Don't put up with heavy periods! Control bleeding now with these solutions and take your life back!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
- Teenagers frequently have heavy periods. This can result in missing school, sports or social occasions. There are many options to control this bleeding.
From lifestyle to non-hormonal medication and finally to hormones, in this video Dr Gail discusses all the options available to teens to control their period bleeding and give them their lives back! This includes a very effective option which is often NOT offered to teenagers, why this is and the way around this.
The teenage years are important from many aspects, including education, social interactions, physical development and making that journey into adulthood.
DISCLAIMER: This video is not meant to represent personal medical advice as situations and other health conditions vary among individuals. It is meant to be taken as general advice and education as to the available options. Individual advice and management should be sought from your own doctor.
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This video has come just at the right time. My 16 year old has a GP appointment at 10.30 this morning. She has suffered heavy periods since she was 12, she builds her life around her periods and is frequently anaemic.
She takes TA but it doesn't really help too much. My daughter (and most of our family) suffer aura migraines so has been offered the POP only but she isn't keen to take it for fear of weight gain (she is slim) and is forgetful at taking medication so I worry she would not take it regularly. I have asked the GP about the mirena but she wasn't keen because she is only 16. GP has never suggested the patch which seems a good option so we will ask about that today.
One thing I would like to ask you, which the GP doesn't really want to discuss, is that fact that I have just been diagnosed with endometriosis at the age of 51 despite suffering from gynae issues for decades. My daughter's auntie (my sister) also has endo. I worry my daughter may have inherited this condition too as I have read it can run in families. Should I push the GP for a gynae referral?
Also, what are the long term risks of developing diseases such as breast cancer on progestin type contraceptions? Thank you
Ah, just realised the patch is both oestrogen and progesterone. Shame they don’t offer a progesterone only patch
@beckys2075 hi, being 16 isn't a reason to avoid the Mirena coil. It can be inserted under a general anaesthetic if she has not been sexually active. The risk of breast cancer from progestogens varies depending on family history etc, however it is probably very low in a teenager who uses them for period control in her teens.
As for endometriosis, I am going to publish a video about teen endometriosis today, so keep your eyes out!
I hope the appointment went well today.
@@drgailbusby Sadly the appointment was a little bit fruitless. The GP has refused to refer my daughter to the gynae department to discuss endo or even a mirena. The GP says if my daughter wants to try a mirena she will insert it herself which concerns me a little as my daughter and I would prefer it to be done at our local hospital as they have a mirena clinic and could do it under a local or even a general, so we are at a stalemate situation atm. I look forward to your video on teen endo, thank you for your reply.
@beckys2075 sorry to hear this. The video has been uploaded. I hope you find it useful.
@@drgailbusby thank you