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IS IT NORMAL IF…

NO

MY PERIODS ARE IRREGULAR?

Pre-menopause, cycles can be erratic, but if you’re much younger, they should be fairly fixed.

‘If the length of your cycle varies by more than four days a month, it can be a sign of a problem like polycystic ovary syndrome,’ says Helen Mason, Professor of Reproductive Endocrinology at St George’s University of London.

WHEN SHOULD I WORRY?

When period pain is

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