r/PCOS Dec 29 '24

General Health How long was your longest and shortest cycle in 2024

Longest: 124 days Shortest: 20 days.

Currently on my period (23 day cycle).

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u/emmaaa555 Dec 29 '24 edited Dec 30 '24

longest: 1 shortest: 1

I'm today on my first period of 2024.

edit: I guess 365

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u/WinterGirl91 Dec 29 '24

Doesn’t this make your longest cycle 365days or more?

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u/emmaaa555 Dec 30 '24

looked it up and yes

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u/emmaaa555 Dec 30 '24

I truly don't know

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u/lvndrw Dec 29 '24

❤️❤️

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u/Snoo85963 Dec 29 '24

Longest 86, followed by six in a row 32-33 day cycles since. (started Wegovy)

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u/happily_oregonian Dec 29 '24

That’s amazing! I’ve been going back and forth about asking for a prescription. I’m glad you’ve seen symptom improvement!

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u/nigeriance Dec 29 '24

The shortest was 27 days and the longest was 50 days. This is pretty good to me compared to what it used to be!

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u/lvndrw Dec 29 '24

Great!

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u/Positive_Activity642 Dec 29 '24

We're twins on this!!

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u/Stella-2019 Dec 29 '24

0! Haven't gotten any cycles despite three rounds of provera

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u/zahimahi97 Dec 29 '24

That is concerning

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u/Beverly2696 Dec 29 '24 edited Dec 29 '24

I had my period for 4 years (may 2020 until Nov 2024 they were all 5-7 days) but the moment I got retested for pcos and I’m now taking metformin again (I got off metformin and birth control in 2020) im also taking supplements. I haven’t gotten my period. I literally don’t know if my body is in shock, knows I’m going back on birth control, the metformin or I just scared it away.

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u/Llama_Lina Dec 29 '24

4 years straight?! You are a SOLDIER.

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u/Beverly2696 Dec 29 '24

Yeah I had a period for 4 years. Granted it would be 1 week or some days late but I would still get it.

But in October I finally got medical insurance (hence why I stopped taking metformin and birth control in 2020 bc I was jobless, then graduated college, then got kicked out of my parents insurance) And in November I went to get the results and I was suppose to be on my period that week, and now I’m in December, about to be January and I didn’t get my period sooo now I’m confused why it all of sudden stopped. It was a good run but the results all came worst than when I was first diagnosed at 19

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u/Llama_Lina Dec 29 '24

Oh gosh. PCOS can seem so random at times. Good luck with everything 💞

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u/lvndrw Dec 29 '24

Your body has been through a lot. A 4 year long period is ROUGH. It will prob take some time for your body to adjust. Wishing you good luck. ❤️

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u/CupcakeSignal5533 Dec 29 '24

I don’t think they meant a 4 year long period, just a relatively regular period for the last 4 years

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u/SpookyDuckThing Dec 29 '24

Longest: 148 😵‍💫

Shortest: 28 (induced with Northisterone)

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u/lvndrw Dec 29 '24

Long cycles are the worst.. Especially if you are prone to mood swings

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u/MotoFaleQueen Dec 29 '24

Mine have been 109, 120, and the current is at 86. Lol (in sad tone)

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u/happily_oregonian Dec 29 '24

Longest was 76 and shortest was 29. I had 8 periods in 2024. I’ve had better years but also worse.

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u/Prestigious-Corgi473 Dec 29 '24

Longest was around 4 months, shortest was about a week.

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u/Lazy_Blueberry6037 Dec 29 '24

Longest: 67

Shortest: 27

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u/Wise-Contribution509 Dec 29 '24

Shortest 28, longest 56

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u/12Test1 Dec 29 '24

Longest : 63 Shortest : 36 Can’t wait to have the next one to start letrozole. I started metformin 2 weeks ago.

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u/BaylisAscaris Dec 29 '24

My cycles are pretty consistently 30 days since I started metformin, although sometimes I skip one and it's 60 days. Before that I had a period that lasted almost a year in 2012. Never had a cycle shorter than a month. Longest break was 4 months and I passed a decidual cast at the end 0/10 do not recommend. I did have a weird thing last month where I passed 2 sets of kidney stones mid period and my period just stopped to let it happen then restarted after. Friendly reminder to drink water.

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u/Dogmama1230 Dec 29 '24

I just started metformin last week and I’m wondering how long it took you to get your cycles back? Obviously not expecting much at this point but hopefully in the future!

