I dont want to take birth control, but can i get lighter periods cuz everytime we have to go to the bathroom during school they give us a tardie and mine's so heavy that by the end of the week I have my period, i have like 30 fricking tardies and i'm sick of detentions for having a frickign heavy period. So waht can i do to make them lighter?
2007-11-04 13:21:51 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Women's Health
Well, I've had experiences with heavy periods. They suck, I know.
Well, what I do is wear both a pad and a tampon. Try using supers and heavy-duty ones; if you go through BOTH of those, then there will be a problem. Try carrying around a purse with some pads and tampons in them for your next period and use both and see if that helps.
Birth control is an excellent little pill to shorten the length of your periods and the flow, but sometimes that worries parents and pushes them away. I'd stick to the doubling up with both pad and tampon.
Also, if you're having irregular periods, cranberry juice can help that. Yup.
Hope that helps!
2007-11-04 13:27:23 · answer #1 · answered by Emi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would suggest talking to the nurse about this problem. She can probably give you a pass if you need it since this would be a medical problem. You shouldn't be getting in trouble for something you can't control.
I'm not sure of any way to make them lighter other than birth control pills. That is probably what your gynocologist will recommend. Loestrin 24 and YAZ are suppose to make them lighter and shorter. I'm on Loestrin and it works great!
2007-11-04 13:24:28 · answer #2 · answered by TexasGirl 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have heard that lots of exercise will cause lighter or sometimes no periods but how true that is I don't know. Birth control is a good way to control your periods and if there that heavy you should check into it...
2007-11-04 13:25:31 · answer #3 · answered by sarah w 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was looking for an answer to the same question and I read that taking Advil (or any other type of ibuprofen) not only helps with cramps, but gives you lighter periods.
2007-11-04 15:40:40 · answer #4 · answered by amanderz 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot of women get a procedure called DNC done . Look it up on google . Its where they clean you cervix really well . My wife did and her period are only 3 days long
2007-11-04 13:26:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would suggest talking to the nurse, so you won't get the tardies.
2007-11-04 13:28:45 · answer #6 · answered by LovelyBella73 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the only way is birth contorl the one that im on i only wear a panty liner for 1 day!
2007-11-04 13:25:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
nothing except the pill
2007-11-04 13:24:58 · answer #8 · answered by cheri h 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