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What Causes Irregular Menstruation Along With Abdominal Discomfort?

Hi there, have some discomfort to my lower left hand side of my tummy and also have had some brown discharge with small amounts of blood. I was on the depo injection but came off of that about 3 years ago but my periods have naver came back like they where before the Depo-Provera injections, with in the last years i had around 6 periods. Any advice would be welcomed
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HI, thanks for using healthcare magic

Periods can be affected after a history of using hormonal contraceptives but not normally for this period of time.

The effect would not last for years after the last dose.

There are other causes of delayed periods such as : (a) polycystic ovarian syndrome
(b)perimenopause- time period before menopause
(c)emotional stress or illness
(d)physical illness
(e)high levels of prolactin
(f)thyroid disease

Blood tests for hormones and imaging of the uterus and ovaries may be needed if you wish to determine the cause.

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What Causes Irregular Menstruation Along With Abdominal Discomfort?

HI, thanks for using healthcare magic Periods can be affected after a history of using hormonal contraceptives but not normally for this period of time. The effect would not last for years after the last dose. There are other causes of delayed periods such as : (a) polycystic ovarian syndrome (b)perimenopause- time period before menopause (c)emotional stress or illness (d)physical illness (e)high levels of prolactin (f)thyroid disease Blood tests for hormones and imaging of the uterus and ovaries may be needed if you wish to determine the cause. I hope this helps