Usually my menstrual cycle would last 3-4 days but this last one I had lasted for one day. I didn’t know what could cause this to happen.
C.F.
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Last Updated: June 14, 2013
I don’t have very much information about you. A light period could be due to declining hormones and low estrogen. It could also be abnormal bleeding, associated with a pregnancy or gynecological disorder, and not a “real” period. It might be good to be evaluated by a physican.
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