frequent urination and pain

Hi.Im a 19 yr old girl.I started my periods when i was 10.And have always been a 27 - 28 day cycle.However, my last cycle was after 31 days and around 10 days before my cycle it hurt a lot while urinating.It hurts somewhere near clitoris.This has repeated even in this cycle.Also in morning i need to go to the loo around 5 times in the first hour after getting.Even afterwards I feel the need to go immediately and its uncontrollable.What can be the problem?Im sexually active but with only with 1 partner.

[Lennox Hoyte, M.D.]

You may be having a bladder infection. Please get a urine culture, and if this is positive, get treated with antibiotics.  Alternatively, some women can have trouble with their bladderd especially around the time of their periods.  I would adgvise you to get evaluated by a gynecologist for these symptoms.