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amother
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 Thu, Dec 19 2024, 10:29 am
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Which vitamins and does it help?
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amother
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Thu, Dec 19 2024, 10:33 am
Why does a teen need to regulate her cycles?
It's normal and expected to have irregular cycles as a teen. It can take a good few years after the first period until cycles become regular.
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amother
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Thu, Dec 19 2024, 2:20 pm
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Because cycle is really haywire and I would like it to be a bit more regulated.
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DarkKhaki
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Thu, Dec 19 2024, 2:37 pm
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I would suggest you talk to her pediatrician about it first. It’s normal for teens to have irregular cycles at first.
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Iymnok
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Thu, Dec 19 2024, 2:39 pm
If you are in Israel, there are gynecologists who specialize in teens. I'd take her to one first.
It's irrelevant if it bothers you. If she is medically healthy in this area, don't try to play with her cycle. For some girls it takes some time to even out.
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Chayalle
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Thu, Dec 19 2024, 2:45 pm
| amother OP wrote: | | Because cycle is really haywire and I would like it to be a bit more regulated. |
This doesn't answer the question. Why does a teen need a more regular cycle?
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amother
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Thu, Dec 19 2024, 4:02 pm
| amother OP wrote: | | Because cycle is really haywire and I would like it to be a bit more regulated. |
So what? I got my first period at 14 and then had haywire irregular cycles until after I had my first baby at 22.
What is your reason for wanting it to be more regulated?
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Dandelion
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Thu, Dec 19 2024, 4:53 pm
A gynecologist will do a whole exam for no good reason and then tell you it's normal but here's bc ( who says that's healthy) if you want and come back every year for the same unnecessary exam to renew the same unnecessary prescription.
Get her to eat enough protein and sleep enough.
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Ghostwhite
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Thu, Dec 19 2024, 5:03 pm
| amother Dandelion wrote: | A gynecologist will do a whole exam for no good reason and then tell you it's normal but here's bc ( who says that's healthy) if you want and come back every year for the same unnecessary exam to renew the same unnecessary prescription.
Get her to eat enough protein and sleep enough. |
Yes, protein and good sleep are important but I would not push it on a teen for this reason. Healthy eating and sleep should be generally encouraged for all kids. This one child shouldn't be singled out.
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sequoia
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Thu, Dec 19 2024, 5:08 pm
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Irregular cycles and summer amenorrhea are normal for teenagers. This is not something that needs to be fixed.
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Rose
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Thu, Dec 19 2024, 5:10 pm
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You shouldn't be busy with your teens personal cycles
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Dill
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Thu, Dec 19 2024, 5:22 pm
| amother Rose wrote: | | You shouldn't be busy with your teens personal cycles |
So who should?
Many girls start menstruating from as young as nine! They are children. The same mom who educates and cares for them in every other area is responsible to help make sure they are developing in a healthy manner. Obviously this needs to be done in a respectful tznius manner helping rhe young woman grow into a healthy and independent adult.
Many girls bwgin preparing for marriage at 18 it is important to makecsure their bodies are as gealthy and consistent as possible and if they arebt seek the underlying cause. No reason a girl should eait until after marriage to find she has pcos or other conditions
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Bubblegum
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Thu, Dec 19 2024, 5:37 pm
What bothers me about OP is her wording: SHE would like dd to be more regular. SHE, not dd. I agree, she should keep her nose out of dd business unless dd asks for her help. At least ask a gyn if there's any cause for concern. (And no, vitamins won't do the trick, and though many young women are iron-deficient, iron supplements prevent anemia but don't regulate cycles.) Most teens are irregular for quite some time.
Also you have to distinguish between halachic regularity (which is irrelevant unless one is married) and medical regularity. Halachic regularity is way more stringent. As long as you're getting your period somewhere between every 21 and 35 days or so--and it can be 35 days one month and 22 the next--you're medically regular. And if you're a teen and you go on a trip, you can skip a month or two and you're still considered regular. No need to start worrying about disorders unless your dd is in her late teens and hasn't gotten her period at all or gets it only every three or four months.
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amother
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Thu, Dec 19 2024, 5:58 pm
| amother Dill wrote: | So who should?
Many girls start menstruating from as young as nine! They are children. The same mom who educates and cares for them in every other area is responsible to help make sure they are developing in a healthy manner. Obviously this needs to be done in a respectful tznius manner helping rhe young woman grow into a healthy and independent adult.
Many girls bwgin preparing for marriage at 18 it is important to makecsure their bodies are as gealthy and consistent as possible and if they arebt seek the underlying cause. No reason a girl should eait until after marriage to find she has pcos or other conditions |
"Developing in a healthy manner"= irregular cycles during the teenage years. It is 100% normal and healthy to have irregular cycles as a teen
And no you don't need your body to be "as consistent as possible" in order to get pregnant
And btw, many doctors won't even diagnose PCOS in the teenage years because it's so normal to have irregular cycles. I once read from a frum female reproductive endocrinologist that she would not diagnose PCOS due to irregular cycles until at least 6 years after the first period
A teenager does not need to be thinking or worrying about the regularity of her cycles at all
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amother
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Thu, Dec 19 2024, 6:02 pm
Just to add I'm very passionate about this because of what my mom put me through as a teenager. I got my period late (at 14.5) and then had very irregular cycles until after the birth of my first child at 22.
My mom went nuts. Dragged me to a million doctors and for tons of tests. Had me.on a regimen of 5 different vitamins. And none of it helped or was necessary. All it did was cause a lot of anxiety that took me a while to work through after I got married.
And guess what, I had a baby 9.5 months after getting married. And never had trouble getting pregnant with my other kids either BH.
OP I'm begging you just leave it alone. Unless your dd expresses any concern to you, don't mention it or even introduce the concept in her mind.
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Moonstone
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Thu, Dec 19 2024, 6:04 pm
| amother Dandelion wrote: | A gynecologist will do a whole exam for no good reason and then tell you it's normal but here's bc ( who says that's healthy) if you want and come back every year for the same unnecessary exam to renew the same unnecessary prescription.
Get her to eat enough protein and sleep enough. |
Of course you need an exam before being prescribed birth control. Its medical malpractice to do so without an exam
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Copper
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Thu, Dec 19 2024, 6:07 pm
| amother Moonstone wrote: | | Of course you need an exam before being prescribed birth control. Its medical malpractice to do so without an exam |
There's really no strong medical reason for it, and there's talk about making BC an over the counter drug.
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amother
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Thu, Dec 19 2024, 6:15 pm
| amother Moonstone wrote: | | Of course you need an exam before being prescribed birth control. Its medical malpractice to do so without an exam |
Totally false.
There are quite a few online health services (such as nurx.com) that prescribe birth control without an exam. They are 100% legitimate and staffed by fully licensed medical professionals. You fill out a detailed medical survery and they prescribe BC. It is completely legal and not medical malpractice
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Chicory
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Thu, Dec 19 2024, 6:48 pm
| amother Dandelion wrote: | A gynecologist will do a whole exam for no good reason and then tell you it's normal but here's bc ( who says that's healthy) if you want and come back every year for the same unnecessary exam to renew the same unnecessary prescription.
Get her to eat enough protein and sleep enough. |
That’s not necessarily true. No pelvic exams under 21- at least not without a need. My daughter goes to a GYN for dysmenorrhea and they have never examined her.
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OBnursemom
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Thu, Dec 19 2024, 6:49 pm
| amother Moonstone wrote: | | Of course you need an exam before being prescribed birth control. Its medical malpractice to do so without an exam |
No they don’t and know it isn’t.
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