WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for February, 2001: Re: Two questions

Re: Two questions

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 3 Feb 2001 22:51:09 -0600 (CST)

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At Sat, 3 Feb 2001, Pnut wrote: >
>I posted a message about "odd brown clot" and got this reply:
>
>This was almost certainly a decidual cast, which is a cast of the lining
>of the uterus (endometrium) that develops from progesterone use. Women
>using depo-provera, Norplant, or even birth control pills can pass these
>surprising but harmless pieces of tissue. The other possibility is a
>very unusual clot, or a miscarriage. I'll put $10 that it's a decidual
>cast. Have a nice day.
>
>DAH
>
>--
>D. Ashley Hill, MD
>
><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>I would like to know what "depo-provera" means. (The "depo" part is
>what I am not familar with.)
>And I would like to know if passing these "decidual cast" is a good
>thing, I am guessing the are breaking off from built up endometrium
>which sounds like a good thing to me.
>thanks :)
>
>--
>Pnut :)
>

Depoprovera is a depo mixture of provera that offers 3 months of contraception. High progesterone contraceptives will often lead to sloughing of the endometrial lining all at once as they can thin it so much. We call this a decidual cast. Hope this helps

--
William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Editorial Advisor-Pregnancy and Birth
Private Practice
New Orleans, La.

*Please understand I can not respond to private emails.

*These comments are for educational purposes only.  They are
not meant to take the place of an examination by a qualified
health care provider.  They are not intended to be the start
of a physician-patient relationship.

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