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Periods Were Heavy, But Now Reduced. Getting Hot Flashes And Feel Nauseous. Not Pregnant, What Else?
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Tue, 11 Jun 2013
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Question : My periods usually last 5 days and are heavy. In march it lasted 2 days, skipped april, may 2 days, and XXXXXXX 1 day. I have been getting hot flashes and feel nauseous at times. I have a 13 yr old and I don't feel pregnant. What is going on?
Hi,
Thank you for choosing XXXXXXX Decreased flow during menstruation needs evaluation, most common possibility is PCOS, which is more common now a days, other possibilities are Thyroid abnormality, Prolactin hormone problem. As you are getting hot flashes also, rarely you might be going into Premature Ovarian Failure. I usually evaluate patients with similar complaints with hormone studies i.e:
LH, FSH LEVEL
FREE T3 ,T4 & TSH
SERUM PROLACTIN
And Ultrasound pelvis-rule out any uterus or ovarian pathology.
If any abnormality is there, I treat the cause and put my patients on low dose combined oral contraceptive pills.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you. In case of any doubt, I will be available for follow-ups. If you like my answers kindly rate it, and write a review as well.
Thank you,
Wish you good health.
Regards,
Dr Arif
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Thank you for choosing XXXXXXX Decreased flow during menstruation needs evaluation, most common possibility is PCOS, which is more common now a days, other possibilities are Thyroid abnormality, Prolactin hormone problem. As you are getting hot flashes also, rarely you might be going into Premature Ovarian Failure. I usually evaluate patients with similar complaints with hormone studies i.e:
LH, FSH LEVEL
FREE T3 ,T4 & TSH
SERUM PROLACTIN
And Ultrasound pelvis-rule out any uterus or ovarian pathology.
If any abnormality is there, I treat the cause and put my patients on low dose combined oral contraceptive pills.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you. In case of any doubt, I will be available for follow-ups. If you like my answers kindly rate it, and write a review as well.
Thank you,
Wish you good health.
Regards,
Dr Arif
You can consult me again directly through my profile
WWW.WWWW.WW
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
is there a chance I might be pregnant?
Hi again,
Yes, there is a possibility of pregnancy, because you missed your periods and your subsequent periods are very scanty, as it could be implantation bleeding. I will advise you to get a urine pregnancy test. If it is negative kindly get all the above mentioned investigations.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you. In case of any doubt, I will be available for follow-ups. If you like my answers kindly rate it, and write a review as well. Please do not forget to accept it.
Thank you,
Wish you good health.
Regards,
Dr Arif
You can consult me again directly through my profile
WWW.WWWW.WW
Yes, there is a possibility of pregnancy, because you missed your periods and your subsequent periods are very scanty, as it could be implantation bleeding. I will advise you to get a urine pregnancy test. If it is negative kindly get all the above mentioned investigations.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you. In case of any doubt, I will be available for follow-ups. If you like my answers kindly rate it, and write a review as well. Please do not forget to accept it.
Thank you,
Wish you good health.
Regards,
Dr Arif
You can consult me again directly through my profile
WWW.WWWW.WW
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
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