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Re: MISCELLANEOUS: Brusing and MenstruationFrom: Walter Futterweit, MD, FACE,FACP (anonymous@obgyn.net)Mon, 2 Jun 2008 19:02:26 -0500 (CDT)
At Mon, 2 Jun 2008, mjak wrote: > >I am just curious about something I have observed with my body. I have >von wellebrends disease. I have no problems with my periods because of >it. I have very irregular periods do to PCOS; however, I can always >tell when my period is going to start because I experience what I call >breaking out in bruises. >I always break out in lots of burises on my arms, legs and stomach >within 48 to 24 hours before I start a period. These are painless >bruises but big. Am I correct in thinking this is the result of some >sort of drop in my clotting factors in preperation for my period? Once >my period actually starts no more bruises appear and my bleeding is >usually light. > >-- >mjak > Dr.Futterweit: I am not familiar with this hypothesis but undoubtedly the drop in estrogen may indeed be the cause as you surmised. Dr.Futterweit
-- Walter Futterweit, MD, FACP, FACE Clinical Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029 http://www.aacehost.com/pages/page.php?r=716
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