Frequent, Irregular Menstruation?
I've always had irregular periods and I've been diagnosed with menorrhagia, but they've always been once a month (lasting 10-14 days) or even less. Since February, however, I've had my period six times, each lasting 5-7 days. The start dates of each period have been: Feb 9, Feb 17, Mar 2, March 12, Apr 3, and now Apr 13. I only get a few days break between each cycle and I have no idea what's going on. I don't have health insurance, and the earliest appointment I can get at the clinic isn't until next week, so I was just hoping to figure out what some possible reasons could be for this horrible issue? My periods are also accompanied by a sharp pain in the left side of my pelvis, and the last time I had sex, it hurt. I've looked up a lot about irregular periods, but nothing has explained away how bad it's gotten to be. I might be a little stressed, but not so bad that it would cause me to menstruate every week, and I am exercising and trying to lose weight, but that wouldn't explain it either. I'm taking Hydroxycut pills, but even then I'm not taking the full dosage and I've researched the medical information on that as well, and found nothing that would cause this change. If you have any ideas or suggestions, please let me know. I'm still planning on going to the doctor, but I am impatient and would like to at least know what to expect. Thank you.