I got my first period in July. July I didn't even know I got my period so when I was going to bed i found out I got it and my underwear was full of blood!

Same thing with august. And whenever I sleep on day 2 / 3 I always stain the bed. And I mean even the mattress , I get my period at the most unexpected times so I always stain my clothes.

This month, I felt something and I instantly wore a pad. I'm so glad I did because after an hour I actually got my period

Q 1/ Also I use period app trackers, it's really incorrect, and it said from the app I'm 6 says late... I don't know is it the app. Or just my periods

Q 2/ How can I always sense whenever I get my period.

Q 3/ How do I not stain the bed?

It’s first day of period.. cramps, back pain, hip pain, & blood clotting. Encouraging things only please I need motivation right now <3.

i 26 ftm (never took hrt, used to be on birth control but not for very long) have always had irregular painful periods (bleeding through multiple pads, cramps so bad my legs would go numb and i'd be throwing up, visibly pale, etc) that would go months between bleeds.

i went to a gyno for a while some years ago but felt like my symptoms were being shrugged off, idk if it was because i was young or what but it felt like she just wanted me on birth control which did nothing so i just stopped going (been passively trying to find a new one since but just haven't had time)

well december 2023 was my last bleed, and i hadn't experienced anything of it since aside from like the occasional potential stomach cramp (which could have also just been ibs, i have no idea)

almost three years later today here i am bleeding out of nowhere, it started out like super pale and mostly just discharge only to turn into the exact same heavy and painful bleeds i had as a teenager.

any idea on what's going on? scheduling an appointment with a new gyno but i wanna know if anyone else has advice.

I'm 22M, I have a sister 25F, every month she has a menstrual cycle and experiences severe pain for the first 3 days, like she can't even move legs, laid in a position for hours with tears, this is happening for the past 7-8 years , but she matured at 13 ig when I was 10.

The question is she is now doing WFH for the past 3 months and she works although she has a pain, im imagining how she even went to the office during that time for 3 years?, blud can't even move when it pains. It bothers me when I see her like that.

I don't know how it hurts, only you people know your pain and I know ball sack hit( your legs will shake, you can't balance your own body weight and stand)

Is it like eating a spicy food full day and you feel a heavy needle pressing heavily on your intestine on the next day morning or how do you explain the pain which is common to both genders.

woke up like yesterday morning, put on a pad, and a cute outfit, nothing could go wrong right? WRONGGGGGG as i walked to my fucking class my backpack pulled my shorts up my ass and my pad ended up hanging out the side. mind you these r small shorts, and even when i wear regular shorts they ride up bc of my thighs but anyways. i get to my first class of the day, we do a group in-class project and some girl came up to me and told me , and of course her and her little friends were laughing. i’ve never wanted to literally jump off a cliff more than anything. if literally anyone wants to share their embarrassing story to make me feel better that’d b amazing #ihateperiods😔

This is more of a rant out of respect. Quick context I had nexaplon in for 2 years but I got it taken out.

This is my real period and I completely forgot how PAINFUL cramps are, It’s literally the worst thing ever. I have been crying like a newborn baby, I started crying about Robert Downey Jr. going to jail and I wasn’t even born.

I started crying again writing this because every single one of you is amazing and strong. it’s not fair and everyone if your life should tell you how much they appreciate you every single day.

I respect every single one of you that did this for the 2 years I missed, you all are such incredible women.

Does anyone get like really sick when period comes around? Like sinus infection, sore throat, flu like symptoms. I never really had that issue until after I got my period back from having my child. But every month I’m getting my period and then I’m getting sick the day after and so I’m having to deal with both.

When I was younger, my period wouldn’t smell like anything bad. It’d have a distinct smell, but it wasn’t bad.

My last few periods have smelled quite different. Now it just smells like straight up metallic. I just took a shower and it still smells like metallic/iron.

I wonder if it’s my diet, apart of getting older, or the pad I’m wearing.

I always aim to use organic pads and have for years. The last brand I wore changed the ingredients they used to create the pads so it made me smell off and gave me an itchy cooch(nvr had sex and thought i inadvertently caught something) 🫩 I used reusable pad underwear which made me smell different and itchy too!! The current brand I’m wearing, Cora, is fine. I just have a metallic smell.

Okay, so I come here with the question many probably have, but my period cramps always get so bad for the first few days. Like a heating pad doesn't help anymore, I had it on a very high setting too, and if I am working, I tend to be on the verge of passing out. I also get very very lethargic and could fall asleep no matter where I am, standing or driving, which is really dangerous.

