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Re: could this be perimenopause DR LYNN 1 QUICK ?
From: Dee (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 30 Aug 2001 11:06:04 -0500 (CDT)
At Thu, 30 Aug 2001, Lynn D. Montgomery, MD wrote:
What other things can it be besides that. I have appt. with my primary
Dr. next week so I want to be able to discuss if it's not GYN related.
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>At Wed, 29 Aug 2001, Dee wrote:
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>>I'm a women in her early 40's having, much lighter periods after having
>>really heavy ones for awhile, mid cycle brown spotting but not every
>>month, shorter cycles, REALLY bad mood swings (my poor family!) that get
>>worse at PMS time, irritability, heart palp., waking up at night,
>>anxiety, memory problems, breast tenderness not always cycle related,
>>bloating, change in body shape, and on and on...
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>>Can these be perimenopausal symptoms and how do you know if it is
>>estrogen or progesterone dominance? It's not good to have estogen be
>>dominant is it? HELP!!
>>
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>>Dee
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>Dee,
>The symptoms you describe could be related to the beginnings of
>menopause, but they could also be related to several other things. The
>state of menopause can be determined by simply checking hormone
>levels...
>Lynn
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>Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
>Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
>Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
>Missoula, Montana
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Dee
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