Do you hate dealing with your menstrual period month after month? Many women do. It has nothing to do with the amount of flow or the length of time a period lasts or even the physical discomfort caused by having your period. Many women hate having their period simply because it is irregular and entirely unpredictable from month to month. This can wreak havoc on a women’s ability to regular her own body and activities. When your irregular period is driving you crazy, don’t be afraid to seek medical help to solve the problem.
When you bring up your irregular periods to your gynecologist, they will ask you to begin documenting exactly when and at what intervals you get your period. They will also to document how long each period lasts. You can be proactive in visiting your physician and begin tracking these statistics on your own so that when they are requested, they are immediately available. Carefully track over a number of months to see if even when you feel irregular, a pattern might emerge.
If no pattern emerges, your physician will work with you to determine the best options for regulating your irregular periods. If you are not interested in getting pregnant and birth control is not the right option for you, you may actually be advised to simply deal with the irregular nature of your period, because it is likely not causing any problems other than being hard to plan for. But if birth control is something you are interested in using or you are trying to get pregnant, being irregular should be treated.
Using the birth control pill itself may be one of the best ways to regulate your period. By supplying a constant flow of hormones to your body on a set schedule, your body can be kickstarted into following an appropriate schedule of its own. By sticking with the plan for using birth control month after month, your body may gradually begin to regulate itself, eliminating your need to deal with the issue.
If you are looking to get pregnant, it may seem ludicrous to go on the birth control pill. But by doing so for just a few months, you can help to regulate your body so that when you stop taking the pill, you cycles are more regular and you can use that regularity to help get pregnant. If you are still irregular, you can work with your OB/GYN to find other combinations of hormones to take at certain times to stimulate both ovulation and menstruation.
Irregular periods are actually quite common and while annoying to deal with, are certainly not the end of the world. Track your cycles carefully and consult with your physician sooner rather than later and you will be on your way to finding a solution.
