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Period lasting over a week? Peri?

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cherriesss · 21/05/2025 11:43

I’ve already spoken about my symptoms in a post before, but just to lay it out;

insomnia/waking up a lot
vaginal dryness/vulva itchy
bloating
mood swings
anxiety
no libido
itchy legs
muscle aches
lower back pain
fatigue
headaches

I had my bloods done just over a week ago and I am slightly deficient in Vit D, b12 and ferritin so I am now taking those.

My TSH was slightly low so that is being retested in three months time.

I had my hormones tested and they came back as normal;

Oestradiol- 627 pmol/L
TSH- 0.35 miu/L
F t4- 10.4 pmol/L
FSH- 3.4 iu/L
LH- 0.7 iu/l

anyway, periods are usually only 4 days long but I’m currently on day 8! This is totally not normal for me. But I have had a chest infection so unsure if that interferes somehow?

any advice? Oh I’m 36.

OP posts:
FairPlayer274 · 21/05/2025 19:46

Mine are normally 7-10 days long, but I also don’t get them very often (only 2-3 times a year), so I think it’s just my body clearing out extra lining.

Maybe if you’re fixing your vitamin and hormone deficiencies, your body made more of a lining, and it’s just taking longer to clear it?

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