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Re: It's like passing GIANT SLUGS, is this normal at almost age 48?
From: Alicia Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 28 Aug 2003 11:36:40 -0500 (CDT)
Perhaps having progesterone in the 2nd part of your cycle might help.
At Thu, 28 Aug 2003, Susannah wrote:
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>Have had 4 children, all normal pregnancies, full-term vaginal
>deliveries. Have always had irregular periods never longer than 34
>days. Since being vegan (15 years) I've found periods to be light to
>moderate. Normally four days. For last two years I've experienced
>passing very large clots like giant slugs. Happened thrice yearly. For
>an hour of those cycles passing of these is associated with very heavy
>bleeding, so much that I'm tied to the toilet for an hour. Occurence
>unpredictable but up until now has generally been on day three of cycle.
>However, this year, have had two episodes of periods which have lasted
>three/four weeks with light/moderate bleeding in each case accompanied
>by days of passing enormous clots. I've seen a gynaecologist asked if
>passing these is normal he suggested yes. No reason to believe I've
>abnormalities nor disease within my reproductive system. Is this to be
>expected at my time of life. No other so-called menopausal symptons but
>the irritability/depression I'm also suffering due to severe
>financial/emotional/family strains and stresses we've experienced for
>years. Attempting to resolve these as matter of urgency. I consider my
>diet good. Wonder if studies have been done into mineral/vitamin
>deficiencies which may give rise to many of these problems which women
>seem to be having? I'm about to start course of ‘TheElixirOfLife’ health
>supplement containing over 50 minerals lacking in even good diets
>because of the depletion of such minerals from the soil in which our
>food is grown. It'll be interesting to see whether in fact my cycles
>return to normal in three/four months time. My question is 'Is it
>normal to pass such very large clots at my time of life? For how much
>longer can I expect this to continue?'
>
>--
>Susannah, Wallsend, England, UK
>
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Alicia Lapidus MD
Head Obstetrics Division,
Hospital J. A. Fernández
Buenos Aires
Argentina
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