WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for June, 2001: Re: heavy menstral period, starting menopause??

Re: heavy menstral period, starting menopause??

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 6 Jun 2001 12:53:59 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 6 Jun 2001, linda wrote: >
>i am 44 yrs old & last year i missed only one period. Now i started
>spot bleeding for seven days, then the next seven days started a very
>light period (only three days) then five days ago, started a very, very
>heavy period. i have to keep changing pads alot!! im bleeding all over
>my chairs,bed. is this normal for me ? i must be starting menopause.
>linda

Linda, Anybody that develops abnormal bleeding at the age of 40 and over, needs an evaluation, including an endometrial biopsy. The reason is that this is when the prime time for uterine cancers begins. Fortunately, most of the time it does not mean cancer, but it could and the possibility must be ruled out... Lynn

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

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