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Period lasting for about 6-7 weeks

I'm 25 and I have always had irregular periods, but now I have had one that has lasted about 6-7 weeks and counting. It's sometimes heavy and then most of the time it's light. Sometimes it's like 'period' blood and other times it fresh - like i've just cut myself. I've been to see the nurse and she did a few blood tests and the results are i have to go back for a prolactin test in 3 months. She also did a pregnancy test - but I can't be pregnant. I'm about 3 stone over weight and the nurse said that wasn't the problem. I am not taking any medication and i'm not on any birth control (my fiance had a vasectomy in 1989). I have recently changed my diet for the better - eating fresh, homemade food instead of processed. I also haven't had any major stress in my life recently. When it first started i was tired a lot - but not after 6 odd weeks, i don't seem to have any side effects. Can someone help please.
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Sometimes this happens the heaviness can be normal
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I am 14 years old and started my period on the 5th of June and it didn't end till like the 10th of July. There was heavy blood and what I think you guys are calling clotting? Where there's like a dark kinda slimey looking matter sometimes I found them on my underwear but once there was a large on in the toilet. Kinda worried please reply.
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Drink lemon juice u will bleed less and no cramps my periods is perfect I never had cramps and never heavily blood drink lemon juice 3 times a day
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Hi I'm 17 and my period has lasted for 2 weeks now and it's relativly normal/heavy and I've been having minor cramps. My periods on and off a lot cause I only got my first one maybe 2 years ago, but I don't really know what to do. Do I wait for it to stop? See how long it'll last? Go to doctor? I'm just really unsure and getting a little freaked out :(
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I have pretty much been on my period ever since february now, and not off of a period for more than 5 or 6 days before another starts. At end of march, I went to doctor. She put me on provera for a few days which stopped the period, and referred me to an obgyn who put me on birth control pills. I started my period about 5 days later (as expected when taking/stopping provera) and so began my birthcontrol pills shortly after. Now, in mid June, still having constant periods.

They are much lighter than my periods used to be. I've always had super heavy periods. but now I am barely noticing even just a faint pink streak here or there most of the times.

Sometimes I think then, oh good, it must be ending, yay. I thought that yesterday, then since I decided not to wear a panty liner, to my surprise about half way through the day found I was bleeding heavy again and had to go change.

It goes on and on like this. light 90% of the time, heavy for 2 or 3 days, but constant almost always.

I'm 34, I do have PCOS, but have had that for a long time, and never had this problem before, if anything, most of the time, I would not ovulate and go months without a period.

Doctors did numerous tests. including but not limited to internal and external ultrasounds, bloodwork, papsmear, pregnancy tests, and checking for std. All tests negative. OBGYN said utereus looks normal in thickness etc and doesn't think I have any problems.

I feel like I'm going crazy. I'm so tired every day, it's becoming harder and harder to just even get out of bed in the morning every day. I am emotional and have all the symptoms and pains of a normal menestral cycle except that my pain has been constant since february (sensitive breasts, nausea, diarhea and constipation at the same time, headache, ovary/side pain, thigh pain, tummy pain, back pain.)

I just want it to end already!!

To make matters worse, my doctor referred me to an OBGYN who then, after one appointment called to tell me she's closing her practice. I called another OBGYN last week, but am told that they won't even talk to me or schedule anything until they see my test results, so I had to go in and sign release forms, and now waiting, for who knows how long, meanwhile, every day, including today, I continue to bleed and hurt, and become weaker and more tired each day.
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I just turned 51 and have always had long periods but this time it has lasted longer than ever - very clotty - I had it for 7 weeks - bleeding and spotting it finally stopped last week and today it started again. I'm a healthy woman - I walk 6 miles a day and eat very healthy so I don't know what could be causing it. I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one out there suffering from this annoying problem. I have an appointment scheduled for later on this week. Hope the issue can get resolved and that this will go back to normal periods. Fingers crossed and I will update my post if I don't bleed to death. haha!!
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