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Frequent Periods

Normally periods occur once in 25 days to one month. If it occurs more frequently, it will indicate some underlying medical conditions. Some of the causes for frequent periods are anovulation, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, the beginning of menopause, puberty, fibroids, stress, birth control pills, obesity, PCOS, etc.

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Is it normal to have periods twice a month?

Query: Hello, I am 28-year-old. My periods last month started on the twenty-fourth and ended on the twenty-seventh. The month before that, I had periods twice. But this month, it is already twenty-eighth, and I did not get my periods. My cycles are not 21 days or 28 days. I am not sure, as I never took the...  Read Full »


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Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. If you are married or sexually active, please do a urine pregnancy test any time if there is a change in the frequency of your cycle. If not no need to worry. There are hundreds of causes that disturb cycle frequency, but we will rule out which harms your health. Causes...  Read Full »

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