Do I need to see a Doctor and if so what kind?

Question

I'm sure if my problems are related or serious,but I'm having very abnormal periods (Only five so far Jan-Mar,Aug-lasted 10 days instead of five,and Nov. still going stronger than ever at 12 days). I'm normally I light bleeder,but my flow is getting heavier by the day it seems. I've also been experincing, vertigo, headaches, backaches,problems with my inner ears, hotflashes, nasal congestion of only my left nostril starting the same time as my period,and a lack of energy/will to do my normal routine. I'm not on meds, so should I be concerned?

Answer 1

hell yeah get off the damn computer and get to the hospital...NOW!

Answer 2

This Is For The Ladies!
If you are a woman and use pads, but especially if you use tampons,
read this and pass it on to your friends. For the men receiving this
email, please forward it to your friends, significant others, sisters,
mothers, daughters, etc. Thanks!

Check the labels of the sanitary pads or tampons that you are going to
buy the next time and see whether you spot any of the familiar signs
stated in this email. No wonder so many women in the world suffer from
cervical cancer and womb tumors. Have you heard that
tampon makers include asbestos in tampons? Why would they do this?

Because asbestos makes you bleed more, if you bleed more, you're going
to need to use more. Why this isn't against the law since asbestos is
so
dangerous? Because the powers that be, in all their wisdom (not), did
not consider tampons as being ingested and, therefore, did not
consider
them illegal or dangerous.

This month's Essence magazine mentions 2 manufacturers of a cotton
tampon alternative. The companies are: Organic Essentials @
1-800-765-6491 and Terra Femme @ 1-800-755-0212.

A woman getting her Ph.D. at University of Colorado sent the
following:


I am writing this because women are not being informed about the
dangers of something most of us use: Tampons. I am taking a class
this
month and I have been learning a lot about biology and women,
including
feminine hygiene.

Recently we have learned that tampons are actually dangerous (for
other reasons than TSS). After learning about this in our class, most
of
the females wound up feeling angry and upset with the tampon industry,
and I for one, am going to do something about it. To start, I want to
inform everyone I can, and email is the fastest way that I know how.

HERE IS THE SCOOP:

Tampons contain two things that are potentially harmful: Rayon (for
absorbency), and dioxin (a chemical used in bleaching). The tampon
industry is convinced that we, as women, need bleached white products
in
order to view the product as pure and clean. The problem here is that
the dioxin, can lead to very harmful problems for a woman.

Dioxin is potentially carcinogenic (cancer-associated) and is toxic to
the immune and reproductive systems. It has also been linked to
endometriosis and lower sperm counts for men. For both sexes, it
breaks
down the immune system.

Last September, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reported
that there really is no "acceptable" level of exposure to dioxin given
that it is cumulative and slow to disintegrate.

The real danger comes from repeated contact (Karen Couppert "Pulling
the
Plug on the Tampon Industry"). I'd say using about 4-5 tampons a day,
five days a month, for 38 years is "repeated contact", wouldn't you?
Rayon contributes to the danger of tampons and dioxin because it is a
highly absorbent substance.

Therefore, when fibers from the tampons are left behind in the vagina
(as usually occurs), it creates a breeding ground for the dioxin. It
also stays in a lot longer than it would with just cotton tampons.
This
is also the reason why TSS (toxic shock syndrome) occurs.

WHAT ARE THE ALTERNATIVES?

Using feminine hygiene products that aren't bleached and that are all
cotton. Other feminine hygiene products pads/napkins) contain dioxin
as
well, but they are not nearly as dangerous.

So, what can you do if you can't give up using tampons? Use tampons
that are made from 100% UNBLEACHED cotton. Unfortunately, there are
very few companies that make these safe tampons. They are usually only
found in health food stores. Countries all over the world (Sweden,
Germany, British Columbia etc.) have demanded a switch to this safer
tampon, while the US has decided to keep us in the dark about it.

In 1989, activists in England mounted a campaign against chlorine
bleaching.

Six weeks and 50,000 letters later, the makers of sanitary products
switched to oxygen bleaching (one of the green methods available) (MS
magazine, May/June 1995).

WHAT TO DO NOW? Tell people. Everyone. Inform them. We are being
manipulated by this industry and the government, let's do something
about it! Please write to the companies: Tampax (Tambrands); Playtex;
O.B Kotex.

All the 1800 numbers are listed on the boxes. Let them know that we
demand a safe product: ALL COTTON UNBLEACHED TAMPONS.
Someone just emailed me this today. But I would say you should check in with your gynecologist and get your blood chemistries checked. Women's hormones and cycles can be influenced by so many variables. I, thankfully am past all of that!

Answer 3

Sounds like your going through menapause. Go see a gyne.

Answer 4

I would not be too concerned, if this is nothing new for you. If you are, just talk to your OB.

Answer 5

i think you should see you local doctor who will then refer you on if need be

good luck

Answer 6

You should see gynechologyst!