WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for November, 2000: Re: Menstruation

Re: Menstruation

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 23 Nov 2000 10:34:32 -0600 (CST)

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At Thu, 23 Nov 2000, Posie wrote: >
>4 years ago I had a benign terratoma removed along with the LH ovary and
>tube, at the time I was 20 weeks pregnant. Since having my child, my
>periods have gone haywire. My GP first told me that it would take up to
>18 months after the birth to return to normal, but 3.5 years later they
>are still a problem. I bleed for about 14 days, the first 4 are a very
>bright red colour, with huge clots, and then for the next 10 days it
>gets gradually less and darker until it turns a ruddy brown colour. I
>have spoken to my GP a few times about this, but he doesn't seem to
>either believe me or want to investigate. Any ideas what could be
>causing this?

Posie, I would seek the opinion of a specialist in OB/GYN. There are several issues that should be addressed and several routes of therapy that are potentially effective. You should not have to live with this kind of cycle... Lynn

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Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

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