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Adolescence

  • Depo Provera and Osteoporosis

    I’ve been using Depo Provera and am feeling fine. I started Depo in high school after a surprise pregnancy—I couldn’t remember to take my Pill. Should I be worried about osteoporosis? I still need protection. I am 23, active and healthy, a bit on the heavy side and have no family history of osteoporosis.

  • Endometriosis and Natural Progesterone

    My daughter has endometriosis about as badly as you can get. She just had surgery, it was removed, and now they want to stop the periods with synthetic drugs. She wants to use natural progesterone; can natural progesterone be used and, if so, how much and how?

  • Exercise and Skipped Periods

    I’ve been on the track and field team at my high school for several years but only recently started running the 10 kilometre races. Although I got my period when I was 14 and my cycles have been somewhat irregular, I’ve not totally skipped periods until recently. My mother got worried and took me to the doctor. She checked me carefully, did a blood test for the pituitary hormones prolactin and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) that were normal, and said I seemed healthy. However, she also said that I should stop training until my periods became normal again. I don’t want to stop running. Do you think I have to?

  • Is the Pill a Smart Choice for a Conscientious Young Woman?

    I’m 17, have regular periods, want to have children one day, and don’t want to do anything that would risk my future health. I am sexually active but haven’t yet found a life partner. Do you think I should use the Pill?

  • Lost Periods Due to Stress

    I am 28 years old and I haven’t menstruated for 3.5 years… I believe due to stress. Chinese herbs haven’t worked, nor vitamin supplements. I haven’t tried hormone replacements. My doctor has measured pituitary hormones, my CT scan of the pituitary is normal and my ovaries haven’t gone into menopause. What should I do?

  • Menstrual Clots

    Um, I feel rather silly asking this, but I honestly don’t know, and I can’t find any information on the net giving me the answer. How do I know if what I’m experiencing is blood clotting? I only just learned of the endometrium being the uterine lining and that it actually sheds each month. I always thought it was blood clots that I’m experiencing, but now I don’t know if it’s that or membrane or whatever it might be called with the shedding. I don’t know where to turn to find out. It’s an embarrassing subject to broach, and even more so being so incredibly ignorant. If there’s any chance you can help me or point me in the right direction, I’d greatly appreciate it.

  • Menstrual Suppression (Manipulating Menstruation with Hormonal Contraception)

    I’ve been reading and hearing about it—I wonder if you think I should try to get rid of my period by taking the Pill every day? Does it work? Is it safe?

  • Should I stop checking my own breasts?

    I’m confused and more than a bit bothered! I’m a menopausal woman with a family history of breast cancer. For years I’ve been told (ordered would be more accurate!) to check my breasts each month. Recently, however, I heard some cancer specialist on the news saying I shouldn’t bother. What’s going on? Why the change in recommendations? And most of all: do you think I should stop checking my breasts?

  • Spotting Before Periods

    I’m a 36-year old woman and basically healthy but I keep having spotting before my flow. I’ve been to several doctors about it and never gotten a good answer. The only option I’ve been given for treatment is the Pill. What’s going on?

  • Emergency Contraception is now available over-the-counter!

    I just heard that “The Morning After Pill” can now be bought at a drugstore without a prescription! You don’t even have to talk with a pharmacist any more. I think that’s great. I’ve had a major hassle in the past when I tried to get it-somehow I felt like I was being a kind of bad girl.

    Even though I’ve used it once, I still have a few questions: How does this Morning After Pill actually work? Will it cause my periods to change? What side effects could I experience if I needed to use it again? And, should I have some on hand, just in case?