When should i test??? irregular periods

Question

ok my periods come like every other month....so i dont kno if i missed a period or if its just not coming on that month....when should i test?

Answer 1

seek medical attention about that. i had very irregular periods, the doctor told me for being in your teens this is for the most part normal. again for the most part. but if the problem persits into your 20's please seek medical attention. this could be serious and might not be. you wont know unless you seek medical attention.

Answer 2

There really is no answer to that, I'll tell you why. Last November was my last period. I tested in early & late December, and early & mid January. And I was still getting a negative each time even though I thought I was pregnant. Sure enough late January I got the big positive. Went to the doctors and found out I conceived the first week of December. So almost 2 months of having negative tests they should have really been positives. It all really depends on how much of the pregnancy hormone you have in you to detect the pregnancy. My advice is try a test and if it's negative wait another 2 weeks and try again.

Answer 3

I have the same problem, and honestly you should talk to your doctor about it. I tried to talk to mine once, when i was 17 or so, and well lets just say i don't think she was the best doctor in the world, but she just gave me birth control, even tho i wasn't sexually active at the time. She didn't run any tests or anything, which she should have, even tho i was kinda happy she didn't at the time, But Birth control will help keep your cycle regular, at least while your on it, i stayed on it for about a year, then ran out of refills and just never went to back to the doc to get more since i didn't have insurance at the time. After i stopped taking it my period went back to being very irregular, and has been for quite awhile, Ive had a few times where i thought i was pregnant, because i didn't have it for 3 months, or couldn't remember the last time i did. I really need to go and see a doctor as well, but Ive been looking for a better female doctor in our area.

  So if your not wanting to get pregnant, birth control will help. your cycle will be regular, and you wont have to worry so much about being pregnant.   But if you are trying to get pregnant you should speak with your doctor, because well, everyone should before they make the decision to have a baby, and it could be a more serious problem that will prevent, or maybe just make it harder to conceive,  If your hard headed or stupid like me, and like to put off going to the doctor until your dying or something, then you should prolly get a calender, and  keep tract of your cycle, and when your sexually active. and if your period goes a little longer than normal, get a test.   I don't know if you have Dollar Tree stores near you, but they have pregnancy tests for $1. so buy a couple and stash them under your sink or something for piece of mind.