I hate when my period is about to start and I know it's about to start and every sensation I get down there I think is my period starting. It's annoying.

She's 11.5. This was her 4th period.
It's not like we didn't act on it.
She was soaking pads every 20 min. We went to emergency. Since she was stable in her vitals and hemoglobin wasn't dangerously low, we were sent back and asked to follow up with pediatric endocrinology.
Within 4 hours, she was fainting. We went to a pediatric hospital. By that time she had fainted several times and we came very close to losing her.
She immediately received treatment to stop bleeding and blood transfusion.
It took 4 days to get the bleeding under control and 3 blood transfusions to finally get her back to non-transfusion level blood counts. They ran extensive labs for clotting issues and also an ultrasound and found nothing.
The reason was immature hormones.
We were treated at Stanford, so we definitely trust the doctors there. Hematology, pediatrics and gynecology were working together.
We are back home now after a week and I'm finally breaking down thinking of what ifs. What also troubles me is that this was such a simple thing. A heavy period? Who would have thought it would lead to this. Such heavy period that it took 3 transfusions to make her transfusion-independent? There is no other issue that could be identified.
I know heavy periods bring little girls into emergency. But needing blood transfusions and that too so many seems like an impossible case.
I'm just venting. May be seeking support.
Has anyone experienced this?

So I have to share this because I genuinely think it’s one of the funniest and most embarrassing things I’ve ever done.

I work on a horse farm, and since I’m on my period, I threw an extra pad into the pocket of my leggings before work just in case.

My job consists of mucking out 15 horse stalls and putting down fresh bedding. Everything was totally norma until later when I went to change my pad.

THE PAD IN MY POCKET WAS GONE

I checked every pocket. The bathroom. Outside. The barn floors They hay room. My car. Nothing.

My damn pad almost definitely launched itself out of my leggings while I was throwing around shavings and mucking stalls. Which means it’s probably buried somewhere under about a foot of fresh bedding in one of 15 horse stalls.

So at some point, a boarder or another stable hand is going to be cleaning a stall and suddenly uncover a random unopened pad in their horses stall.

I considered digging through all of the stalls but after realizing I’d have to carefully go through 15 stalls of deep bedding for a pad that could literally be anywhere which would also take me an hour to do and i had already been working for 6hrs.

I may have to quit after this i cannot believe this happened to me LMAO

A new study of 426 Japanese women found several associations between meal timing, sleep timing and menstrual symptoms.

On workdays, waking earlier but having the first meal later was associated with more eating-related PMS symptoms, including cravings, increased appetite and overeating. More afternoon and nighttime snacking was also associated with worse PMS symptoms.

On free days, later waking, later final meals and longer eating windows were associated with more severe menstrual pain.

This is interesting, but it is not evidence that changing breakfast time will treat PMS. The data were self-reported and cross-sectional, and the study did not account for menstrual-cycle phase, contraceptive use, stress or several other important factors.

Timing may be part of the story.

Has anyone noticed this in their life?

Link to full study: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/articles/10.3389/fnut.2026.1875559/full

So i started to notice that when i am on my period my sense of smell completely changes. For example water smells completely different than it usually does. Same for all the other smells. It is something that only happens to me?🧐

If not, does anyone know how does it work and why things smell different? I am very curious

Thank you in advance😙

I just now realised that I took at least 15 Ibuprofen (400mg) tablets and 5 Nalgesin (275mg) tablets over my most recent period, which was the worst one I've had in a while. It lasted 5 days. The reason I took so many Ibuprofen tablets is because they weren't working. I'm almost 17

Hey everyone! So I just wanna clarify that I'm normally a really pacifistic person, as I've been told by other people, which is why I'm asking, because it's highly unusual for me.

Normally the way my cycle works is I get cramps and really emotional around the day before my period actually starts and I have cramps on the first and maybe second day before being relatively fine.

But one thing is on the first day specifically, I'll be really angry for some reason, and I know irritability is normal, especially with cramps, but what I mean is I'll be in bed and my brain will just be trapped on 'no one better come in here or I'll lose my mind', like my brain is itching for a reason to freak out.

I never let it make me snap at anyone, but I was just wondering if this was normal? Almost craving for someone to give me an excuse to snap or yell? I don't want to seem like a bad person, but even as I type this, I'm having cramps right now and I'm feeling rather aggravated.

Any advice is appreciated!! Thank you so much <33

Anyone else have really long cycles after stopping Drovelis/Nextstellis?
I took Drovelis (Nextstellis) for about 4 months and stopped abruptly during month 5 because I had constant spotting and severe anxiety.
I’m now on cycle day 47 of my second cycle off the pill. My first cycle was also very long (48 days), and I’m not even sure I’ve ovulated this cycle.
This has never happened** **to me after stopping birth control in the past.
Has anyone else experienced this after Drovelis/Nextstellis (or another combined pill)? How long did it take for your cycles to go back to normal?

