PCOS Messages for February, 2002: Re: Bleeding for a week

Re: Bleeding for a week - when should I REALLY worry?

From: tera (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 1 Feb 2002 18:05:33 -0600 (CST)

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Hi!

I too have PCOS and get irregular periods and I also get periods more infrequently than frequently like you do. I often have difficulty getting periods on my own at all. There have been a few times, Jodi that I have had a period twice in one month. This doesn't happen often. It's probably happened 3-4 times in the past few years. There have even been rare times when I have bled heavily for a month straight because it had been so long since I had a period. I wouldn't panick. Getting a period twice in one month does not necessarily mean that something is wrong. I have had MANY ultrasounds since my strange episodes and evens HSGs and there is nothing wrong with my uterus or cervix just my hormones. I wouldn't be too concerned but I would call your doctor though and at least let them know about the situation. They will either reassure you or have you come in for an appt. You can't lose. When something strange happens with my periods I always call my doctor. She asks me to keep her posted about the situation and it really helps to keep my mind at ease. Sometimes she'll even call me a few days later to see how I'm doing - super cool!

My cousin recently had a uterine biopsy because of some irregular bleeding that she was having and it came out negative. She had a biopsy because women with PCOS are at a higher risk for uterine cancer because of the absence or irregularity of menses.

Just a side note. I'm sure that you already know this but it is very important for women to get a period at least on a semi regular basis. If you do not get a period for a couple of months you should call your doctor and have them give you Provera for a few days so that you can get one. Also, if you're not trying to become pregnant a good birth control pill such as Diane or Yasmin will help your irregularity. Hope it works out, Jodi! I'll be thinking of you! God bless! Tera

At Fri, 1 Feb 2002, jodi wrote: >
>Hi all... I decided some time ago to stop reading PCOS-related stuff on
>the net in an effort to stop obessing over this damn disorder. Something
>WOULD happen to prevent my not thinking about my reproductive organs
>24/7, though...
>
>For the last week, I have been bleeding. It is NOT a period - not a
>normal period, at any rate - since I just had a period starting January
>15. At first I thought maybe this was ovulatory spotting, even though I
>had never had that... but by the second day when I had cramps and
>needed to wear a pad, I knew this was just too heavy to be that. This
>is now the 8th day of bleeding, if I count the two light days of
>spotting before I started really bleeding... and I'm quite freaked out.
>I have always been the sort to go forever without bleeding, not the sort
>to bleed frequently. So, I have never had anything happen like this
>before. I did start a new job recently, and I have had two people tell
>me it's probably the stress of the new job... but I don't know. I have
>been under stress before. Compared to the stress I have been under in
>college, I really don't feel stressed out at all these days, actually...
>so I really don't think I buy the new job explanation.
>
>I just have no idea what is happening and I have all these fears of
>cancer or SOMETHING terrbily wrong...
>
>How long should I wait before I try to see a doctor?
>
>- jodi

--
Tera

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