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Re: MENORRHAGIA: Bleeding
From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 29 May 2008 13:30:53 -0500 (CDT)
Jellybean
I think you should really go in and see your gyn about this...Dr. von
Almen
At Mon, 26 May 2008, Jellybean22 wrote:
>
>Hi
>
>I used to take the Marvelon birth control pill every month for a long
>time, then I decided to take a break from it which ended up being 4
>months long (Taken the pill for around 3 years, and taken afew long
>breaks from it before) .
>
>I went back on the pill recently due to going on a trip abroad to see my
>boyfriend. I started taking it the week before I left so it would kick
>in. Ever since I've been abroad though (1 month now) I have bled. Some
>days it would stop entirely (maybe for 1 day) other days it would be
>very light, others very heavy. It was unlike normal menstrual blood, it
>was a light red and not as thick, no clotting for about a week.
>
>Then as it went on It started to become more like a period and I had
>clotting and period pains (I read about breakthrough bleeds you can get
>when you go back on BC after a long break, so was'nt that worried at
>this point).
>
>Then the pains got so bad on one day I felt a sudden gush and ran to the
>bathroom and something had actually come out of me, some sort of greyish
>piece of flesh that was long and covered in blood. After this passed
>the pains went afew hours later but the light bleeding carried on and my
>breasts became VERY sensitive and fairly painful to touch.. After
>trying to read up on what the thing was, I found that it could likely be
>something called the Decidual Cast but was unsure what could of caused
>it.
>
>The bleeding carried on, mostly light but the pain eventually went afew
>days later.
>
>Today it has become more clotty again but redder than usual. Plus the
>pains have come back slightly.
>
>Does anyone have any idea what could of caused all this? if anyone needs
>any more info feel free to ask. It is becoming a bit scary.
>
>Thanks in advance.
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William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Private Practice
New Orleans, La.
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