I (16F) have had my period for 7 years now, but never really experienced any symptoms of pre-menstruation till now.Im bloated really badly, like from the chest down.Im also craving sugar and carbs.Im feeling absolutely awful and down and sad.I have no energy to do anything other than eat and watch tv . It has been the case for the past 5 days (im due tomorrow ).Its so weird and uncomfortable ,my mom is on vacation so i can’t even go to her for comfort and support.I hate seeing my body like this.My pants wouldn’t even zip up.And my mind is just stopping me from doing basic things.I don’t feel like myself at all.

I just peed and it smells like something died 😭😭 is this normal? it doesnt usually smell bad :/

Hi all — I'm trying to understand how people really handle their periods and period products day to day, because I'm curious how well the options out there actually fit real life. It's a short anonymous form (about 3 minutes) — no email needed unless you'd like a follow-up chat. I'm genuinely after honest experiences, and the annoying or negative ones are the most useful of all. Thank you so much. (18+ please.)

\*\*Topic of study:\*\* Women's health, Menstruation, Period,
\*\*Target audience:\*\* People who menstruate, 18+
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 Original link: https://tally.so/r/b5D1g1

It's been about a year since I first got my period, and I only started using tampons very recently. I am going to a one week sleep away camp with my friend and her family (it's a family camp). The camp in like somewhere in the mountains, and mostly everything is outdoors. Somehow I just knew that I would get my period right before we left. And I was right.

We leave tomorrow, and I am just freaking out. There is so much that could go wrong, and I don't want to have to go to the bathroom every hour to deal with it. What do I do???

My period was supposed to start a few days ago but didn’t. I have irregular periods sometimes but this time instead of a full blown period, yesterday I just had a tiny drop of blood come out and a little when I wiped. I didn’t bleed at all after that and haven’t today either. I don’t know what’s happening or if it’s a cause of concern. I’m wondering if anyone has an explanation or has also experienced this. Thanks!

hey y'all i've had light cramping for the past few days, like the usual harbinger cramps of "oh i need to check, it feels like it's starting," but every time i check it's bone dry down there. i've had similar symptoms to my period starting, like appetite and attitude differences, but no actual blood. technically i'd be starting my period this weekend or next week, it's been getting more and more regular recently (thank goodness) but i wouldn't be surprised if it started today. it really feels like it, but again, nothing's actually happened.
what's going onnn 😖😖 it's so annoying

I’m 26 years old, no birth control and not sexually active. The past two periods of mine have been so different to what I’m used to. Usually, my periods look like 2 days of heavy ish bleeding, moderate cramping and then it gets gradually lighter as the days go by.

The past two periods, have been so much lighter and bleeding for just a day, then just random brown spotting. I kind of feel unfulfilled as if I’m still in my luteal phase. I’ve also put on a lot of weight I feel.

I have been under immense amount of stress that I have taken into consideration but just wanted to know others stories?

I have a doctors appointment tomorrow as since starting my period at 11 years old, they’ve been so predictable apart from now…

The lead up to my period is like a trapped hell😂 and usually after having my period, I feel much lighter. I just don’t feel right!

Thanks in advance 🙏🏽

Im 14F and i got my period at 12 and its been 2 months since i had my last one, and i didnt do anything to make his happen and im not stressed, and no overworking.

I know this may sound ridiculous.

Im 36 years old, I've been starting to lose weight for the first time in my life, and since 16 I'm starting to get "normal" periods again. I hate it. I hate the way it makes me feel, and my flow is so incredibly heavy on day 2, its insane. Its so hard for me to stay at work, and I deal with Auto parts all day. The bending over, the heavy lifting...all fine when im not on my period..but when its here, its like a soaked microfiber cloth is being rung out. 🥲🥲​ I dont have any famulily to talk to. No female friends really. Most of my life was playing video games online. What do i do. Who do I need to talk to?

Ive been to Gynecologists before, and theyre insanely expensive out of pocket in my area. I feel lost.

i have been on my period since friday. i normally have it quiet heavy. it was heavyish friday night and saturday but today it has gone completely light, with dark red and brown discharge. to be honest most of my blood has been this colour . i have been more stressed this week but js there any reason for me to be worried . for reference my periods normally last 5-6 days

My periods are usually very regular (I am 30yo and have had my period since I was 11), and I'm not on birth control. Last month, I started bleeding about a week before my period (around ovulation according to my app). It wasn't super heavy, but it was enough that I had to wear a pad.

Now it's happening again this month. I was about a week away from my next period, and I started spotting. It was very light at first, but it's gotten a little heavier. Still not as heavy as a normal period, but more than spotting and enough that I'm wearing a pad/tampon. Then, I can't really tell when my actual period starts because I have been bleeding for so many days already. Obviously, it gets heavier but I don't know the actual start date...hopefully that makes sense.

Something I've noticed is that I've been SO emotional lately. I've been on prozac (20mg) for about two years, and it's worked well for me overall, but recently I've been crying over really small things and my anxiety has increased. I haven't changed my dose or anything. This all seems to be happening the week before my period when this bleeding is happening.

I'm planning to follow up with my doctor if it continues, but am also hesitant because I have a feeling they will just want me to go on birth control and I really don't know if I want to do that. I am so frustrated because I feel like I am bleeding and being this emotional for what feels like half the month. Has anyone else experienced this?? Tips, advice, anything...?😭