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Re: [Birth Control] problems with depo-provera
From: Trish (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 21 Feb 2002 11:43:48 -0600 (CST)
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At Wed, 20 Feb 2002, A. wrote: >
>I'm a 28-year-old with a history of endometriosis, for which I was
>treated in 1998. The physician who diagnosed me actually didn't find
>any lesions. He did, however, find a hole in my cervical wall the size
>of a quarter. He referred to this as Allan-Masters syndrome and
>suggested that the lesions were in that hole and could neither be seen
>nor operated on. I was given shots of Lupron for six months and
>responded well. After two years of unberable pain and constant, heavy
>bleeding, i was finally well.
> Well i am not sure about the Depo however i have similar problems, i had a depo injection, and 2 zoladex injections within one month, and they are trying to tell me that this is normal. i understand where you are coming from, i wonder if these injections can do more harm than good. also do not think for a moment that you should suffer through this they are telling me the same thing, and i intend to fight this all the way. my endo returns no matter what meds they put me on.
>All of that ended in November 2001. I began receiving Depo Provera
>injections in June 2000. I had minimal problems until around
>Thanksgiving, including irregular bleeding. It is now Feb. 2002. The
>last shot I received was just a few days before Christmas. I mentioned
>to the nurse that I had been beleding since Thanksgiving. The flow
>wasn't overly heavy — just constant and rather annoying. I couple of
>weeks later, my PCP did a Pap, which was normal; a pelvic, which was not
>painful; and ordered a pelvic ultrasound, which turned up nothing
>abnormal. But she did send me to a gyno, who gave me an estrogen
>supplement to help stop the bleeding. That course of action did not
>work. He also attempted a pelvic exam, but I was in so much pain he
>could not complete it. I went back two weeks later. The bleeding had
>not stopped. I was put on birth control pills for a week. The bleeding
>stopped for a week. However, yesterday I began bleeding heavily. So
>heavily I bled straight through a pad and filled one pad about every
>forty-five minutes for seven hours. I nearly fainted at one point and
>went to the ER. The pelvic done at the ER was excruciating. I kept
>trying to scoot away from the examiner. Thankfully, my lab work was
>fine. Actually, my iron count is high.
>
>It's been suggested that all of these problems stem from the Depo and
>that no solution exists. I will continue to bleed in this fashion until
>the injection has left my system.
>
>I'm wondering, with my history, should I passively accept this "suffer
>through" explanation? Or is a more agressive solution available? I do
>not plan to continue the Depo. I realize that endometriosis whould not
>be a problem if a woman is on Depo, but is that the case with everyone?
>
>Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
-- Trish
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