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MENORRHAGIA: Shortening menstrual cycles - getting very worried... From: mrcjschu (anonymous@obgyn.net) Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:47:56 -0500 (CDT) Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Pat Sonnenstuhl: "Re: MENORRHAGIA: Shortening menstrual cycles - getting very worried..." Previous message: Mom: "Re: ONCOLOGY: VIN 2 Differentiated - Biopsy Pathology Report" Next in thread: Pat Sonnenstuhl: "Re: MENORRHAGIA: Shortening menstrual cycles - getting very worried..." Reply: Pat Sonnenstuhl: "Re: MENORRHAGIA: Shortening menstrual cycles - getting very worried..." Reply: bc: "Re: MENORRHAGIA: Shortening menstrual cycles - getting very worried..." My name is Becca. I'm 36 and the mom of three wonderful kids. Since my period began at 13, I've been a VERY regular gal. Every 27-29 days, about 5 days long, etc. Nothing special. Even when I had my kids I didn't get that "nursing vacation" that everyone brags about. Despite the fact that I nursed for over 36 months over the course of my three kids - I never got a break! Now to the point of my post. My cycles are changing. It was subtle at first...26 days for a few months, then 25. Then this month I had a 19 day cycle - which started on the 13th of July. Yesterday, I started again - which was 13 days since the last one. I went to my OB/GYN last week. I had a completely normal internal exam. My recent pap and HPV test (from my yearly in May) were completely normal. I had bloodwork at my visit last week to check for anemia and thyroid issues (my mom has Graves disease). All that testing was normal, too. My doc suspects that I'm just perimenopausal and that I could have a "decade of fun" ahead of me. She suggested trying chasteberry for a few months to try to regulate my period. So, I guess I am asking if this sounds normal? The worrywart in me is, of course, suspecting the worst. But, as my doc pointed out - my symptoms don't really point in the direction of a gyn cancer. She thinks it's hormonal related to perimenopause, but suggested an endometrial biopsy if the chasteberry didn't work. I can't go on the pill because I have migraines. Does this sound like something sinister? I am really getting myself worked up over what could be nothing at all... Any ideas?...suggestions?... Thanks in advance! ~ Becca. Next message: Pat Sonnenstuhl: "Re: MENORRHAGIA: Shortening menstrual cycles - getting very worried..." Previous message: Mom: "Re: ONCOLOGY: VIN 2 Differentiated - Biopsy Pathology Report" Next in thread: Pat Sonnenstuhl: "Re: MENORRHAGIA: Shortening menstrual cycles - getting very worried..." Reply: Pat Sonnenstuhl: "Re: MENORRHAGIA: Shortening menstrual cycles - getting very worried..." Reply: bc: "Re: MENORRHAGIA: Shortening menstrual cycles - getting very worried..."

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