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My period won't stopwent to er they told me to do taper method took 3 and another doctor told me to stop taking everything. been on my period 16 days?

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Dr. Christine Hom answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Prolonged menses: It is time to see a gynecologist and get checked out. If your period is getting lighter and spotty, it can be an outlier of normal, but this is quite long. Make an appointment and be sure to mention the number of days.

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Answered 9/24/2015

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A member asked:

My period won't stopwent to er they told me to do taper method took 3 and another doctor told me to stop taking everything. been on my period 16 days?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Christine Hom answered

Dr Hermansen agreed

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