WHY am I not having any pain? Anyone an expert on the female cycle? Very personal and I'm a bit embarrassed but I have nobody else to ask.

[Hecate]

I don't know why I didn't want to put the word 'period' into the thread title.

Anyway. I always used to have horribly painful periods. I had to go to bed for 2 days! Also used to get diahoea (sp?) and I used to vomit and have a temperature and hot flushes.

I haven't really had periods for about 7 years. After ds2 was born I estimate I've only had about 3 (I'm not complaining!)

But 2 weeks ago I had a tiny one-day one.

And last night I thought I'd wet myself in the night but when I turned on the light it was like someone had been MURDERED! and all day I've been gushing and passing huge clots, the size of the palm of your hand.

Now I bet that is because I've not really had much of anything and my system is clearing itself out? But when I cough or bend or anything, it squirts out like a wee.

But the other thing is - it doesn't hurt. Not a bit. That's why it feels like weeing myself. Not the tiniest cramp. It's so odd!

I cannot go to my elderly male gp, I could never ask him to explain stuff like this to me (I am avoiding him about the smear atm too!)

but is this common? Am I right that it is probably because it is so long since I had a period? But why no pain, diahoea or vomiting, like normal?

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think I missed a coil check last year, why do we find it so hard to sort this aspect of our personal care out?

Is it because we think
'oh it'll never happen to me' or
'I can't stand the thought of someone poking around my nether regions'

or is it that we just can't be arsed to make the appointment?

Straw poll?

with Hecate's doc for being grumpy and unsympathetic.

hope all is ok hecate x