I'm having a month long period. Why?

Okay, so I recently posted a question about missing my period for like 3 months. Now I've finally had one naturally and it's been going on for about a month now. I'm curious to know if any of you have ever had this? If so, did the period stop naturally or did you have to visit an OBGYN? FYI: I'm going to an OBGYN with this problem, I'm just curious if anyone else has ever experienced this?

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Mamapolo2016 · F

I have. Used to be a real problem in gym class, where, if you had your period and didn't want to shower publicly, you said to the gym teacher, who stood there and made checkmarks by your name: Regular. She would answer, you were regular last month, and the month before that. Yes, and I'll likely be regular NEXT minth, too.

One period lasted eight months and I thought I might bleed to death, but I didn't.

That was in the Dark Ages of rural gynecology. My issues turned out to be endometriosis and polycystic ovaries.

My periods were entirely unpredictable and usually started right out with heavy flow. It can be awful and you have my sympathy. I'd hug you if I could.

ImGladAgain87 · 36-40, F

@Mamapolo2016 Wow, OMG! And thanks!

Mamapolo2016 · F

@ImGladAgain87 'Regular' always struck me as dark humor.

Not sure if it's still true - I had a hysterectomy at 34 and birth control went off my radar - but it USED to be true the Pill could do a lot to regulate that.