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Please provide a tip on how to ask your doctor about living with irregular and missed periods.

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Dr. Marsha Davis answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Ignore: If you often have missed period the most common cause in adults is hormonal imbalance.

Answered 6/21/2014

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Dr. John Munshower answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Do: Do ask your doctor to run blood tests to check hormone levels and thyroid.

Answered 11/28/2014

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Dr. John Munshower answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Call: Call your doctor if you have had regular, monthly periods and the pattern changes.

Answered 11/28/2014

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Dr. John Munshower answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Call: Call your doctor if you get your period less often than every 35 days.

Answered 11/28/2014

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Dr. John Munshower answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Call: Call your doctor if you are bleeding more heavily than usual during your period.

Answered 11/28/2014

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Dr. John Munshower answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Call: Call your doctor if you have more pain than usual during your period.

Answered 11/28/2014

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