Can this be considered normal!

[LLJETO]

Hi,

I’m going through peri. Over the last two years my cycle has got shorter, with my period averaging every 24 days, with 5/6/7 days of bleeding - usually spotting, a couple of medium/heavy days then spotting again.

For info: I had a colposcopy appt in Jan due to occasional mid cycle and after sex bleeding - all was fine apart from slight erosion and some viral changes. Internal scan was fine too. I had my routine smear in June and that was normal - no more viral changes.

In August I had a period that lasted for 2 full weeks, a few days of nothing then spotting for a week. Then I had about 4 weeks without anything (so 8 weeks since the start of the long period). The next 2 were ‘normal’ (as in my new peri normal of 24 days cycle and 5 ish days of bleeding).

This time I started on 15th November and I’m still going now. What I’ve noticed with these longer periods is they just feel as if they take ages to get going and ages to get rid of the blood, if that makes sense? Like as if the whole process has just slowed down and my body can’t be bothered to make the effort. Most of the days are just light or spotting.

Is this likely to just be peri and hormonal fluctuations? I’ve no other gynae symptoms.

Thank you.

Would you consider a Mirena coil to hopefully stop the periods? I ended up anaemic due to frequent periods

I would, potentially. I had copper coils for years, however I was sensitive to hormonal contraceptive so I’m not sure how I’d get on with it.

As I say, the periods aren’t heavy, I don’t feel like I’m losing lots of blood - I feel like it’s probably the same or a similar amount as normal, but over a longer period of time (pun intended 😁). Though, I don’t know if this could still affect anaemia.

Thank you.