WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for June, 2001: Re: Menopause, perimenopause or what?

Re: Menopause, perimenopause or what?

From: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 29 Jun 2001 18:54:05 -0500 (CDT)

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At Fri, 29 Jun 2001, Jo wrote: >
>Two years ago I figured out I was getting violently ill the week before
>my period. DR put me on low does bcps. Still struggled with break
>through bleeding so he put me on a slightly higher dose. Now, I'm still
>having break through bleeding, crampig, bloating and back pain.
>Sometimes I have pain in the low pelvic region (not regularly enough to
>coincide with my cycle) which is sharp and breath taking. I'm 39 (only
>just) and had my first child at 34 and the second at 36. No more are
>planned. The pregnancies were uneventful and deliveries were normal.
>Supposedly the women in my family go through menopause early but my DR
>does not believe that is happening with me. I have been told the
>illness and such has to do with progestrone levels and perimenopause but
>no details were given. What should I be looking into to help me figure
>out what is going on?

could also be endometriosis. Track your cycles closely to see if there is any relationship to your symptoms

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

author, Your Over-35 Week-by-Week Pregnancy Guide available in all major bookstores and on-line at amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0761526986/o/qid˜6597740/sr=8-1/ref=aps_sr_b_1_1/103-7407404-7691069http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0761526986/o/qid˜6597740-7407404-7691069http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0761526986/o/qid˜6597740/sr=8-1/ref=aps_sr_b_1_1/103-7407404-7691069

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