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[voidofher.livejournal.com]

my period started yesterday.. it was over a month late (41 days actually), i was supposed to get it on May 29th but it never came (probably because i've been so stressed).. anyway, it's here now.. &i'm happy.
i don't have any cramps (i never do get bad cramps) and everything seems ok, but..my period is pretty heavy. it's not really bad or anything, but it's heavier than usual. could this be because it was late?


oh and.. i can't seem to get in to cyclespage.com.. is there something wrong with the site or is it just my computer? ah, it's working now :)


thanks <3

I Love My Mooncup

[adjectivegail]

I just want to talk about my mooncup (again - I talked about it before, in my own journal).

( cut for blood squick )

So... yeah. That's why I love my mooncup :)

body fat %age and menstruation

[charmo.livejournal.com]

i haven't had a period since April and being that July is the 3rd month since .. I realized that there might be a problem.

I was on birth control for about 18 months before I stopped back in November. I continued to have my period every month until April. I took a pregnancy test about 3 weeks ago which came out negative.

Anyway, I'm also a long distance runner, I train for marathons (ran my last in March, in training for an August 1st race). I had my body composition tested a few weeks ago and I'm at about 16% body fat. While surfing the net, I came upon a site that discussed 'athlete amenorrhea' and I seem have most of the symptoms associated with this condition.

I don't have a regular GYN that I see (I usually go to a nurse on my college campus) .. I'm def. going to make an appt. sometime this week to see one; in the meanwhile, is anyone here familiar with athlete amenorrhea? Would it be possible for this to be the culprit behind my missed periods? Anyone know how much body fat is needed to 'have' a period?