My periods keep getting shorter...

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  • psychod787
    psychod787 Posts: 4,099 Member
    Sorry for being the only guy here to comment. That being said, my ex wife was heavier. She used to have long periods. After some weight loss they got shorter. The less weight you carry, the better hormones work. Also, when you lose weight, leptin a master hormone will drop. It does have some effect on women's menstruation. The body does not know we need to lose weight, it just thinks we are in a time of scarcity, which is not the best time to breed. Just my 2 cents.
  • rheddmobile
    rheddmobile Posts: 6,840 Member
    Stored fat does affect estrogen so the weight loss could be part of it - if that's the case I imagine it will even out once your body figures out the new normal. But yeah, get checked for peri. And get your iron checked!
  • G8r4evr
    G8r4evr Posts: 45 Member
    Francl27 wrote: »
    Yep. 21 days cycle. It totally sucks. Although I got lucky this time and made it to 26 days. I just turned 40 but it's been happening for a year. Oh and I have anemia too and severe bloating and always feel awful a couple days into my period.

    PMS is hell too.

    GYN says it's normal.

    Right now, 26 days sounds amazing. LOL. I still can't believe I'm 21 this month...I was shocked at 28 and 25 days. When I was trying to conceive, I would go 60 days sometimes, so this is completely foreign to me.
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