[AnneBoleyn]

I've been getting my period on average of every week and a half for a few months now. My last one ended last Saturday and come today (Monday) I am on a new one. I am 26 years old. My periods have never been irregular before. I had a pap in September that came back fine. Have not been sexually active since mid-November. I have been under a lot of stress lately but could that be causing it each time? I'm at the point where I don't even care if there is anything wrong so it would be useless seeing a doctor, just wondering if I should possibly prepare for something wrong and am lost.

[Ros2007]

Normally I would say that it was probably stress that was causeing your irregular periods. But every week and a half for a few months consistantly seems odd to me. I would try to see a doctor just to be sure everythings ok.
What makes you say that you don't even care if something is wrong?

[AnneBoleyn]

Long story short I have been having some big issues and no doctor has been willing to help so I gave up caring about myself. Even if it were something big I would just refuse treatment. I am just curious as to whether or not the chances are that I should prepare for something big.

[Ros2007]

Well I'm no doctor but I think it could be a number of things. Did you try to google it?
I'm sorry to hear about your previous bad experiences with doctors but I would really urge you to go if this continues for much longer. Its pretty possible you have just seen the wrong doctors in the past.

[AnneBoleyn]

I tried to google but didn't come up with anything at all. Hence the coming here.

[AnneBoleyn]

So any ideas?

[purple23]

Hi Anne,

I started my period at the age of 15 and have never had a regular period. My periods would last for 4-6 month then stop for about 3 month and continue like this I have had to have blood transfusion almost every year. I have been refferd to the hospital for this and no doctor could help me with this and felt hopless and stoped caring about myself. I have had scans after scans and they couldnt find anything. I had a Mirena Coil fitted however i had really bad cramps and couldnt even walk. I had contraction like pain which started making me push and the coil came out. since the coil came out my pain has dissapeard but the period problem was still there. I went to Holland and Barretts and they gave me Primrose Capsuels 1300mg and it made my period regular. Hope this helps

[AnneBoleyn]

I've had two more periods since posting this. Sigh.

[AnneBoleyn]

So my doctor won't give me a (renewed from September) script for birth control unless I go in. She knows I can't go in. She knows I am getting periods this frequently. She is telling me to go to a specialist and she knows I can't. At this point, do I just wait to die? Because I feel that is what I am doing...

[LanaBear]

Of course your Dr wants to see you, you are having health issues.

Is it that you can't or that you won't go into the Dr?