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writes:Im a athlete, and because of certain performance problems while on my period, my doctor and physio advised that i go on the pill. I Started my period on the 12th( they normally last between 5-7 days, and are quite light) i took the pill on the fist day like the doctor said. And havent missed one since, but i also havent stoped bleeding its been 17 days....I havent had a chance to go back to the doctor yet, but im quite worried about this. Has anyone experienced this before or know anything about it?Anything help would be great! Thankyou
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reader, anonymous, writes (28 May 2008): you should definately go and see your doctor.
generally, the pill has very different side effects for many people - i found the first one i was on gave me severe bloating, and since then i have tried two different ones which both stopped my periods completely (which sounds great, but it just made me feel bloated and constantly uncomfortable) and i have now come off the pill completely and i feel much better.
basically what i'm trying to say is, the pill doesn't suit everyone, and it may be that it simply doesn't suit you.
however, there are many other pills that you can try, and also, your periods can be irregular for the first month or two of taking the pill and it may just need to settle.
you must go and see your doctor again though, they will probably keep you on this pill a while and see if it gets better, or reccomend a different pill to you.
doctors do tend to push young people onto the pill, so if you end up trying several different pills and none of them work for you, don't let your doctor keep pushing them on you, just stop taking them if it becomes obvious that it isn't right for you.
sorry this is so long - there's a lot to cover on this subject as i've had so much advice from doctors on the pill and i've had so many problems with it myself!
good luck
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reader, Queeny  +, writes (28 May 2008):
 Please go back to your doctor this is not a forum to get a reply of a health issue as such because you may get the wrong advice from the readers who are not in the health proffession as i.
Go see a doctor immediately as i understand loosing too much blood has its adverse effects. i read somewhere that you could actually end up being anemic when you loose too much blood and that there are healthy foods that you should be eating to add more blood and iron in your body e.g. liver, spinach, fish .. you need to seek proffessional help. Please do not rely on this forum..
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