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Re: 2 questions??

From: Kelly Shanahan, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 2 Dec 2000 01:34:29 -0600 (CST)


At Fri, 1 Dec 2000, Winter wrote: >
>why does it hurt so much when I ovulate?

lots of reasons, including adhesions or endometriosis., If you are haivng bad pain, you should discuss it with yoru gyn.

The nice thing about the depo >shot was I didnt have any ovulation pain and no peroids, but I gained
>weight.
>
>my second question is, does the amount of body fat you have influence
>how heavy your periods are?

it can, because when we are fatter, estrogen levels can be higher and estrogen thickens the uterine lining so there is more to come off with a period

Seems like when I am heavier than I should >be, my periods are very heavy, but when I lose some weight it is not as
>bad.

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

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