Are women doubling up on menstual cycles lately?

yep mine was really off this month too

Yep, two cycles last month and the cycle before was shortened, don't remember before that.

My daughter just started and also had two last month, her very first and her second.

I was convinced it was because I am menopausal and she was just starting, I thought we were adjusting to each other, as women that live together often do.

Maybe there is more to it...

first i've heard of this
I'll be the first

Oh, and by the way...

5* and pin request

Thanks OP!

For the last 3 months, around the time of the Blue Moon, my menstruating has been incredibly irregular. Almost non stop bleeding for 3 months now with an occasional week(ish) long reprieve. Since this last full moon there has been an obscene amount of blood as well. It's like a murder scene in my panties, haha. Also, in July I took a trip to the ER, as I had been driving to a friends house and felt like I had started bleeding, but when I got out of the car, blood started rushing out of me like crazy. I was wearing shorts over leggings and it went through both layers and just kept bleeding. I got extremely light headed from the blood loss and thought I was going to exsanguinate or something. The bleeding last a good hour and a half or so. The doctors never were able to tell me what the problem was, just told me that it must have been something weird with my hormones as I had gotten off the birth control shot about a month earlier. I'm glad to hear I'm not the only experiencing the inconsistency though.

So far it´s only women from the US.
Maybe we could find out in which states they´re living.
If anyone could just tell in which state they live, maybe we find out it´s confined to the west coast (cascadia EQ etc.) or something like that..



Last Edited by Artaius San on 12/02/2012 09:12 PM

The actual bleeding has been all over the place but that's not that unusual for me.

What is unusual is that I am now ovulating several times a cycle (since September). It is very obvious when I am ovulating - it's not a lot of guesswork... I thought it was related to age (late 30s) but maybe not...

Of course hubs feels its a mixed bag - I want it more as a result but we use condoms just when I ovulate (tmi) as we'd welcome another baby but aren't exactly out looking for one either!

What age are you?

Just wondering if it's the change of life.

My cycles have been starting every 20 days for the past 2 months. I am in perimenopause though and have been told this is normal. Earlier this year, I skipped a cycle here and there and some were a couple days early (early based on previous 28 day cycles).

It is interesting to hear so many women have been having extra cycles the past few months. Are we all in our middle years or are younger women having spares too?

I am in Washington State.

Last Edited by JadeDone on 12/02/2012 09:12 PM

Upstate NY

do you get PMS symptoms all over again, when mine does what yours do I get the emotional PMS stuff all over again

Chicago, also want to add my breast were sore for almost 3 week

In Ontario,Canada. Not just happening in the states. I may be pre-menopausal, but my friend and me having the same issues. I am 39.

OP - you might be on to something so I am karma pinning it for you! My good deed after someone left me mysterious bad karma for my post!

Yep, in November my cycle was twice as long as usual. Never has happened to be before and shouldn't, being on the pill. Washington state

Well I don't live in Mexico....

I just thought of something. There should be a way to check the census listings for births, the year after large natural disasters (world wide). If there's a rise in birthrates the year after a tragedy, then my theory might hold water. (no pun intended LOL) Like after the Banda Ache (sp?) tsunami ?????

Last Edited by Yes I Did !!!! on 12/02/2012 09:24 PM

you are too young for premenopause

WI

Not so sure my mother went through full menopause by 45!

Ontario here too. But mine have been normal. Im 30.

Ok, but all still on the north american continent so far, that´s what I meant.



That´s actually a very good idea.
I already assume, that you´re right, it all just fits to perfect. I´m too tired right now to look after that anyway, I´ll see if I got the time the next days.
Maybe someone else had been finding out something by then.





Last Edited by Artaius San on 12/02/2012 09:32 PM

The wife hasnt had hers in about 70 days, very odd and she is not pregnant.

Colorado

And besides... so far we´re pretty much on the east side of america.

Ontario
NY
Chicago

edit: Ok, Colorado now. We´ll have to wait for more answers. I guess.

Last Edited by Artaius San on 12/02/2012 09:40 PM

For goodness' sake, that is NOT normal! Get yourself checked out for cervical, ovarian or uterine cancer. Wierd hormones, my butt!

I know a woman who nearly bled out like you describe - a couple of Christmas' ago, she felt a bit tired and went to have a lie down. Her husband went to check her out as she didn't resurface for several hours, and lucky he did as she was only an hour or so away from bleeding out completely. She described the blood loss as incredible - her bed was soaked in it so badly they had to buy a new mattress and the ambulance officers who attended said it reminded them of a guresome murder scene. Took doctors a few weeks, but they found she had a very aggressive type of cervical cancer - she did not take a puzzled scratch on the head from doctors as an answer and pushed until they found the problem. Lucky she did as she is still with us today!

Constant mentrual bleeding is not normal if you do not have an obvious cause (like childbirth or injury)- get yourself checked out...

Mine too

39 is NOT to young for perimenopause. It can begin 10 to 15 years before actual menopause.

I didn't know this before I went through it myself. It can cause all kinds of bizarre symptoms, not just irregular periods. In particular, I had short-term memory issues, wild mood swings (not during my period), dry nails, and aching teeth.

Mine too

I'm in NC (normal cycles, no oddities)

pre menopausal women are missing months at a time..

hey...some one has to take up the slack