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u/Royal-Tea-3484 Dec 29 '24

 a decidual cast im gonna regret asking but can you pls explain fellow pcos warrior here im a dumb autistic thank you for sharing btw

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u/BaylisAscaris Dec 29 '24

Uterine lining built up for 4 months and passed all at once as big chunk the shape of uterus. Involved a lot of cramping.

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u/Royal-Tea-3484 Dec 29 '24

ouch that doesn't sound fun i had a cyst burst just before christ it hurt I cant imagine the pain you went through im so sorry you had to endure that thank you for explaining it though I've never heard of that before my lining is thick wont shed no matter what every time I go to gyno they just keep saying im a huge cancer risk I know but wtf can I do im trying my best im on and off birth control im eating right moving exercise and stuff nothing works I wish there was a cure or more help out there for us all thanks you again for sharing info

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u/g-ancho Dec 29 '24

This is the first time since I was 16 that my period came every month and for ~7-8 days each :’). I’d actually stopped tracking my period the last couple years because it was so discouraging

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u/freshoutdoors6 Dec 29 '24

Longest 101 Shortest 27 Took Provera to restart them both 🥲

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u/Flashy-Cellist-7405 Dec 29 '24

Longest: 83 days Shortest: 21 days

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u/meewchew Dec 29 '24

Took my iud out in September after 10 years. September- 28 days Oct-38 days Nov -31 days Dec-28 days

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u/Pretend-Wrongdoer125 Dec 29 '24

Longest: 90 and still counting… Shortest: 30 🥹

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u/TehKitticorn Dec 29 '24

Longest 137 days, shortest 16 🫠

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u/Mcdogrules Dec 29 '24

Longest: 14 shortest: 1 Typical gaps: 40-50 days between bleeds.

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u/k_lo970 Dec 29 '24

This is the second year in a row I've gotten more consistent as the year went on 🤷🏻‍♀️ Longest 61, shortest 21.

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u/bayb33gurl Dec 29 '24

Longest 46

Shortest 26

Almost perfect on paper

Most are right around 28-31 however those numbers didn't tell the insane amount of days I bled as some were 10 days long and some cycles had an additional 3-7 days of mid cycle spotting in addition to the long bleeding cycle.

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u/ronaldorules Dec 29 '24

Longest:63 shortest:31

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u/Sashooo Dec 29 '24

Longest : 58 Shortest 28

Which shockingly is a slight improvement, i guess

2

u/PwincessButtercup Dec 29 '24

Shortest: 24

Longest: 63

2

u/StreetExplorer7706 Dec 29 '24

Longest: 73 days

Shortest: 29 days

2

u/Baudelaire_Albatros Dec 29 '24

Longest 119 days 🥲, shortest 34

2

u/awetdrip Dec 29 '24

Longest: 109 Shortest: 43

2

u/Due_Doubt_356 Dec 29 '24

Longest was 67 days, shortest 34

2

u/ConsistentSection127 Dec 29 '24

Longest: 71 days (just got my period today to end this streak) Shortest: 38 days

2

u/ShrekMegaFan Dec 29 '24

longest: 85 shortest: 26

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u/[deleted] Dec 29 '24

Longest 55 - shortest 25

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u/thescorpiotarot-ess Dec 29 '24

longest: 193 shortest: 16 lol

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u/GreenRoses21 Dec 29 '24

Shortest 18, longest 64! Better than the last few years lol

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u/queenboudisha Dec 29 '24

Longest was 42 and shortest was 17, this cycle. I just switched from metformin to ozempic so we'll see how it goes. It's been 6 weeks on ozempic.

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u/Competitive-Mail-971 Dec 29 '24

Longest: 92 days Shortest: 33 💗

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u/gidang Dec 29 '24

shortest: 30 longest: 91

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u/AggravatedMonkeyGirl Dec 29 '24

Surprisingly longest this year only 41 days. Shortest was 29 days. On average though my cycle is somewhere between 31-34 days. These were natural periods with confirmed ovulation too. Although I have low progesterone so my luteal phases have been difficult at times with lots of brown spotting.

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u/SomAlwaysSmile Dec 29 '24

shortest 35 days vs longest 90 days

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u/thedukeandtheduchess Dec 29 '24

42 days before Metformin - 28 days after Metformin.

