Re: ORS/Endo/perimenopause - trying to make sense of symptoms
From: j wang, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 10 Sep 2001 20:38:10 -0500 (CDT)
It could be endo pain, but without having periods it is dificult to know
you are really "having a period", and the pain could be from something
else. The hormone levels do change, but tough to know what is
fluctuating.
At Mon, 10 Sep 2001, D.N. wrote:
>
>Hi,
>
>I know that I am going through perimenopause and I know when I ovulate
>because of mittelschmertz. I had ovulation pain last Tuesday. Today I
>am having pain like my "period" has started. (I have ORS and endo + s/p
>TAH+LSO and later RSO. I have a permanently swollen lymph node in the
>lower left side that becomes very painful during a "period". Endo was
>found in the sigmoid colon area during my hyst.)
>
>I understand that cycles vary in length-from period to period during
>perimenopause. I am wondering- can the length from the time from when
>you ovulate to the time your period starts get shorter?
>
>Normally, I run 12 days between ovulation and period.
>In the last couple days I have had hot flashes, mood swings. Normally I
>have breast tenderness after ovulation. This month, I have none. Does
>this mean that I am not producing enough progesterone? Would this be why
>it feels like my "period" has started or can endo act differently and
>cause this pain prior to the actual period starting.
>
>I appreciate your input.
>
>Thanks!
>D.N.
--
James Wang, M.D
Assitant Clinical Prof.
Tufts University School of Medicine
statements are informational only and should not constitute a medical plan or treatment recommendation.
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