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Menstruation

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Hi, I'm new on here, so not completely sure how these forums work but here goes.... I have twin girls who are 12 and recently started their periods, within 2 weeks of each other. They are both on the more severe end of the spectrum, and one has very little speech and functions at about age 5/6.

I thought we were handling the periods really well, much better than I expected but this time round she has started pooing herself instead of going to the toilet. I'm guessing it is maybe because she is wearing a pad she thinks it's a nappy (although she stopped wearing them about 5 years ago).  has anyone else heard of this problem?

Also, has anyone with girls on the spectrum decided to go ahead and put them on the mini pill? I have read about it as an option if they are not coping, but my gp is not interested in helping, there is no school nurse (budget cuts) and I really don't know where to turn. 

Thankyou in advance

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  • Hi

    My daughter has always used the combined Pill. Initially she was on Yasmin for 6 months (we waited until she was having 'proper' periods before starting the Pill, she was a bit irregular for the first few months) Everyone noticed how much more aggresive this Pill seemed to make her so she then switched to Microgynon (an older style combined Pill) which seems to have suited her better.

    I always see the GP at my surgery who has the Gynacology specialism DRCOG & MRCGP as the other Doctors are less helpful. (As I've had some problems myself, when we moved house my then GP told me what specialism I needed to look for)

    We have bad acne on both sides of the family so I started my daughter on a twice daily cleanse, tone, mosturise regime which has worked really well (she uses either Boots own 'simple' range or Body Shop Vitamin D range as she also has excema).

    Good Luck, twin girls must be really hardwork

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  • Hi

    My daughter has always used the combined Pill. Initially she was on Yasmin for 6 months (we waited until she was having 'proper' periods before starting the Pill, she was a bit irregular for the first few months) Everyone noticed how much more aggresive this Pill seemed to make her so she then switched to Microgynon (an older style combined Pill) which seems to have suited her better.

    I always see the GP at my surgery who has the Gynacology specialism DRCOG & MRCGP as the other Doctors are less helpful. (As I've had some problems myself, when we moved house my then GP told me what specialism I needed to look for)

    We have bad acne on both sides of the family so I started my daughter on a twice daily cleanse, tone, mosturise regime which has worked really well (she uses either Boots own 'simple' range or Body Shop Vitamin D range as she also has excema).

    Good Luck, twin girls must be really hardwork

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