TOM question...or is it TOY

nurseintraining10 · 06-14-2005, 04:25 PM

This isn't directly related to low carbing, but I'm curious nonetheless. I am 19 years old and I only get my period about 2 or 3 times a year. I am somewhat athletic, but certainly not a marathon runner...in fact I haven't run in months. I am also not extremely thin. Those are the 2 things I have heard that will cause you to have very irregular and nonfrequent periods. The weirdest part is, I got my first one in 8th grade and for the first year or 2 they were regular, every month. It's only been in the past 3-ish years that I have had so few. I know this doesn't have anything to do with low carbing because I've been like this since before low carbing.

Has anyone else experienced this or heard of it? I just hope there isn't any problem with me that would prevent me from being able to have kids...
Any help is appreciated

thanks!

SmileyAmy · 06-14-2005, 04:29 PM

You probably don't want to take this as medical advice...if you are having issues with TOM, you should go see a doctor. You never know.

But, I have heard of women who's cycles are all thrown off. I have a friend who actually got her TOM every two weeks when she was doing LC.

But, as I said before...no one here is a doctor, and you shouldn't decide not to see a doctor because of advice you got here. Get checked out just in case. Good luck!

nurseintraining10 · 06-14-2005, 05:13 PM

I saw a doctor about a year ago and they ran some tests looking for hormones at the wrong levels I think, but nothing came of that. So I suppose it's nothing life threatening, just weird. Although I guess I shouldn't really complain about only have a period twice a year...

Epi_Doc · 06-14-2005, 05:44 PM

In your post you mention this problem hopefully not interfering with having children...I think it might if it means you are not ovulating and therefore not having a cycle. You might want to go see a doctor if you want to have children. Even if you aren't wanting kids right now, you may want to go see a doc and see if there is a problem. Sometimes it takes a while to figure out the problem and get a solution, so you might want to go see someone in case it's something that will take time to work out.

Niccole

06-14-2005, 04:25 PM	#1
nurseintraining10 Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Erie, PA Posts: 34 Gallery: nurseintraining10 Stats: fat pants/normal pants/skinny pants! WOE: general low carb	TOM question...or is it TOY This isn't directly related to low carbing, but I'm curious nonetheless. I am 19 years old and I only get my period about 2 or 3 times a year. I am somewhat athletic, but certainly not a marathon runner...in fact I haven't run in months. I am also not extremely thin. Those are the 2 things I have heard that will cause you to have very irregular and nonfrequent periods. The weirdest part is, I got my first one in 8th grade and for the first year or 2 they were regular, every month. It's only been in the past 3-ish years that I have had so few. I know this doesn't have anything to do with low carbing because I've been like this since before low carbing. Has anyone else experienced this or heard of it? I just hope there isn't any problem with me that would prevent me from being able to have kids... Any help is appreciated thanks!

06-14-2005, 05:44 PM	#4
Epi_Doc Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 606 Gallery: Epi_Doc Stats: 236/159/149.5/140ish WOE: Atkins and now LFL Start Date: Feb 2005	In your post you mention this problem hopefully not interfering with having children...I think it might if it means you are not ovulating and therefore not having a cycle. You might want to go see a doctor if you want to have children. Even if you aren't wanting kids right now, you may want to go see a doc and see if there is a problem. Sometimes it takes a while to figure out the problem and get a solution, so you might want to go see someone in case it's something that will take time to work out. Niccole __________________ 960 of 1000 exercise minutes completed for August

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06-14-2005, 04:29 PM	#2
SmileyAmy Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Attleboro, Massachusetts Posts: 6,556 Gallery: SmileyAmy Stats: looking at the scale from a safe distance	You probably don't want to take this as medical advice...if you are having issues with TOM, you should go see a doctor. You never know. But, I have heard of women who's cycles are all thrown off. I have a friend who actually got her TOM every two weeks when she was doing LC. But, as I said before...no one here is a doctor, and you shouldn't decide not to see a doctor because of advice you got here. Get checked out just in case. Good luck!

06-14-2005, 05:13 PM	#3
nurseintraining10 Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Erie, PA Posts: 34 Gallery: nurseintraining10 Stats: fat pants/normal pants/skinny pants! WOE: general low carb	I saw a doctor about a year ago and they ran some tests looking for hormones at the wrong levels I think, but nothing came of that. So I suppose it's nothing life threatening, just weird. Although I guess I shouldn't really complain about only have a period twice a year...