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Re: MENORRHAGIA: Irregular periods and pressure feelings
From: diana777 (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:56:58 -0500 (CDT)
I am 31 yrs old, and about 30 lbs overweight. I have been dieting but
the weightloss is very gradual (5 lbs lost in 2 months). I'll request
an ovarian ultrasound....thanks.
At Fri, 26 Jun 2009, Professor Galal Lotfi wrote:
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>I tried to figure your age but I think you are younger than the
>perimenopause age,
>Anyway, we call your condition, infrequent menstruation, when you have
>your periods less frequent and the time between the periods is longer
>than 5 weeks. The case comes and goes, and may be affected by stress
>and change of weight.
>Blood test and ovarian ultrasound will prove that your ovaries ovulate
>less frequent than normal.
>
>At Thu, 25 Jun 2009, diana777 wrote:
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>>I have two issues going on that are frightening me a bit and wondering
>>if I should worry. I have scheduled a dr appt but earliest appt is July
>>6th. Just looking for insight, not a diagnosis.
>>
>>I've had irregular periods since February of this year, right after my
>>honeymoon. I've had one period since February in mid-April and still
>>have not started yet. I have stopped using birth control pills
>>September last year, 9 months ago. I continued to have regular periods
>>for 5 months, and then the irregularity just started in February.
>>
>>This has happened one other time 10 years ago. I had an incident where
>>I skipped one month, and then skipped 4 or 5 months! After that, the
>>periods came back regular and normal. That was before I ever used birth
>>control. The common denominator with this time and 10 years ago is that
>>both times it was right after getting married and taking a honeymoon
>>overseas. The first honeymoon was 10 yrs ago, and the irregularity
>>happened after I flew to Hawaii and came back home. A dr. suggested
>>either elevation change or stress although I did not feel stressed. This
>>time I've also just gotten married and took an overseas cruise for a
>>week in February. Again, I do not feel stressed. My husband and I
>>lived together before getting married so the marriage itself was an easy
>>stress-free elopement.
>>
>>This time around though, (this did not happen last time) I am feeling
>>some pressure near my left hip that started a week ago, around June
>>16th. According to my basal body temps I should have ovulated about
>>that same time - so if my basal body temp is correct and I'm doing it
>>correctly I am assuming I ovulated around June 16th. The pressure
>>itself kind of comes and goes, but sometimes I will feel a "cool"
>>sensation, or sometimes a fluttery feeling all in the same area, or a
>>pinched nerve feeling. It doesn't even hurt bad at all, just feels very
>>weird. I'm holding off on going to an ER unless it gets worse. Any
>>ideas or insights?
>>
>>Thanks, D
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>Professor Galal Lotfi, MD. MRCOG
>14A Sherif street.
>Cairo. Egypt
>202-24535597
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