His and Her Health

<BR>i am a 25 healthy female. for the last year i have been having major period problems. my doctor's have given me tests to find out what's wrong! but they have not found anything. i know i am way to young to be going through menopause(am i)? a week before i get my period my breasts get sore...i can't even touch them...let alone wear a bra! i get what feels like a huge FEVER! i feel terrible the whole week. and when it does get here i bleed heavy for the first day. and it's gone in 3 days. why am i getting FEVERS(or could it be hot flashes)...because my temp. really doesn't go up. please help. should i change doctors, start some kind of hormone treatment or birth control. also could this be the cause of hair loss? the doctor's say besides this i am very healthy.

Go see a specialist. If your regular gyno can't diagnose it, there's got to be a problem with them and I'd get a new doctor. I have also experienced extreme breast tenderness that's lasted about a week before placebo week, and I don't know of any other way of treating it than to grin and bear it. Do over the counter painkillers work for you? <BR>I hope you find a good doctor before it becomes a big problem.<BR>Sorry I couldn't have been of more help.<P>Hollywood

This will sound weird but pregnant women are told to put cabbage leaves ( whole ones) onto their breasts as a way of cooling them down during lactation. <P>So presumeably it could work for you to. <P>I'm using NFP methods of contraception and my temp is high before a period then on the day I'm to start it plummets. They say that a risen temp indicates ovulation / presence of an egg.<P>The whole bleeding thing has got shorter with age. It use to be a week now it is down to 3 days max. <P>Any way I would also recommend getting a second medical opinion. Given that menstration is natural anything that stops you living a full life should be investigated.

Hair loss has me thinking low testosterone, but there are many other causes, so who knows?<P>Do you have low libido or anything like that?<P>No, you're not too young for menopause. There was one poster on this board who went through menopause at age 14! She had what's known as Premature Ovarian Failure (POF).<P>Ask your mom when she went through menopause. It's just like your first period--you will most likely start around the age your mom started.<P>Most women do not go through menopause as young as you are, but it DOES happen to some women. <P>Also, you may want to have estrogen and progesterone checked. Even slight hormonal imbalances can reak havok on your body like what you describe!<P>Sorry I cannot help much with the other issues!