A 33-year-old member asked:
If you start your period early how can you calculate when you have ovulated?
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Dr. Gerard Honoreanswered
Fertility Medicine 31 years experience
Count back: It's by no means exact, but best guess is to go back 14 days from the first day of your early period and ovulation was likely then.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
How to start your period early?
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Dr. Timothy Raichleanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 24 years experience
Control of period: It is easier to delay your period using birth control pills that it is to induce an early period. If you are trying to avoid your period during a certain period of time, talk with your doctor about methods.
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Is it bad to start your period early
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Dr. Kenneth Smithanswered
Internal Medicine 34 years experience
Period: Not likely if a few days but if bleeding persists see you physician.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
What does it mean if you start your period early?
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Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
Possible reasons: Reasons for early periods or bleeding can include: intensive exercising, anxiety, stress, fatigue, poor nutrition, anovulation, rapid loss or gain of weight, imbalance of estrogen ; progesterone, use of emergency contraceptives, endometriosis. Etc.
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Last updated Feb 13, 2013
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