[Katelina]

Howdy Shelby,

Yea I have heard from my doctor that an eating disorder can
cause your period to go "haywire". He also mentioned; over exercise,
over eating, stress, and hormone level spikes to cause your period
to become irregular. I am a barrel racer, show jumper, triathlon runner,
and extremely active daily due to my "country-ness" life. Which all the
excess exercise can cause your period to become irregular. For example;
I would loose mine for 3-5 months at a time durin' heavy rodeo season, or
intense trainin for my next triathlon. First time it happened I thought I was pregnant. So of course I flipped out, but I went in to talk to my doctor.
He recommended me to be put on birth control - it doesn't just act as a
pregnancy prevention. It also can help make your periods become regular.
Even with an eating disorder birth control can help regulate your period as
long as you don't miss one. But my advice is to just go in and talk to your
doctor about it and ask if there is any other way to regulate them if
you are against takin pills. (:

-Kate