| Irregular periods are not uncommon when girls first | | | | - periods may be late starting at puberty |
| start to menstruate. It can take several months for | | | | - the flow may stop and start or be changeable in |
| them to settle into a regular pattern. | | | | amount |
| Irregular periods on there own are not a problem. | | | | - problems start after taking the pill, such as |
| Rather, they are an inconvenience as you don’t | | | | headaches when you menstruate |
| know when to expect them. This can be trying, if it | | | | - periods are painful especially in puberty |
| starts when you least expect it. Or it can be difficult to | | | | - you may have spotting in between periods, also |
| naturally avoid pregnancy, without knowledge of your | | | | known as breakthrough bleeding |
| fertile time. | | | | - headaches typically come at the end of your period |
| How can you make your periods more regular, without | | | | If you can see two more symptoms in the above list, |
| taking the contraceptive pill? | | | | which match your symptoms, then Pulsatilla is most |
| That’s easy when you use homeopathy or see a | | | | likely going to help you. |
| professional homeopath! | | | | And if you can match up a couple of the following |
| The homeopathic medicine Pulsatilla, available in most | | | | modalities with your symptoms, that will clinch it: |
| homeopathic home prescribing kits, may regularise | | | | - better by walking slowly |
| your periods. | | | | - better in fresh air, worse in stuffy room |
| When treating yourself homeopathically, you have to | | | | - worse heat |
| know some basic facts. To select the most likely | | | | - worse in the evening |
| medicine, you need to match your symptoms to those | | | | - worse after getting wet or cold feet |
| of the medicine. If you don’t do this, it’s unlikely | | | | If this medicine seems to fit your symptoms, it is likely |
| to work. But then, it won’t do you any harm, either. | | | | to do you much more good than make your periods |
| So let’s take a look at the symptoms of Pulsatilla, | | | | more regular. That’s just how homeopathy works. |
| as it relates to irregular periods: | | | | |