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Re: Fibroids...again..

From: Kelly Shanahan, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 30 Sep 2000 01:00:33 -0500 (CDT)


At Fri, 29 Sep 2000, Sandy wrote: >
>Sorry to be a pain. I started on Depo Provera a few days ago to
>hopefully shrink fibroids. I am having a lot of cramping, pressure, and
>back pain. The spotting/bleeding seems to have let up. Is this still
>normal? I had to take a 800mg Motrin this morning to go to work! Am I
>going to have to go through this till I have a hysterectomy? Please
>help. Thanks.

Irregular bleeding is a common side effect of DepProvera. I personally think Lupron works much better to shrink fibroids.

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M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
South Lake Tahoe, CA

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