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Periods

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mumtoateenger75 · 21/08/2018 18:11

My 15 year old daughters periods have stopped
She isn't pregnant as she isn't sexually active
We have had that discussion
But was wondering if anyone else's daughter. Has experienced this and what was the reason / solution

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JiltedJohnsJulie · 21/08/2018 18:43

Has she been restricting her calorie intake? There’s this useful guide from the Caroline Walker Trust that sets out the amount of calories and types of food she should be having. Is she eating as much as as varied a diet as they suggest?

shoelaces · 21/08/2018 18:54

Would suggest a HPT just to be sure. If you took her to a GP they would do one to exclude the obvious reasons first.

Stress can cause periods to stop too.

JiltedJohnsJulie · 21/08/2018 19:15

Agree with shoe too. Definitely get her to POAS.

LucyFox · 21/08/2018 19:27

Dieting, lots of sport, anaemia, anorexia as well as a bunch of medical conditions can cause periods to stop.
If she is a healthy weight then a trip to the dr to get a blood test to rule out lots of other things should be her next stop. If she’s stressed/training hard/very low weight then they should come back soon :)

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mumtoateenger75 · 21/08/2018 21:02

I'm new to this what do the abbreviations mean Confused

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mumtoateenger75 · 21/08/2018 21:03

She eats well and she doesn't look underweight nor over weight

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mumtoateenger75 · 21/08/2018 21:03

She has been stressed with gcse awaiting results this Thursday so maybe after that she may come on x

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dementedpixie · 21/08/2018 21:08

How many has she missed. I skipped one last month for no apparent reason

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mumtoateenger75 · 21/08/2018 21:15

2 months max

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JiltedJohnsJulie · 21/08/2018 21:17

Sorry POAS is pee on a stick. There’s a list of other MN Abbrievations here.

If she’s just missed one, it could well be stress. If it’s more than one, id get her to the GP.

JiltedJohnsJulie · 21/08/2018 21:18

Sorry, x-posted with you there Smile

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mumtoateenger75 · 24/08/2018 07:05

Got gcse results and then came on her period so was completely down to stress xx

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JiltedJohnsJulie · 24/08/2018 08:41

Poor girl, she must have been so stressed. Hope she got the results that she wanted.

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mumtoateenger75 · 24/08/2018 16:05

Yes great results xx

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Everyoneiswingingit · 24/08/2018 18:23

My DD missed 5 !! All leading up to GCSEs. She was however a late starter so was in first year of periods anyway and I had been irregular for first 2 years. I made an appointment after GCSEs just to check and she came on before appointment and has been fairly regular since. Well done to your DD on her results,

Pie566 · 26/08/2018 17:24

My dd started her period just over a year ago and for the past 4 months she didn’t have her period but then she’s had 2 this month. I looked it up and it’s completely normal as their periods can be irregular for the first few years and sometimes into their 20s. Hope this helps Smile

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