# TMI!!But, the longest period ever?!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-but-the-longest-period-ever/477792>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 18, 2008, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-but-the-longest-period-ever/477792 "2008-12-18T19:40:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![mudkicker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@mudkicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mudkicker)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-but-the-longest-period-ever/477792/61 "2008-12-22T03:16:16Z")

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[QUOTE=InterestedObserver

_I suspect that any medication or treatment aimed at MEN with a “normal” side effect like this would be yanked off the market or at least prescribed a lot more selectively and with more concern shown for such debilitating side effects. Just a hunch._[/QUOTE]

Yup. Just what I was thinking reading the other examples on this thread. I had no idea Depo could have such a severe side effect. FWIW I’m on Yasmin and it’s great, but it took a while to get there and I’m lucky in having a sympathetic doctor.

Hippos, go back to your doctor and DEMAND this is taken seriously! Or go to A&E. Grr, it makes me mad that women are just expected to put up with this crap. :mad:

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**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-but-the-longest-period-ever/477792/62 "2008-12-22T05:36:49Z")

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I had one that was about two months. The Doc put me on Hormones and it dried right up.  
(add another Woobsquish fan!)

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