Re: MENORRHAGIA: many things months following miscarriage... is it normal?
From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 22 Mar 2008 22:05:19 -0500 (CDT)
W
It could be your cycle changing after the miscarriage. It could also be
endometriosis. I agree with getting a more thorough ultrasound. I am
not sure you will see any value in checking hormones...Dr. von Almen
At Sat, 22 Mar 2008, W wrote:
>
>I had a miscarriage at only about 4 weeks in January. Last month my
>period lasted a little longer then normal and I had one day of lots of
>clots and pain. I got my period on Thursday with the worse pain I've
>ever had, primarily on the right side and it hurt to even walk. I also
>had extremely heavy bleeding and many lasrge clots. I have a history of
>endometriosis (have had three laprocopies, last one in April '07) and
>ovarian cysts. My gyno. wasn't in the office, but I was rushed in to
>see a nurse practioner. She did an exam and quick ultrasound, said
>there are a few little cysts (nothing to cause this much pain) and gave
>me pain meds. Her ideas was that either it is my body reacting to the
>miscarriage. or that the enodmetrisois may be back and that I am not on
>the bcp or anything to suppress it like I used to be. She recommended
>that I may want to get an MRI or more thorough ultrasound. Does this
>make sense? Is it normal after a miscarriage to have such intense pain
>and bleeding? I've read online a lot about hormonal deficiencies. Could
>this have anything to do with it? With all of the tests/procedures I've
>been through I don't think the hormones have ever really been tested.
>
>Thanks for reading this. I know it was kind of long. Any advice is
>appreciated, as I don't know how much more I can go through.
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