[quote=nina08;176073]if your mentsrual cycle is not every, lets say, 28 days, is that unhealthy and something you need to see a doctor for? because mine is like 22 days until, then 35, then 24, and so on. sometimes its not there for almost a month and a half. its irregular and i was just wondering if it's a bad thing or if its normal. sorry if this is a little bit confusing. any answer will be greatly appreciated.
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Age has a lot to do with it, how old are you?

Some women don't achieve a regular period until their mid-twenties, I don't think you have anything to worry about.

It will take your body some time to be regular, and still many women are not. It's nothing to be concerned about. But you should begin seeing a Gyn doc for a regular exam.

I spent my teenaged years washing panties and sheets and what have you because of irregularity. Your system is changing from the sexless pre-puberty body to a sexual woman's body and it takes several years for the hormones to become rebalanced as a woman.

Let me echo Sera: By sixteen all women should have had their first gyn exam and, in the modern world, an HPV shot. Time to talk to your mum about seeing the doctor.

While under no circumstances would I suggest this book for you to use as birth control. The Fertility Awareness Book (I can't remember the exact title) really teaches you how to know your body and understand your cycles. My housemates have been using FAM for 3 years with no problem, but they were 3 years into their marriage so pregnancy wouldn't have been a disaster. So as a form of birth control, not a good idea, but to understand your body and cycles, very interesting and the best I've read.
BTW: Do not confuse FAM with Rythem Method, VERY different and Rythem method literature will make you think you're a freak if you do not ovulate on day 14.

Taking Charge of Your Fertility - I can not stress enough, this is not a birth control suggestion just an informational read. (Have I made myself clear? I think I am approaching redundant.)

I respect your emphasis (or redundancy), blushing. And I agree completely with both points - it is good instruction but the birth control approach it advances requires training of the woman and her partner. The approach is ok, I guess, for married folks who can live around it but for unmarrieds who "get it when they can" another system is indicated.

What I was trying to say is that the book "taking Charge of Your Fertility" will teach you about your cycle and how your reproductive system works. While it is a form of family planning that is not recomended for you, you would do well to read it and learn about your body.
I really feel as if I had let my mother and my GYN have control of my sexual health. After reading the book I am a little more capable of looking after my own sexual health, which is something every woman should be able to do. Because no matter how good a doctor you have, how much your Boyfriend/girlfriend/fiance/ spouse loves you and looks after you, you are the only one who is in charge of your body.
It's kinda like driving a car. Anybody can turn it on and even get it going in the right direction, but everybody needs to know how to check their oil and put gas in the car. This is a book that will teach you how to check your oil!