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Re: young woman with mysterious pelvic pain
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Fri Feb 27 16:08:07 2004
I have a question. Who says your fertility rules out endo? Because I
have had endo since I was 17 I am currently 26 & according to my doctor
I am as fertile as any other person who does NOT have endo. If a doctor
told you this, how did they determine it? Your situation is complicated,
best of luck!!!
Kelly
At Fri, 27 Feb 2004, Julia wrote:
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>I've been sufferring from severe menstrual cramps since the age of 16 (3
>years after I started menstruating). I am now almost 23. The pain has
>gradually intensified over the years, and also gone from lasting only a
>day to 2-3 days. In fact the pain is so bad now that I take several
>vicodin a day on my period or I am literally unable to function. NOTHING
>else works at all other than opiate painkillers which I detest as they
>make me really sleepy and nauseous.
>
>My periods are extremely regular, every 28 days, and although I am quite
>small (110 lbs, 5"5') and have suffered from occasional anorexia, I have
>never missed a period. I would say the blood flow is moderate -- not
>light, but generally not extremely heavy, though it has become heavier
>in the past couple of years.
>
>I have tried all NSAIds (ibuprofen, naprosen etc) and several types of
>hormonal birth control. The former do nothing to help me at all. The
>latter don't either, and some pills have made my cramps worse, and/or
>made me have cramping at times other than when I was menstruating. They
>do make my periods lighter, but again no relief of the cramping.
>Normally I do not have any pain during the rest of my cycle, except
>about half the time during ovulation. I never bleed at other times in
>my cycle.
>
>I am not currently able to take any type of hormones, as I am very
>sensitive to most progestins, which cause me to have continuous month
>long mild cramping and intensified menstrual cramps, and/or I become a
>psychotic bitch (to the point of dysfunction). Also, the last time I
>took the combined pill, the estrogen caused me to have daily severe
>migraines, so apparently I am at risk for a stroke and should not take
>estrogen.
>
>In addition to all this, I am EXTREMELY fertile...I have gotten pregnant
>5 times using condoms religiously, though I have never had one break! I
>have had 4 abortions as a result, very traumatic for me. Currently my
>fiance and I are abstinent simply because we have no other options. I
>am allergic to spermicide and my uterus is too small for an IUD.
>
>The fertility seems to rule out endometriosis, but someone suggested to
>me that I might have adenomyosis. I've been to a gazillion ob-gyn's and
>none have any clue what is wrong with me.
>
>Any thoughts on what my problem is?
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