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My Struggle With Irregular Periods

I Have Been Bleeding for 13 Days!

Mehak Adlakha
Modern Women
4 min readJan 7, 2025

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I never planned to share my health concerns on Medium, but here we are. These health issues have taken such a toll on my body that my daily functioning is now severely impacted, leaving me with little energy to write about anything else. So, let’s talk about what’s happening.

Perhaps by sharing this, I might help someone in a similar situation — or receive some valuable advice myself.

13 Days of Bleeding

To start with: I have been bleeding for 13 days straight!

13 till today, not sure when this ends.

The neverending menstruation days. | Photo by Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition on Unsplash

Yes, you read that right. And if you are a woman, you know just how exhausting and distressing this can be. On top of that, I have also been dealing with constant abdominal pain throughout these 13 days.

If you are interested in understanding how I got to this point, let’s start from the beginning.

When Life Becomes a Roller Coaster

Every time my life takes a chaotic turn — whether it’s moving to a new city, a disrupted lifestyle, increased stress, or weight gain — my periods become irregular.

To bring them back on track, I have to focus on:

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Mehak Adlakha
Mehak Adlakha

Written by Mehak Adlakha

27 | Owner of 'The Live. Love. Laugh. Pub' and 'Namaste Tales' | Software Engineer @ Microsoft, India | Life Enthusiast and Explorer

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