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Average women will have a period every 24-34 days. If you do not have a period within this range, you would be considered to have an irregular menstrual cycle.

Dr. Michelle Wong reviewed this

21 years experience

Is a type of:

Abnormal vaginal bleeding

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

Body locations

Pelvis

Is Symptom of

Menopause
Condition
Perimenopause
Condition
Anorexia (nervosa)
Condition
Hypothyroidism (adult)
Condition
Infertility in women
Condition
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Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Irregular menstrual periods
Ethinyl estradiol and norethindrone
4.0
61 reviews
Ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel
3.8
59 reviews
Ethinyl estradiol and ethynodiol
3.8
32 reviews
Ethinyl estradiol and desogestrel
3.7
55 reviews
Estrogen
3.2
63 reviews
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