My period is over a week long. What should I do?

Stock up on overnight maxi pads. Or super strength tampons, if you like.

I'm serious! Is something wrong?

The average period lasts five days, but some women see it as short as three days and as long as eight.

My period is longer than usual.

Then that is a sign of a problem. Do you have an UID?

A user ID? What does that have to do with anything?

I meant one of those devices they stick in you. If you have one, especially if you just started one, you could have a longer period than usual.

No, that has not changed. I haven't even missed a pill.

Was your period late? It could be longer now because it takes longer to clean house.

I've had a lot of stress, but it wasn't really late. Could I be having a miscarriage?

An early miscarriage would mean more bleeding, but not bleeding for a longer period of time. I'm guessing your sexually active then.

Uh, yeah.

It might be longer due to a sexually transmitted disease.

What should I do?

Go see a doctor. If it is affecting your uterine lining, it could be messing up other stuff.

Like my social life. And my wardrobe.

Like your Fallopian tubes, leaving you sterile.

What else could it be?

You might be developing problems with your thyroid, and that can throw off your entire hormonal balance. You might develop excessive thirst, lose hair, lose weight, gain weight -

It sounds like the body's equivalent to climate change -- everything can be blamed on it.

If there is a hormonal imbalance, it really needs to get treated before it gets worse.

So what should I do?

See a doctor.

That's your default answer.

It is also the right one.

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