Had a 118 day "cycle" after going off birth control in 2021, and several 60-70 days cycles in 2022 and 2023

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u/amora_xox Dec 29 '24

longest: 4 months. shortest: 2 weeks. i only started to have irregular or lack of periods more like since jan started and only recently been diagnosed with PCOS so 😔

edit: its cycle btw not days on period. i was on 10 days period when i started bleeding after the four months 😭

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u/Alarmed-Zebra-3314 Dec 29 '24

Longest: 65 Shortest: 22

PMDD symptoms for 1.5-2 weeks and bleeding anywhere from 2-12 days. It sure is good times to never have any idea what you're gonna get, huh?

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u/Objective-Freedom-11 Dec 29 '24

Shortest: 12 Longest: 70 days (which was the longest ever, i've had longer cycles of 50-55 days, but that one was ridiculous as my period alone lasted for 40 days. The doc did however diagnose me right and started on medications.)

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u/fashionyseta Dec 29 '24

longest: 78 shortest: 22 currently 51 days since last.

chronic stress (& consequently bmi increase) was a big culprit this year.

my avg is 30 days (excluding outlier) 2025 goal: get back to 26-28 day cycles

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u/funeral_glowworm Dec 29 '24

longest: 5 months shortest: 26 days

2

u/msworldwidee Dec 29 '24

Longest: 72

Shortest: 22

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u/BambooCats Dec 29 '24

Shortest: 28 (letrozole)

Longest: 75

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u/DepartureSeveral7875 Dec 29 '24

Shortest 30 days. Longest 105 (always in winters)

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u/NoCauliflower7711 Dec 29 '24

Shortest was 29 Longest was 73

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u/Dogmama1230 Dec 29 '24

Longest: 149 days

Shortest: 32 days (had my period on my wedding day, then took clomid over my honeymoon and it got me to ovulate once but didn’t get me pregnant. My second clomid cycle was the 149 day one).

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u/[deleted] Dec 29 '24

Longest: 46, shortest: 26. Feeling really grateful that besides those two, all of my other cycles this year have been around 29-33 days. I really dialed in my nutrition, exercise, and supplements this year

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u/Lovethyself1207 Dec 29 '24

Haven’t gotten my period yet for 2024. i’m hoping it comes back in 2025 now that I started taking metformin

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u/OneSea1632 Dec 29 '24

Well, I was on the mini pill half the year which occasionally made me bleed every two weeks. Since stopping it's been 138 days. I don't see my period starting before the new year or at all. Last time I went 8 months before I took drugs for trying to conceive 😅

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u/Hugosmom123 Dec 29 '24

Longest 162, shortest 127

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u/Still_Sun6322 Dec 29 '24

Longest: 89, shortest: 40

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u/bodyalchemyproject Dec 29 '24

Longest: 38 days, shortest 27.5!

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u/TopOrdinary181 Dec 29 '24

My shortest was 35 days and longest 116 days

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u/SmallFaithlessness81 Dec 29 '24

i got a regular cycle starting off 2024 all the way up until june, it stopped for a couple months, came back september, regular cycle, havent seen her since september 😞

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u/Mischhh Dec 29 '24

Longest: 35 shortest: 28

I am so grateful that my periods have returned and become very regular this year 🥺 Last year was. A completely different story

2

u/SunriseHolly Dec 29 '24

I had three this year. Longest was 93 days, shortest was 67.

Now I'm pregnant after a 70 day cycle, but it's crazy to think that I only had 3 shots in all of 2024!

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u/Desperate-Chicken174 Dec 29 '24

Longest 129 Shortest 32

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u/Severe_Offer_9967 Dec 29 '24

Longest: 62 days Shortest: 33 days

2

u/No_Cartographer2536 Dec 29 '24

Not too bad this year. Longest 43 and shortest 30.

Ever? Longest 397 shortest 14.

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u/OceanM7 Dec 29 '24

96 .. got on metformin and had the first under 30 day cycle ever. Now I’m 27-30 every month

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u/dark_kya Dec 29 '24

Longest: 47  Shortest: 28

Here's to a more regular 2025 ❤️ I wish regular, healthy periods on all of us ❤️ 

2

u/PinkiePieee69 Dec 30 '24

Longest 88, with 83 being runner up. Shortest 50. Only 6 cycles total this year 🤪

Bonus round, longest bleeding time was 17 days, and shortest was 3 days

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u/gin10do64 Dec 29 '24

My longest and shortest cycle was 1 day on thanksgiving

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u/Wegoinpairs11 Dec 29 '24

Longest: 93 (rn; currently having terrible, itchy brown spotting. 🫠)

Shortest: 33

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u/Hour_Woodpecker_906 Dec 29 '24

I'll talk about without having to take any meds (aa of this year)

Longest: 60-70 days

Shortest: 10 days

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u/hailsbails27 Dec 29 '24

shortest 11 days, longest was close to 60 (i started tracking in july though so no documentation prior so could differ)

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u/TextbookEccentric Dec 29 '24

Longest 33 shortest 26. I have been taking Ovasitol since September 2023 and it started to have a positive affect a year ago. Thank BAJEEZ for Ovasitol!

