Re: MENORRHAGIA: Am i having Ovulation disorder?
From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 26 Dec 2007 11:41:05 -0600 (CST)
Shenell
Only a visit to your doctor with blood work, exam and possible sonogram
and other studies can answer this...Dr. von Almen
At Wed, 26 Dec 2007, shenell wrote:
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>At Tue, 25 Dec 2007, William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG wrote:
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>Hi Dr. Von,Thank you so much for replying to my post.
>I would like to update you that today i.e 26th December it seems im
>having regular periods ,the bleeding is not light any more and its not
>heavy either but its darker in color ,however im not experiencing my
>usual period pain that i used to have in my lower abdominal part infact
>im havin very light cramps and my belly has slightly grown out.Also
>pregnancy like symptoms like breast sensitivity,headache and nausea
>e.t.c have gone now.I never used to have these signs before periods ,it
>just occured this time when I was tryin for pregnancy.Im very confused
>whether im having ovulation or not.
>Sept 30 - Normal period
>Oct 27 - Very dark and thick period ---- was using Ibirdfolic before
>periods,had discontinued on 23 Sept.
>Nov 14 - Red period and normal but occured too early
>Dec 5 onwards had occasional sex,was not sure of ovulation date
>Developed sensitivity in breast,belly gained size,head aches and nausea
>Nov 22,23,24 had light spotting when passed out urine in the morning
>Nov 26 brownish bleeding ,flow is like that of periods
>Symptoms like that of pregnancy not felt anymore .
>Please help me in finding out what I am going through?If its really
>periods why is it so late this time? I'm desperatly seeking help ,pls
>tell me what to do as im having these abnormalities for the first time
>and dont want to be infertile :(? Thanks and Regards.
>
>>Shenell
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>>I would wait to see what this period does before checking again. If it
>>stays light, test again. Call doc if still confused. You need to be
>>taking a multivitamin with folic acid in it. Most over the counter
>>multivitamins contain 0.4 mg of folic acid and that is sufficient...Dr.
>>von Almen
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>shenell
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