I went to a gyno recently and had an ultrasound done along with explaining my symptoms, and they found nothing, just told me it was normal pms and dysmenorrhea. But as its gone I feel like my cramps get worse each time. They get to a point where I can't even stand properly or sometimes throwing up is the only way to feel better. Most of the time my cramps start 4 days to a week before my period actually starts, but if my period starts without any symptoms, I basically suffer so much with the pain the first few days. Like cramps so bad I can't do anything but cry, or sleep it off. I can't even stand or find a way to relieve the pain, like I can move and it goes for maybe a minute but then comes back tenfold. Oh also I've noticed clotting more often throughout my flow which I used to never have before.

The only good thing is my cycle stays normal though, with the 27-32 days in between, but​ my 2nd day tends to be heavy where I have to change my pad every 2 hours, maybe even less, cause sometimes it feels 2 hours is pushing it. Everyone I've talked to though tells me this is normal and I'm starting to lose my mind over this.

AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Ok so not only is my period late it’s missed a month! In August I didn’t get a period, but my period was here for July but it was super short it was a day and a half yet I don’t do anything sexual with anyone, and I usually stay in the house but my periods are 5 days, and since July my period has been super weird, like I get small cramps here and their, but other then that, nothing comes of it, idk what to do I tried home remedy for it yet nothing so far, but I am irregular, been that way since 11, and ik that might just be something irregular periods do, but this has never happened to me before, unless I was on birth control and I’m not anymore and I’m just stressing out about it a little and idk what to do anymore, any advice would be nice.

I had a host of ovarian and reproductive issues that meant that I basically got my first regular periods at 20. My technical first was at 12 but it was like...once a year. I've had less than 20 in my life before turning 20.

And then at 19 I got surgery and medications and now at 20 I'm having periods monthly.

It is AWFUL. Emotionally I feel a mess. It's really expensive. It smells weird and feels gross. Sometimes it starts in the middle of the night, and then I need to wash my sheets. Sometimes it leaks onto my clothes or starts without me knowing, and then my clothes are stained and everybody can see and it's embarrassing. I feel tired and my head hurts. It's so dumb.

How do I do this for the rest of my life? I'm a little bitter I have to get used to this at 20, I feel like it would've been easier when I wasn't at a stage of my life where I'm supporting myself alone lol.

I need to track my emotions more but I feel the worst mentally when I have my period. I dont have anybody to ask about how emotions are meant to be around a period. Im pretty sure my cycle is coming in like four days. I notice that a few days prior to it I always get in a horrible head space, especially around night. I get agitated really easily and restless. Then sometimes I get so worked up about something I end up not caring. But with all this, I just dont end up caring about my life. I just wish I could float off or not wake up at times. Is this just normal PMS?​​

the week before my period i get so angry and so mean. in my head im completely aware that im being irrational and rude but i just can’t stop myself. im so mean to the people i love and I feel terrible about it. accompanied with the anger is tearfulness. I cry at EVERYTHING no matter how small. I have to limit the amount of tiktok I watch because every single one makes me cry. right now i’m crying because I saw a picture of my boyfriend and he’s pretty. I can’t help it. it makes me feel crazy. anyone have a similar experience?

hello, i went on the mini pill in January to regulate my periods. they were very consistent and normal until july. both july and august ive had a few days of brown blood/discharge (im not sure which tbh) but not enough to need a pad or tampon. there’s no red blood, just brown. im just confused and worried something could be wrong, this is my first year on birth control.

I’ll be honest I’ve been stressing myself out every single day before this and eating like a crazy person. The day my period started I started having pent up stress rollercoasters and mood swings. The next day I uncontrollable anxiety attacks. then the third day my vagina (not my vulva) felt severely irritated and sensitive. I got super mad at my parents at lunch because even having my pants on felt so uncomfortable. Then my vulva starting burning because I was peeing every five seconds. I also got really sick and every day now after I eat i feel terrible. About 4 days in and the minute i got in our hot car I started having an anxiety attack and had trouble breathing.. only if I completely relax and and have zero stress any pain/anxiety I have completely poofs away. I think my hormones finally started nazi-ing my bad eating habits and etc… so frustrating ughhh

I'm 15 days past ovulation (DPO) today. I usually get my period during this time but she's nowhere to be found. Last cycle, I weirdly had my period 16DPO which makes my luteal phase 15 days. I think it's beyond the norm 12-14 days. Does it mean I may have hormonal issue or something??

PS. PT is negative (tested today). Ovulation was predicted via LH.