PCOS Messages for June, 2003: Re: Period All The Time!!

Re: Period All The Time!!

From: Connie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 30 Jun 2003 09:59:06 -0500 (CDT)

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I know what you are going through. I was in the same position. I went from not having periods to having long, heavy periods after the birth of my daughter. I jsut recently went to a new GYN and he did a biopsy to check for abnormailites. Everything came back fine. He suggested an IUD, call Mirnera, it has progesterone in it and gives it off for 5 years. I am also overwieght and according to my GYN that is why a pill form of progesterone will not work. He said that after 200lbs, the effectiveness of any Birth Control pill or progesterone pill decreases by 50%. I went from bleeding 25 day a month with the overnight pads and clots so big I felt I was giving birth, to only using a thin supper maxi after it was inserted. I feel good, because I can finally stand up without the concern of "did I just bleed through my pad?" I am also feeling the effects of not bleeding all the time. More engery, and less tired. It was a hard decission for me as I know many women who had problems with IUD's. So far so good. I hope this helps. Hange in there, there is hope for an end.

-- Connie

At Sat, 28 Jun 2003, anonymous wrote: > >I know that most of us with pcos have a problem with never having a >period, but while I have ALL the other symptoms of pcos and was >diagnosed 7 years ago, I have my period almost constantly. I had it for >8 months straight last year and went to my gyno who did a biopsy and put >me on ? (can't remember the drug name) to stop the bleeding. I was >blood-free for about 4 months but have now been bleeding since the >beginning of this year. I have to wear the huge overnight pads every >day and the clots are horrible. My gyno has never done anything for my >pcos but tell me to lose weight. (5'2", 260) I am now on the South >Beach Diet and have so far lost 11 pounds. It seems like since I >started the diet though, my period has been much heavier and more clots. >I do not know if there is a connection or not. A few years ago I saw an >endo about the pcos too and he told me the same thing as my gyno . . . >lose weight. Much easier said than done! My family is planning a trip >to a waterpark the 3rd weekend in July and since I can't wear tampons >(clots come out right around them)I will probably be sitting on the >sidelines instead of having fun. > >Anyone with similar symptoms, please give me some advice!! > >THANK YOU!!!!

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