Worried about periods

Hi 

over the last few months my periods have been a little strange, 2 months of 23 day cycle and this one is 31 days.  This is very light watery blood with bloody discharge.  I am usually heavy quite quickly and throughout but have noticed a lighter period beginning and end more often over the last few months. My last period almost lasted 7 days too.

 

i am going to visit my dr too next week as I started taking sertraline in the last 3 weeks which is for health anxiety, which is why I am petrified I have cancer as I have been experiencing pelvic ache intermittent, very central since before new year.  Everything I read shows up cervical or ovarian cancer, I wonder if anyone can give me advice as to why this is happening, I mentioned my shorter periods at my last appointment but she didn’t seem bothered. 

 

Many thanks 

  • Hello Loucc2019 and welcome to the forum. I suspect you have been looking up your symptoms on the internet  Please stop if you are; it is a total waste of time and just causes unnecessary worry.  The trouble is that, unlike a real doctor, they cannot ask questions, look, feel, enquire about general health, note how well or otherwise you are looking and, oh, all kinds of things.  Dr Google (as we call him or her) ought to have been struck off years ago.  S/he scrapes the bottom of the barrel and includes every illness which may, just, in some unspecified circumstances, relate to the symptoms.    I know it is tempting to look up your symptoms but as you have discovered it just raises the fear factor without doing anything useful.  Anyway, you have wisely booked an appointment with your GP and I very much hope that your worst fears are unfounded; if you wish to come back and tell us how your appointment went we would be interested to read about it - but only if you want to post again.  Best wishes.  Annie