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Re: Period All The Time!!From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)Mon, 30 Jun 2003 23:02:58 -0500 (CDT)
At Mon, 30 Jun 2003, Connie wrote: > >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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