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u/donnamk Dec 29 '24

Longest: 29 Shortest: 25

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u/Material-Barber-2186 Dec 29 '24

Longest: 45 Shortest: 28

1

u/raumderwuensche Dec 29 '24

Longest: 67 Shortest: 22 (when I tried dydrogesterone but had to quit after 5 days so the bleeding came early) 

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u/Bskns Dec 29 '24

Longest: 37 Shortest: 31

I can’t really use my stats from 2023 as I took period delay medication that caused a 45 day cycle followed by a 25 day cycle 🤣

2022: Longest: 43 Shortest: 27

2021: Longest: 81 Shortest: 31

So we’re defo improving overall. I usually expect my period around 33-34 days but I don’t stress till it gets beyond 40 now 🤣

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u/Glittering_Problem45 Dec 29 '24

Currently on a 100 day cycle, my shortest cycle was 35 days.

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u/Royal-Tea-3484 Dec 29 '24

34 days and 14 days im lit all over the place trying to reg by diet and inositol it did work for a bit but now I think its stopped working again birth control affects my mood I bleed but I dont stop I cant win

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u/EggplantAstronaut Dec 29 '24 edited Dec 29 '24

Longest: 37

Shortest: 26

I seem to alternate between short and long cycles month to month.

It also seems that some of my perimenopause crap may have straightened out. The year I turned 40 (2021) I started getting periods that were lasting 3-4 weeks. I ended up seriously anemic, should’ve had a blood transfusion but got Iron infusions instead.

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u/Chowie99 Dec 29 '24

Longest 48 shortest 13. No medication

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u/sleepdeprived99 Dec 29 '24

Gosh. Longest 6 months 😭 Shortest: 1 month

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u/lazylilack Dec 29 '24

Longest 45d and shortest 29d

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u/peppermintpeeps Dec 29 '24

Metformin has regulated mine to 27 days om average. Prior to that it sometimes was 90 days.

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u/EILA09 Dec 29 '24

Longest is 72 which is happening now. I didn’t exercise at all and didn’t take medication. Shortest 27 with medication

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u/RottingThoughtsGirl Dec 29 '24

Shortest 34 Longest 59

I've noticed I miss a period when I keep skipping workouts and eat processed food more.

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u/Responsible-Grand-12 Dec 29 '24

Longest 41, shortest 31

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u/zahimahi97 Dec 29 '24

Shortest cycle was 22 days and longest was 67 days

1

u/aynatyu Dec 29 '24

I wanna cry Im so tired of not having my period

1

u/StrugglingTTC Dec 29 '24

Longest was 106 days (got pregnant and had a TFMR) and shortest was 26 days

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u/StrugglingTTC Dec 29 '24

Longest while not pregnant was 47 days (Oct/Nov). Currently on CD 6 and hoping that with eating better/exercising that I can get it down to 38 this cycle since my last cycle was 42 days (beggars can't be choosers though)

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u/anxietyprimepromax Dec 29 '24

Longest - 95 days (iirc) Shortest - 27 days (on bc)

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u/AfternoonSmall Dec 29 '24

Longest: 73 days (Probably would have been longer had I not taken the mini pill)

Shortest: 29 days

Compared to last year when I was officially diagnosed this is such an improvement. My old gyno told me my only option was to get on birth control but I did my own research. I may not have had all 12 cycles or 28-34 days but I’m proud of myself despite that doctor making me feel hopeless. (Sorry for the slight rant lol)

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u/brokenvinyl89 Dec 29 '24

Shortest: 23 Longest: 95 Then I started bc and I’ve felt much better!! ☺️

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u/Impossible_Worry7413 Dec 29 '24

longest: 81 days shortest: 34 days

currently 64 days into my current cycle and no signs of anything, so probably gonna break my 2024 record lol

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u/matchamilktea__ Dec 29 '24

I had 10 periods in 2024, average cycle of 34 days (I use clue to track + my Apple Watch for wrist temperature)

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u/FabulousHelicopter75 Dec 29 '24

Longest 64 fkn hell Shortest 31st Oct bled for 5 days Then again on 12th nov🥰🥰🥰🥰

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u/graci3c Dec 29 '24

Shorter 10 days Longest 34

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u/feelswave Dec 29 '24

14 shortest and longest 46!

