WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for August, 2001: Re: Very Long Period

Re: Very Long Period

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 30 Aug 2001 09:25:11 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 29 Aug 2001, Lauren wrote: >
>My period started last Tuesday, 8/20. I am ttc and was hoping it
>wouldn't, but it was right on time. By Sunday, I was able to wear a
>pantyliner most of the day. That night, I was sick due to some food I
>ate at lunchtime(steamed mussels). I was sick to my stomach off and on
>for about 5 hours, until bedtime when I fell asleep and the next
>morning, I was able to eat and keep food down. That afternoon (Monday),
>I had a stressful meeting with my boss about my taking a new job I had
>found out about the previous Friday. The next morning (Tuesday CD8), I
>awoke about 4:00AM with severe menstrual cramps and I got up and
>discovered that I was bleeding again, this time bright red blood. The
>bleeding has continued, with some brownish bleeding, happening off and
>on since Monday. Today is cd9 and I'm still wearing a panty liner that
>is collecting red and/or brown blood. This can't be normal. I am under
>a LOT of stress right now. Could this be affecting the length of my
>period? Should I call my dr? Thanks for your help.

It may be that your stress is causing some dysfunctional bleeding. Further, it may be just coincidence. As long as the bleeding is not extremely heavy, I would suggest watching to see if things resolve on their own... Lynn

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

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