WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for June, 2000: Re: metrorrhagia?

Re: metrorrhagia?

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 30 Jun 2000 06:21:59 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 29 Jun 2000, Kathy wrote: >
>I am 31 years old. In February of 2000 I stopped taking birth control
>pills and my husband and I have been trying to conceive. In March,
>April & May of 2000, a week or so before I started my menstrual cycle I
>got yeast infections that lasted 3 to 7 days. The yeast infections have
>stopped but now I am having my cycle about every other week. I got my
>cycle May 26th, June 5th, June 20th, and again on June 29th. My cycle
>lasts 5 to 7 days. I went to my doctor and she was more concerned about
>the yeast infections. She did blood tests and everything was normal.
>She will not do a pelvic exam while I am bleeding

Why not???

so I have not been >able to get throughly checked. Could this just be my body coping
>without the birth control pills and trying to find a normal hormone
>level?

I doubt it. This sounds like anovulation bleeding or a polyp.

RDB

Or can this be something more serious. I am very concerned. What >should my doctor and I be looking for?
>
>Thank you ahead of time for your advise.
>
>Sincerely,
>Kathy - La Crescenta, CA

-- R.Daniel Braun, MD FACOG FOG

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