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Periods - confused!

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Charliet22 · 14/03/2022 11:45

I'm early 20's and have been having periods since I was very young. I went on the first implant when I was a teenager and still got my periods, then had my second implant fitted and had about two altogether and they were only really light spotting towards the end of my implant running out.

I had my implant taken out beginning of December and the end of January had strong pre-menstrual cramps but no period. Then Saturday early hours out of nowhere I began a period but it is very light on a pad, when I wipe down there it is either beige or light/dark red blood but it is not heavy at all. I have a belly ache but not as strong as I've had them in the past and have the moodiness you get with being on a period.

I'm also currently being tested for PCOS as I have all of the classic symptoms. My endo was going to force a period by putting me on progestogen if I didn't have one soon. I'm still thinking to try the progestogen pill to see if it will give me a proper period like the ones I used to have.

I'm a bit stressed as I'm hearing that people with PCOS cannot have children and also as weird as this sounds, I'm used to having my periods on time and they were heavier than this, this is as I said light spotting and is very different to all the periods I had since I started them.... I'm worried/wondering what's going on and if it's my implant (although being out perhaps still being in my system 3 months on) and/or the potential PCOS. Sorry for the TMI and rambling!

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Duracellbunnywannabe · 14/03/2022 11:51

People with PCOS can and do have children. Sometimes it can be more difficult but for a few its not possible.

Could you be pregnant?

Charliet22 · 14/03/2022 15:38

No, that's not possible. I'm glad to hear that having a baby can be achieved as I've been worrying quite a bit.

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