WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for November, 2000: Re: Long Menstral period

Re: Long Menstral period

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 30 Nov 2000 03:53:43 -0600 (CST)

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At Wed, 29 Nov 2000, Heather wrote: >
>I gave birth to my first child four months ago. I did not go to the
>doctor for my 6- week check up, i thought everything was fine. I
>noticed that since then i have been having periods twice a month. This
>time it is lasting for almost three weeks and I've only had very tiny
>clots, it's bright red and does not seem as if it is ending anytime
>soon.It seems to be very watery. I'm really not sure if this is normal
>after pregnancy? What could be the cause of it? What other symptons
>should i look for? Thanks

Heather, You do not say whether or not you are breastfeeding. I will assume not. The abnormal bleeding can be caused by a variety of things, most likely among them just ovulation being messed up a bit as your body normalizes from the pregnancy. On the other hand, residual things from the pregnancy like retained placental fragments, etc can also cause problems. I would recommend seeing your physician so that he/she can discuss possible remedies to regulate the bleeding... Lynn

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Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

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