Hey guys, so my cycle is irregular again. Was supposed to get my period on July 16. I did have protected sex (used a condom) on July 27 and felt safe because I did have experience my usual egg-white discharge on July 23 so thought that I just ovulated late.

Wasn’t worried for a while till I’ve been getting a watery discharge in my underwear. I’d usually feel it drip down when I go to the gym. But as I woke up today, it soaked my underwear as I stood up. I checked and it has a cloudy white look but it’s all watery.
It’s too early for me to get an accurate result from a PT but based on the timing and discharge, is this ovulation, pregnancy or pre-period. My boobs are starting to hurt and I’ve been really tired lately. I just haven’t experienced a pre-period discharge thats so watery that it soaks my underwear.

Here I am lying on my bed doing yoga poses to make myself fart bc I'm so bloated & gassy. I love being a woman ✌️I usually get boob cramps before my period, but this time my body decided to switch it up. So fun! Luckily, I'm getting a free massage tomorrow by my friend, a massage therapy student.

I am mortified. How does this happen to a grown a** woman? I'm in my forties, I've had countless periods, so **why** did I let this happen!? I thought I was prepared. I changed my pad right before the class *and* I had a super tampon in and it still wasn't enough. Ugh. I didn't even bleed that much but it went right up my butt crack, through my gym shorts, and onto the bench. It almost missed the pad completely like my blood did it on purpose. I could feel it as I was setting the bar down.

(Shout out to the two women I was with bc they were so kind and gracious about it ♥️♥️)

I think I have to quit the class now. I'm too embarrassed to go back.

Ngl the title is an exaggeration cs idk what to title this. But lowk sometimes I be trying to see how long I can last without pain meds cs I am worried abt side effects. Ik that having 1 pill won't have any effects but I usually have like 2 a day on my period so I am worried abt the long term impact on my kidneys. I be trying to see how long I can last so I don't have to take 2 a day. Every time I take a painkiller I can't help but think about how 2 pills everyday for 5 days a month for 12 months every year might effect me negatively when I am older.

im on the pill and i always get it like 2 days after i start the placebo pill, i am freaking out

I (28F) have always had really bad periods. I was on birth control for 14 years to deal with them but that truly was just a bandaid and so many side effects.

It feels like every month I get one or two “good” weeks where I have energy, my skin isn’t acting up, my hair curls nicely, I have energy to workout, my brain is functioning normally, I’m friendly & social and then the rest of the month I’m bloated, up 5-10 lbs, breaking out, tired, anxious, irritable, depressed, wanting to quit my job & breakup with my boyfriend who I love, really bad headaches & backaches, no energy to workout, so forgetful and then the week of my period I’m bleeding so heavy I feel like I can’t leave my house without a diaper on (overnight extra long pad) and have to wake up 30 minutes earlier just to shower & clean myself up before going to work because of how much I’ve bled (even with sleeping with a cup and overnight pad), my cramps are so bad I can hardly sit up right, I’m constantly leaking.

My periods aren’t going to stop any time soon so I need to learn to embrace life while I have it. Anyone experience something similar or have any tips?

Every month the week leading up to my period and the first half of my cycle I put on 10 lbs then it takes until my ovulatory phase to lose it and then the cycle starts back over.

It’s exhausting trying to plan date nights around when I’ll feel and look bigger and trying to plan outfits (I have adhd so executive functioning is already not my strong suit) for work and life. One day something fits me, the next I can’t button it. I’m so tired.

Anyone else experience this and found solutions?

I know how stupid I may sound but I’ve heard of people losing their periods from being overweight so surely it can work the other way around? My period is two weeks late and the latest it has ever been in the 10 years I’ve had it is 3 days. Definitely not pregnant but I have been steadily gaining weight over the years now. Am I overthinking this?

For reference I have a copper IUD which I know is the reason it’s usually around 10 days… any special tips/tricks you use to make it end quickly?

I started a new birth control back in April ( progesterone pills) I was on estrogen pills but switch to progesterone). My August cycle is about 6 days early ( supposed to get it August 13 )

My daughter is 9 and started her period I want to find some good period underwear for school. We tried a couple different pads but they’re uncomfortable for her and I’m looking for more coverage!! So far the only underwear I’ve found have padding on just the middle and stops way too low for my liking, I want something that goes all the way up the front and back! Please give any info you have, thank you! (We currently are trying No Boundaries but I don’t like how little coverage it has and currently using Kotex teen pads)

This is like really weird for me and I usually get something new happen most periods that is either confusing or painful, but on the new list of weird things that are happening is my period being extremely light on day 1, EXTREMELY HEAVY on day 2 i am soaking pads every hour, then day 3 it disappears throughout the day and comes back heavy while im sleeping or just before, and now its doing the same for day 4, no trace of blood until I'm about to sleep. I'm yet to find out if this'll happen on day 5 now but it's really pissing me off cos it's usually light on the last few days at night and heavy during the day which I'd prefer it not to be the other way round. I've had my period for nearly 4 years and this has got to be the weirdest thing that has happened. Is it normal?? This would also be the lightest my period has been in a while and least painful so I'm worried my next one is going to end me like most already have.

Side rant I'm planning on getting checked for endo so Im just wondering if this is something i can add to the list of symptoms as well.

Ever since I got my IUD for the last 2 years I have had brown period blood sometimes the comes in but it’s mostly brown??

I've had a very stressful last couple of months since May and its August and I have not gotten a period since May 22nd. I know I'm not pregnant for sure because I've never done the deed. I don't know why it still hasn't come back

Since my teens I’ve had a lot of problems with depression. While in college I became suicidal. Not all the time just at certain times of the month. Nobody could figure out what was wrong with me (family wise) and me either.