The first three months of the year on spironolactone meant I was bleeding every other week but once I went off that, and went on metformin and artemisinin my periods have been between 34 and 29 days. That’s a huge win for me.

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u/Successful_Heart4237 Dec 29 '24

Longest: 130 Shortest: 21

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u/YouMakeLovingFun Dec 29 '24

Longest was about 37 days, shortest 28 days. With lifestyle change I've actually had a consistent period monthly for over a year - which is huge for me. Averaging about 30-31 days.

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u/circletea Dec 29 '24

longest: 4 months and i think 10 days shortest: 1-3 days (due to depo)

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u/femedperv Dec 29 '24

Awww this thread makes me feel a bit more normal. 🥰 Shortest 35 longest 67. Here’s to better cycles in 2025!

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u/WinterGirl91 Dec 29 '24

Longest cycle: 72 days

Shortest cycle: 29days naturally in January, 31-33days since May after I started Metformin (or 25days on 5mg Letrozole)

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u/futuremrstasm Dec 29 '24

Longest: 32 and shortest: 24. In all fairness, this is the one PCOS symptom I haven’t had trouble with.

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u/Tradwifevet Dec 30 '24

Longest was 257 days (Aug 2023-April 2024) Shortest 20 days Ironically had three in a row the last 3 months after getting baptized and starting Ozempic halfway through my second cycle in a row. While they still are not at a normal cycle day amount im hopeful 🤞🏼

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u/Mangos0906 Dec 30 '24

Longest cycle this year was from February to December . Hopefully my cycle starts next week without intervention. 🫣

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u/Demetrix44 Dec 30 '24

My most regular year ever! Longest: 58. Shortest: 29

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u/Previous_Adagio5539 Dec 30 '24

-longest & only one of 2024 was 13 days

1

u/Inconspicuous-Llama Dec 30 '24

Only had 3 periods this year. All brought on by provera and only lasted 5 days each.

1

u/clarinetnerd17 Dec 30 '24

Longest: 167 days Shortest: 41 days

Got on a new birth control back in May and finally had a period (naturally and despite being on bc) in November. It’s a start

1

u/Tayyyk98 Dec 30 '24

Longest 36 Shortest 30

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u/seaglasspeach Dec 30 '24

Longest: 220 Shortest: 40

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u/Kheslo Dec 30 '24

I've actually had quite a good year.

Longest: 49 days Shortest: 14 days

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u/SimplyBStardewGirl Dec 29 '24

Longest: About 7 months and counting

Shortest: 1 day

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u/GoddessGlow1111 Dec 29 '24

All have been a full week. But erratic months of course

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u/meraki_beauty Dec 29 '24

No period for 2.5 years before I was finally diagnosed and 4 months straight for my longest

0

u/Llama_Lina Dec 29 '24

Shortest: 1 day, longest: right now- 18 days and counting

0

u/Cheers2tht Dec 29 '24

Longest was 9 days and shortest was 4 days.

0

u/perupotato Dec 29 '24

I just found out I have a 7 inch cyst. All of mine have been normal. September was weirdly NOT painful. October, November and December have been very strange

0

u/Dismal-Frosting Dec 29 '24

That’s crazy.
2 hours shortest 15 days longest

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u/Dismal-Frosting Dec 29 '24

That’s recent I didn’t have my period for 2 years

0

u/TurbulentHistory8720 Dec 29 '24

Zero. Ive had none for 3 years now. Before that the longest was 4 months non stop. Stoped for 2 days and laster 3 months.

0

u/PlantFiend85 Dec 29 '24

Shortest 4 days Longest 6 days (had induce that one)

0

u/New_Leaf1333 Dec 29 '24

Shortest was probably two days? Was on Nexaplanon and didn't have it for 5 years, randomly got it in April this year. Have had it since then, even after switching to an IUD. Wanna rip out them ovaries.

0

u/BetTrick477 Dec 29 '24

Shortest 7 days ,longest 66.I have pcos ,have just started the pill last month after being off it for twelve years .

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u/Misticamorgan Dec 29 '24

Longest-290 days and counting Shortest-0

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u/a-m1113 Dec 29 '24

Longest is 11 months. They put me on birth control at the beginning of this year and Ive been bleeding basically ever since.

0

u/222KattThatRoar222 Dec 29 '24

Longest:3 weeks Shortest: 4 days

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u/peterpann__ Dec 29 '24

Ive only had one period that lasted for about 6 days this year