Re: Lower abdomen swelling before period
From: John Essien MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 2 Aug 2003 21:21:44 -0500 (CDT)
I cannot give you an answer without exaMining you. Do you have uterine
fibroids? This could explain the swelling and rigidness in yuou lower
abdomen. Water retention can also produce swelling.
At Sat, 2 Aug 2003, Stephanie wrote:
>
>We started trying to get pregnant about 4 months ago. About 3 of the 4
>months, I noticed my lower abdomen becoming rigid and beginning to swell
>about 5 days before the period - it gets tighter until the day of the
>period. But, I always get my period on the 28th day, and the swelling
>disappears. What can this be? Before we started trying, I never had
>such swelling during my period. I am very perplexed. Thanks, Stephanie
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