ive had my period for only like 2 years, but i thought by then it would regulate itself into its own natural schedual. my last cycle was 22 days but before that it was 26. its been really random all throughout my life. i was wondering how long it took for some of you to become regular. and i am being put on birth control next month, and i think that will certainly regulate me, correct?
bcp could make your "cycles" very regular while you are on it, and very unpredictable afterwards, for years and years afterwards, if you take them very long. Rather than possibly messing up your hormones *forever* why not learn more about your body first? Are your cycles shorter than average because you ovulate early, or do you have a short luteal phase? Do you even know what a luteal phase is, or how to determine when you ovulate? Once I got my first period, my cycles were clockwork predictable, I even knew what time of day to expect my period to start. Then I started taking birth control pills.... eight years later, I couldn't tolerate any of them, no matter the dose anymore and stopped taking them because they were causing me to have excruciatingly painful ovarian cysts. My cycles were all over the place, from 20-40 days in length, sometimes even longer. This continued for seven years, when I was diagnosed with endometriosis and put on an even stronger hormone medication called Lupron, that messed things up even worse.
When I was young my cycles where very irregular. I could go months with out having a period. It didn't start becoming regular until I got older in my 20's. I also didn't get my period until I was almost 16.
when i got my period, the first 5 years were just crazy; sometimes i would get or it would dissapear for months and months...When I turned 18, it seemed to become more regular, and then i went on the pill for a while and it became a 28 day cycle. After I stopped taking the pill, it was still regular, but I still couldn't figure out my cycle. I went on the pil again and it's fine now.
Lucky girls! I started my period when I was almost 11. I had it like 3 times that year- it been crazy ever since.
i usually get mine right about the end/beginning of a month. so about 23-25 days. its been like that for almost a year now.
I got my period at 12 and it was always about every 28 days until for about 5-6 days. Then I got on the pill and it went all wacky and as soon as I started the pill it went for 56 freakin days. I went through 2 of packages and then said to hell with that I had to try somethin different so I went on the depo shot. I got on that when I was about 16 and didnt get my period for 3months when the shot was due. I stayed on the shot till I was about 22 or so and then got off of it. I have been off of the shot for about 3 years now and I regularly get my period about ever 25 days for about 5 days. I used to suffer really bad cramps when I was on the depo shot but there a lot better now that I have gotten off of it. Good luck with the pill though like I said when I got on the the pill I had my period the whole time and it just wouldnt stop. So I had to try somethin else. You might want to look into the Nuvea ring or the patch. I dont advise the depo shot.....thats just me though
I got my period when I was 11 or 12, and the only time it has ever been regular has been while I was on the pill (only the past 3.5 years). So until I was 24, I was irregular, with a cycle lasting anywhere from 25-40 days.
I wasn't regular for a while...I went on the pill, of course that regulates it, but I have quit the pill(for mood swing reasons). Anyway, I got my period at 13.....im 27 now....its more regualr now than ever. I go through different phases.....ill be regular, every 28-30 days, then I wont have my period for 40 days, then it starts up again. Wierd, I know. But to answer your question, yes, it will become more consistent the older you get.
irregular periods could be a sign of something out of whack in the hormone department. If you have not already, go see a gynecologist. Sometimes an early diagnosis and treatment can make a huge difference in your reproductive health later on.
Well, mine was very consistent in my 20s and 30s but since I hit the big 4-0 it's been a little more unpredictable. I s'pose that's a sign I'm headed for a "change" one day. Of course when I was pregnant/breast feeding I went through long spells without, and that was kinda cool really. can't say I'll miss it once the hormonal roller coaster comes to a stop.
