are blood clots and it's just generally a heavier period. There was also a lot of brown blood for the first week.

I had a period last month which was quite similar but lasted about 2 weeks. I took this to be a good sign as it's the most regular I've been for over a year.

Has anyone else had experience of periods like this? Will they just always be this way?!

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physicskate · 26/07/2019 13:04

It could be pcos... not sure what your bmi is, but some pcos symptoms improve with (responsible) weight loss. Is your bmi in the normal range?

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FruitTwistFanta · 26/07/2019 13:09

Thanks for replying. I am slightly overweight, could do with losing about half a stone, which I'm working on so hopefully this will make a difference!

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SmartPlay · 26/07/2019 20:32

According to a gynaecologist I've been to several years ago (after a ~2 1/2 week period during which I felt completely drained of energy) I have PCOS and he prescribed progesterone to be taken every 3 months for 10 days each. My period then was normal in duration, but mostly stronger. I got it a few days after the 10 day progesterone intake and occasionally, but not often in between as well.

After I was out of the tablets (took them for 1 1/2 years), I've been to another gyn to get a new subscription and been told that they actually aren't meant to be taken for such a long time. I now haven't taken them anymore for 3 1/2. My period since then was quite normal most of the time in length and volume - normal in regards to how is was before I first had issues. Occasionally it's out of line - I had 2 consecutive periods which were like the ones you described. I think it was about a year ago. I feared it might stay that way, but then it went back to normal again. Sometimes they are a little longer than usual (7 or 8 days instead of 5), but it's hardly bleeding the last 3-4 days.

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FruitTwistFanta · 27/07/2019 18:00

Thanks for your reply-that's positive to know yours did go back to normal.

It's very annoying as it's now really heavy again! Before I started taking the pill all those years ago, my periods were very heavy and would sometimes last for weeks and then would be non existent for months so I don't know why I expected it to be different when I came off the pill.

It's just really frustrating as we're trying for a baby now and it seems like this period will never end 😭

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SmartPlay · 27/07/2019 21:39

"Thanks for your reply-that's positive to know yours did go back to normal."

Well, currently it's normal, but as I said it kept changing, so I don't know how it will be. Also, I only get it 3-4 times a year, which I'm pretty pleased with (don't want to get it at all), but obviously if you want to get pregnant, that's not ideal.

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