13 and Anemic?

volleyballgrl · #1 Feb 14, 2007, 12:10 PM

I have been having my period for 1 year now and i am 13. It in the past has usually lasted for 5 days. But this month it has lasted ALOT longer. This month, I have been having my period for almost 2 weeks, and it has not gotten lighter at all (i usually have really heavy periods). I have been REALLY REALLY exhausted lately. I also have a lot of bruises and cuts from like a month ago that aren't healing. Could i be anemic????

hotdogswithketcup · Mar 14, 2007, 09:04 AM

being anemic is a shortage of iron in your blood and if you don't eat, you pass out, which by what you said wouldn't be anemia i don't think.
You could be homopheliac, which means you bleed alot. I would suggest going to a doctor because it could be something worse.
My advice is make a list of symptoms, then go to the doctor and tell her whats wrong.
Hope you find out whats wrong!

Squiffy · Mar 14, 2007, 11:46 AM

I suffered from terrible anaemia due to very heavy periods, my step daughter, who is 12, is having the same problem. Bith our doctors have put us on the pill which help to lower the flow of your periods, and iron pills to re build up the iron levels. Talk to your mum and ask her to take you to the dr. My partner wasnt happy about his daughter going on the pill at such a young age, but she was so poorly it was the best thing for her.

SamhainPrincess · May 16, 2008, 05:15 AM

First of all, it's HEmophelia, not Homophelia.

Also, it is possible that you are very aenemic, sweety.
You should go see a Doctor immediatly.

Ask about:
Aenemia
Hemophelia
Cervical Cancer/abnormalities.
Cervical Cysts
and possibly
Severe Infections which may cause bleeding.

The only other thing i can think of is Menopause, but you're not over 40 are you? Didn't think so.

JudyKayTee · May 17, 2008, 12:13 PM

[quote=SamhainPrincess]First of all, it's HEmophelia, not Homophelia.

No, it's hemophilia.



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