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By remedi100965 | 57 posts, last post
Christopher Pavlinec, MD answered this Can Flying And Jet Lag Affect Your Menstrual Cycle And Period?
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Guest

I Have a birth control implant on my arm which means I do not get a period at all. I just flew from LA to London which was over eleven how flight and I got my period. Very light but got it the day after I arrived. So strang..kinda sucks cuz I’m visiting my boyfriend:-(

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Guest

Could it be the body scan? It didn't use to happen be it has since 911 and the installation of the full body scanners.
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B-Ice

I think this is normal symptoms as the baro pressure and density went out of the roof when the plane is taking-off or landing. OOps, this is normally happening to the ears, but if your vagina is acting like ears. There must be something wrong with your organs sensitivity :P
Definitely need to see doctor / specialist!
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Guest

I think this is normal symptoms as the baro pressure and density went out of the roof when the plane is taking-off or landing. OOps, this is normally happening to the ears, but if your vagina is acting like ears.
There must be something wrong with your organs sensitivity :P
Definitely need to see doctor / specialist!
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Guest

I think this is normal symptoms as the baro pressure and density went out of the roof when the plane is taking-off or landing.
OOps, this is normally happening to the ears, but if your vagina is acting like ears.
There must be something wrong with your organs sensitivity :P
Definitely need to see doctor / specialist!
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Guest

I think this is normal symptoms as the baro pressure and density went out of the roof when the plane is taking-off or landing.
OOps, this is normally happening to the ears, but if your vagina is acting like ears. There must be something wrong with your organs sensitivity :P
Definitely need to see doctor / specialist!
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Guest

I think this is normal symptoms as the baro pressure and density went out of the roof when the plane is taking-off or landing.
OOps, this is normally happening to the ears, but if your vagina is acting like ears. There must be something wrong with your organs sensitivity :P
Definitely need to see doctor / specialist!
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Guest

I'm curious if anyone has got an answer from their doctor about this. I recently had 3 periods in less than a month due to international travel. A similar thing happened when I was younger and was taking the pill to avoid my period. I always thought I had a bad reaction to the pill, but maybe it was the plane trip instead.
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Guest

I go from newzealand to Australia and it is a 3 hr flight and I get my period every single time , after the flight I go to the bathroom and see that I've been bleeding/ on my period, recently my period finished 4 days ago and then when I flew I got it again that same day I flew, I would really like to know why and how flying effects me!? I'm 19
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Guest

Little late in the conversation, I’m no doctor but it is most definitely the pressure! I too have the implant in my arm, I never have periods haven’t for around 6 years...
but over the past few years every holiday that has required a flight I end up having a period! I haven’t flown for 2 months now so not had any issues! But I have used the under water channel tunnel crossing between England and France. Low & behold 3 days after, I’m having the heaviest period I’ve had in around 10 years!!
People always think I’m joking when I say it’s the pressure, though I do strongly feel the effects of pressure elsewhere (migraines, ears popping)
Not to worry anyone, but I had an laparoscopy to have some endometriosis removed in 2013, I don’t know if this has anything to do with it or not? But I will most definitely be seeing my doctor before I fly/channel cross again, apparently there is a pill that can delay you by 10 days!!!

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Guest

I’m 54 and on a HRT that I’m not supposed to bleed with but every time I fly I start bleeding the next day!!! I have found that it’s only outward bound.
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Guest

Same thing happened to me. I flew to Ireland from U.S. (9 hour flight). When I landed I had bleeding for 1 day. Flew back home 9 days later and when landed, again, bled for 1 day. I'm about to be 41, so wasn't sure if this was related to be premenopausal. But hearing these other stories make me think, "at least I'm not the only one". Weird.
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Guest

I'm on HRT and haven't had a period for 2 years but within the last 4-5 months, I have flown 3 times and every time I flew, I started spotting. I had to do a whole work-up with my gynocologists o make sure it wasn't anything serious (and most times it is not) but I'm curious, now that I don't have any trips planned, if I will continue to spot. My estrogen may need to be adjusted too on HRT.
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