Re: heavy bleeding
From: j wang, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 18 Dec 2000 19:16:56 -0600 (CST)
Well, it is good to know that you got some improvement in your cycles
after starting the glucophage. Still, a period every month is more
likely to allow you to get pregnant.
At Mon, 18 Dec 2000, Annetta wrote:
>
>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:
>>
>>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.
>>
--
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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