Menopause

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Periods PP

TMI buuut What are we using PP for our periods? (Nighttime wise) I use ultra size tampons at night but find my period is sooo heavy now that I get up at least twice during the night to change it the first few days and sometimes even have to shower in the middle of the night because I bleed thru so much😩 is this…

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Period

Has anybody else not had their period back yet?

J
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Periods

BF mums - Have your periods become regular again? Mine seem to come every 5 weeks now with occasional in between spotting

Incognito
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Still no period 11 months pp

When did everyone get there periods back? I’ve still not had one, worried about how bad it’ll be as I’ve not had one since April 2023😭 TIA

Incognito
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Help! Is there a line here??

My period is in 4 days.

Incognito
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PMDD

Does anyone suffer from this and tell me how it comes about ? I think I might be experiencing this but never known anyone to suffer from it. When my periods due I can go 0-100 literally over nothing and I hate it but this rage literally just consumes me. I now know when my periods due because of these mood swings. P...

Incognito
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Hormonal imbalance

Please throw at me any suggestions on how to manage hormones especially in the luteal phase of cyle. I am willing to give anything a go.. I’m finding it harder to manage with age.. reference I am 34 and 1 yr postpartum

Incognito
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Menopause or nothing to worry about

I had my baby November 2024 via emergency c-section (she’s my first) I was 39 and December I turned 40. my baby is now 7 weeks old and out of nowhere I’ve started to sweat a bit at night which is not normal for me and I’m still having very light bleeding (not a period) so could the sweats be pre menopause or nothing...

J
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How quickly did your lining grow on estradiol tablets?

For those who have done FET and taken estrogen tablets 6mg a day, how long did it take for your endometrial lining to grow to at least 7mm?

Incognito
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What do we think?

Period due in a few days, I have semi irregular periods due to being in my early 40s

L
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Period

How long before everyone had a period if bf?

Incognito
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Period/istihadha

Salam ladies, Hope you are all well. I had started my period after nearly 3 months(1st time this happened). It's day 11 and I'm still bleeding. I know the max days of a period is 10 days/10nights, so I have had a shower/ghusl, but I just wanted to know how many days gap til I count it as a period? If anyone coul...

Incognito
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Night sweats

Night sweats still at 3 months pp common ?

C
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Period

When did you get your period back? Almost 4 months pp and still haven’t gotten mine.

J
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Is this possible?

Is it possible to have a ‘peak’ 3 days after period?

Incognito
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Need suggestions?

Does acupuncture helps in conceiving or it increases menstrual flow ?? Actually I have studied that acupuncture is stress buster and it helps in blood circulation...exactly how many months of acupuncture helps our body and how many days of our cycle we should do acupuncture??

S
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