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Only get periods for 1 day every month. they come on time but last 1 day with light bleeding. what can be the problem?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Light periods: The main reason for light periods is change in hormone levels. Causes for what seems to be a light period can include: thyroid problems, eating disorders, excessive exercise, initial periods for a girl, use of an intrauterine device, oral contraceptives, perimenopause & implantation bleeding in early pregnancy which rarely occurs.

Answered 5/2/2017

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Your female hormones: regulate when you bleed, for how long and how much. If the 1 day of bleeding is typical for you, there may not be any real problem. If you are on a hormone-based contraception, the contraceptive is causing the bleeding pattern. An actual problem would exist only if your natural pattern of bleeding affects your ability to conceive a child. Best wishes. Dr. Anne

Answered 5/5/2017

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