Missing Periods Not Due To Pregnancy

SallyUK

Hello Everyone

I wonder if anyone here has a daughter who has had missing periods before?

My daughter has just turned 14 and started having her periods when she was 12. They've been regular as clockwork each month, but she's not had one now for the past two months. She says she feels absolutely fine, she doesn't seem worried or anything, she's carrying on as normal, so I was wondering if anyone else had experienced this with their daughter?

Thanks

Sal
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jenniewb

Has she been to the doctor to get checked up?

It could be many things, weight loss (if she is very underweight), weight gain (if she is obese), stress and anxiety... it needs to get checked out really. Can't give medical advice on here, sorry!

VfM4meplse

jenniewb wrote: »

Has she been to the doctor to get checked up?

It could be many things, weight loss (if she is very underweight), weight gain (if she is obese), stress and anxiety... it needs to get checked out really. Can't give medical advice on here, sorry!

Agreed, but do bear in mind that the cause is very unlikely to be sinister, your daughter is only 14 yo after all. In the absence of gestation (sorry but this is always the most obvious cause), the chances are that the cycle is still regulating itself.

ellay864

When I was a teenager I had a year of normal periods before all hell let loose! They went heavy, they went light, they came at 3 weekly intervals, they came at 8-10 week intervals. It took another 3 years before I just went on the pill to sort things out. Fast forward more than 20 years and after birth of DS1 my periods when they came back were quite regular for a year before I got pregnant again. After DS2 was born once they came back they were all over the place. Never found anything wrong...mother nature can just be a bit mean at times. I'm sure that given her age it will just be a case of her body trying to sort itself out and so many things can affect it (diet, hormones, stress).

Penny_Watcher

This occasionally happens to my 13 y/o DD2. Not giving medical advice but passing on what was told to me by a close friend who is a women's health nurse. She's told me that irregular periods in adolescence are very, very common. When a girl reaches puberty and begins menstruating her cycles are often anovulate (no egg is released) and it can take years for a proper rhythm to become established.

A quick visit to the doctor or talk with the practice nurse might put your mind at rest.

eyelinerprincess

I'd say that's it's normal, it can take a while for these things to settle down, some lucky people have a cycle that works like clockwork from day one, others can take years to settle down.

spring_chicken

I agree with the others, she is still very young, and her body is prob just adjusting

dizzybuff

It is normal , please please do not let the doctor do what they did to me and put her on the pill. Her cycle needs to sort itself out , if you rely on drugs it can stop all progress, It didnt help me and I went on to anovulate until I tried to concieve my ds , I need clomid for this and am now preg by natural timings because my periods sorted themselves out to a 35 week cycle after he was born.

hethmar

If she is not feeling ill, no stomach pains or whatever then it is probably nothing - but if it carries on, do check it out. I had something similar at that age which turned into a very painful few years until I was finally diagnosed with polycystic ovaries.

But your GP is the first port of call.

nuttywoman

hethmar wrote: »

If she is not feeling ill, no stomach pains or whatever then it is probably nothing - but if it carries on, do check it out. I had something similar at that age which turned into a very painful few years until I was finally diagnosed with polycystic ovaries.

But your GP is the first port of call.

My daughter was/is the same, she now 30 and can go months & months without a period. It makes her feel like she`s got permantent pmt etc. She`s been tested for all sorts and nothing has shown up. A couple of months ago she had a D & C and was told they had terrible trouble opening up her cervix , she back on the pill now to try and help her.

SallyUK

Thanks for all your replies, it's much appreciated.

I know no one can give medical advice on here, I just wondered if anyone had experienced the same thing with their daughters.

She's absolutely fine, not feeling ill or in pain or anything, so I think I'll leave it for a little while longer.

Thanks again,

Sal
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