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Re: heavy bleeding
From: Annetta (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 18 Dec 2000 13:43:23 -0600 (CST)
Actually, I didn't go into as much detail as I probably should have.
Prior to starting on the glucophage, my periods were normally every 4-5
months lasting 2+ weeks, they have actually gotten much better. Thank
you for your advice, I am going to see what happens over the next couple
of days, if it hasn't let up by Wednesday, then I will go in to see my
DR to see about getting the progestin. Since it has been 6 weeks since
the beginning of my "last" period maybe this is just another "normal"
period.
Thank you,
Annetta
At Mon, 18 Dec 2000, j wang, M.D. wrote:
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>Your cycles should not be 8 weeks apart. It seems that the glucophage
>is not enough to get you to cycle regularly. You probably should have a
>course of progestin to try to give you a "medical" D&C. That may be all
>you need to get the bleeding under control. You could start clomid
>after that if you wanted to.
>
>At Mon, 18 Dec 2000, Annetta wrote:
>>
>>I normally post in the PCOS forum, but I notice a lot of dr's post here.
>>I am a 33 year old woman with PCOS. I am taking Glucophage for that and
>>Ferrous Sulphate for anemia. Normally my periods are every 8-9 weeks
>>and last up to 2 weeks. On November 5th I started bleeding and
>>proceeded to bleed for 29 days. Went to an RN arounds day 26 and all
>>she said was, "Do you know why you are bleeding so much?" and did not
>>even examine me.
>>Finally stopped bleeding, then had a pap last Wednesday followed by an
>>ultrasound because of some pelvic pain I was havin in the lower right
>>hand side right above my pelvic bone. The dr informed me that
>>everything looked okay, that I had a good dominant follicle in my left
>>ovary, but my uterus lining looked rather thick. The following day I
>>started bleeding again, and have been bleeding non stop. I have noticed
>>(this sounds nasty) that where my bleeding has normally not had a smell
>>to it it does now. It actually reminds me of after I gave birth. (Now,
>>I must say, normally I use tampons but with all this heavy bleeding I
>>have switched to pads temporarely. So, the smell may be normal but I
>>just never noticed it before.)
>>What I am wondering is how long I should allow this bleeding to go on,
>>especially with me being anemic. (My red blood cells are running around
>>30%) I am wondering if maybe a D & C is in order.
>>Just FYI, I have been TTC for over 5 1/2 years now. My RE wants to put
>>me on clomid but have not started that yet, I was hoping the Glucophage
>>would straighten things out a bit.
>
>--
>James Wang, M.D
>Assitant Clinical Prof.
>Tufts University School of Medicine
>
>**Note: Opinions expressed here are for educational purposes only
>and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient relationship.
>This information is not intended to supplant the need for you to
>consult with your physician prior to choosing therapeutic options
>and/or interventions.
>
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