Re: Uterine Fibroids and hormone balance
From: Samir F Abdel Aziz, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 20 May 2009 18:48:26 -0500 (CDT)
Message posted on Samir F Abdel Aziz, MD behalf by: Hope Waltman,
Fibroids and Women’s Health Forum Moderator
It is really good to have a baby in this situation. the problem with
hormonal imbalance could be due to contraception, however, it would be
prudent to measure FSH and Lh on day 2 of the period to make sure that
you have normal hormonal levels and in this case better to avoid
hormonal contraception.
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Samir F Abdel Aziz, MD
Professor.Ob.Gyn
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At Sat, 16 May 2009, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>
>Hello,
>
>I underwent a myomectomy for an unusually large uterine fibroid (~10 cm)
>last week and I am desperate for answers concerning what conditions in
>me caused the fibroid as well as other symptoms I have been having over
>the last 5 years. Obviously, I would like to avoid having to undergo
>another procedure like this ever again!
>
>I was diagnosed with uterine fibroids in 2004 at age 33. In the year
>prior, I had been off of any oral contraceptives for about 3-4 years and
>decided to go back on them. I was started on the Nuva ring. It was
>after being back on the nuva ring for several months that I began to
>experience problems such as loss of sex drive, vaginal dryness, painful
>intercourse. Over the course of that year, there was some mild growth
>of the fibroids and an increase in bleeding with menses. After two
>years of these problems, I decided to go off of contraceptives to see if
>this helped. In 2007, my fibroids had progressed with one being about
>4cm in size and 2 smaller ones. The following year, now at 37 years
>old, I decided with my husband that we would like to think about having
>a child. However, my symptoms of menorrhagia had progressed
>dramatically as well as other problems such as the PMS, low sex drive,
>vaginal dryness, extreme fatigue, mood swings, and irritability. At my
>visit with my ob/gyn, I was told that the fibroid had grown to 8cm
>(doubled in size in one year), it was submucosal, and I probably would
>not be able to get pregnant. At that time, due to all the symptoms
>listed, I was wondering if I was either going to have infertility issues
>or be told I was in perimenopause. Despite that, while preparing for a
>fertility work-up and possible myomectomy, I got pregnant and was able
>to carry a beautiful baby girl to 36 1/2 weeks and have a normal vaginal
>delivery with no complications. A true miracle! However, due to the
>estrogen floating around during pregnancy, the one fibroid grew to 10 cm
>and recently caused severe bleeding requiring the surgery I just had.
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