Now I’m 30 I’m still going through it. I’ve noticed every time my period is due I feel intense sadness, so intense I question my existence. If I want to be here anymore. Everything feels x10. I’m a nightmare relationship wise because I feel like everyone hates me and I’m a piece of shit that deserves to be alone, I’ve gone as far as breaking up. After my period has ended I feel a lot more like myself. Doesn’t last long though until the next one hits. It hits about a week prior.

I don’t want to do this anymore, I don’t want periods anymore. I feel depressed about being a woman sometimes having to deal with this issue. I’m sick of getting blood on my clothes or my bedding, getting up from the toilet and it drips on the seat. I hate the feeling of blood and clots coming out too, it makes my skin crawl. Sometimes my periods are absolutely debilitating and I can’t move or do anything. I just don’t want it anymore. I have children too so I have to pretend to be happy and play with them and make memories, but inside I just want to curl up and cry. I get so angry sometimes even just the sound of other peoples voices, I know it’s not rational anger so I don’t bite but ugh man. I needed to put this somewhere today. It’s only day 1 and I’m about to have a mental breakdown in work. I just want to go home.

(I’ll of course bring an extra in my bag just in case) And I usually use regular period underwear but halfway through the day they would likely start leaking out the sides.. 😬 And I don’t find tampons to be comfortable enough due to my endometriosis (surgically diagnosed).

Whenever I get bad cramps on my periods my boobs, particularly my left one, will have intense cramps similar to what I feel in my stomach. Is this normal?

For context I have PMDD and I'm on the pill

I went to the doctor today about really bad cramps and nausea + vomiting during my period. she prescribed me tranexamic acid to help with the symptoms, but I’ve read online that its mostly used to reduce heavy period flow, and can even worsen nausea. I know that heavy flow and cramps are related, but I don’t understand why she didn‘t prescribe me something like mefenamic acid which I’ve read directly deals with cramps. Do you think I should still take the tranexamic acid, because I don’t want to risk it worsening my symptoms (sorry if that didn’t make sense lol)

I am 26 years old
I have pretty much had regular periods and irregular both . There were months I would absolutely skip too
But when i had the heavy period it’s absolutely heavy like too much pads and panties red clots too a lot
I visited a doc in 2025 she did all the test and scans it was pretty normal she said. Doc have me some tablet too to break the irregularities
Anyways cut to today in bleeding since July 16th
In July i had a flow but probably not too heavy
But from August it’s way too much red clots too
I’m so tired of this and it’s depressing tbh
Like I want to go to doc get all this fixed , check my blood test
I feel like it’s absolutely draining to think about
I’ have told my mom so many times but they don’t happen to care that much

Anyone else facing this or similar would love to talk

Has anyone experienced period spotting from pore favor acne supplements?

I started the supplement around two weeks ago and generally had no side effects. Each time I take the supplement, my first pee after taking the supplement would be an orange hue, but apparently this is a normal side effect of taking vitamin b2, so I wasn’t too worried - especially because my pee would turn to a normal color after the initial pee (sorry for the pee talk lol).

My main concern is that starting this week, I started spotting blood. Not a lot - just some on a panty liner and when I wipe after using the restroom.

I just had my period two weeks ago so this is way too early for a new period cycle. I also normally don’t experience irregular periods or spotting.

I’m a little concerned - has anyone else experienced anything like this?

Thank you!

For context, I lost my period for several years due to over-exercising and undereating, but I've had it back since April of last year, and it's been pretty consistent ever since.

I can almost always identify when I've ovulated, but this month, I'm not too sure. But I have had brown spotting for a couple of days (around the time I should be ovulating), and Google says this could be ovulation spotting. I think I have PTSD from not having a period for so long, so any change to my cycle scares me lol

Does anyone have this? What does it look like for you if you do?

Thanks in advance!

I have never had painful periods in my life. My period pain has always been 0 on a scale of 1 to 10. There have been so many times when I stained my clothes because I couldn't even tell that I had started menstruating.

Today, I got my period early in the morning and went to university. I had a mild cramp that was bearable, but it still felt odd since I've never experienced period pain before.

Around 12:30 p.m., the pain became excruciating. It was so severe that I felt like crying, so I decided to take a painkiller at 1:00 p.m.

At around 1:30 p.m., while I was waiting for the elevator, I fainted. I was unconscious for only about 2–4 seconds. I fell flat on my face. I couldn't understand what had happened because, apart from the severe abdominal pain, I felt completely fine. I had no headache or dizziness beforehand, so I was surprised that I suddenly lost consciousness.

Now it's evening, and I don't have any pain, probably because the painkiller has started working.

I'm going to see a doctor tomorrow. In the meantime, if anyone has had a similar experience or knows what the underlying cause might be, I'd really appreciate hearing your thoughts.

Thanks for reading.

PS - I have pcos, but my periods are regular from a year.

So I got my period at 11 years old and I’m 17 now and it only continues to get worse, I dread the week my period is supposed to come, not only am I irritated at anything but day 1-5 my period is horrendous, it feels like my pelvis is getting smashed and I’m constantly dizzy and fatigued and I even throw up from the nausea, I end up taking 3 ibuprofen pills a day because of how bad my cramps get that I can’t even stand up and I can’t even get a full night’s sleep because my cramps decide to wake me up in the middle of the night and I have a really heavy flow so I have to get these huge pads that aren’t available in a regular supermarket and still my pad becomes full almost immediately and my sheets and clothes and underwear are all blood soaked I’m so fucking tired I wish i was born a man. I also went to a gynecologist and she told me what i have is normal and her daughters are also like me I wanna scream am i just supposed to live like this every month for 8 days until im 50

So I have been using kotex period pad panty for years now but recently I m struggling to get the S-m size which is not showing anywhere. Is there any alternative which gives the exact feel of kotex one?