WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for August, 1997: Re: Menstrual problems status post tubal ligation

Re: Menstrual problems status post tubal ligation

From: Kelly (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 22 Aug 1997 12:12:24 -0500 (CDT)

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At Fri, 22 Aug 1997, Tracy wrote: >
>I'm a 25-year-old gravida 2 para 2. I had a tubal ligation in April,
>1996.
>
>Everything about my periods has changed since then. The only symptom I
>suffered prior to the tubal was horrendous cramps. Thank goodness I no
>longer have those, but now I have a plethora of other afflictions. I
>get raging headaches. My face breaks out so badly that I'm embarrassed
>to go into public. I bleed much heavier and longer. Worst of all, I
>have terrible mood swings.
>
>I realize that all these things are common to PMS, but it puzzles me
>that my personal pattern changed so drastically after my tubal. I find
>my new symptoms very hard to deal with physically as well as
>emotionally.
>
>Is this something that happens a lot?

It happens occasionally -- before I perform a tubal, I counsel my patients that changes for the worse may occur about 10% of the time (somewhere I read a study citing those numbers, but it was a long time ago, so I can't give you a good reference) >
>What can I do?

All the things we recomend for anyone wiht PMS-type symptoms -- regular exercise; frequent small high complex carbohydrate meals; avoid salt, fats and alcohol midcycle; B complex vitamins; Calcium/magnesium supplements. Talk to your doctor aboput her/his suggestions. >

-- Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG S. Lake Tahoe, CA

note: Opinions here are for educational purposes only. This information is not intended to supplant the need for you to consult with your own physician. It cannot take the place of a face to face consultation and examination.

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