very irregular periods

[kinkstarr.livejournal.com]

Okay well I got my period when I was around 15 (I'm 18 now), and ever since then it's been very irregular. The length of it is about the same (6-ish days), but the occurrence is the problem. It can come regularly for two months, then not come for 3 - 4 months, then come once and not show up for another 3 - 4 months, then come regularly ... you get the idea. I've had my period at all times of the month, shortest time between them was around 2 - 3 weeks, longest about 4 - 5 months.

When I was almost 17 my mom took me to the gyno to get checked, and I had a pelvic ultrasound done, and the gyno couldn't find anything wrong; he said it would probably sort itself out in a year or so (I was a competitive swimmer and I trained a lot). But in the last two years I've stopped training intensively and the erratic pattern, if you can even call it that, hasn't stopped. The last time I had my period was in April, and before that in February.

I'm not on birth control or any medication, I exercise quite regularly (though not intensively), and according to the gyno I have no conditions like endometriosis.

Should I be worried about this?

Comments

[born-deprived.livejournal.com]

I have a similar situation. My period only comes about every six months. When I was 15 or 16 (i'm 21 now) I went to the doctor, and just like you, nothing was wrong. He told me I probably had low estrogen, and that everything was working, just at a slower pace. He said it wouldn't matter until I wanted to have a baby. Later, however, another doctor told me it is unhealthy to have fewer than 4 periods a year. If you're really concerned about it, you should consider going on HBC.