WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for July, 2008: Re: MENORRHAGIA: Shortening menstrual cycles

Re: MENORRHAGIA: Shortening menstrual cycles - getting very worried...

From: Pat Sonnenstuhl (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 27 Jul 2008 20:05:48 -0500 (CDT)

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I agree with your GYN. With no other abnormalities, I too would suggest perimenopause...and 36 isn't too soon to start experiencing these kinds of things. Shortening cycles is one of the factor. Just for fun keep track of when you ovulate. Some women ovulate every time, and it seems like you just finish one cycle when whoops here comes another one. I would also recommend the book Before the Change by Ann Louise Gettleman. It has lots of great tips and recommendations. Also, continue to get your regular exercise and eat a healthy diet. What else would you think it might be ? I know, it seems perimenopause is too soon, but certainly within the range of possible...

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>Now to the point of my post. My cycles are changing. It was subtle at
>first...26 days for a few months, then 25. Then this month I had a 19
>day cycle - which started on the 13th of July. Yesterday, I started
>again - which was 13 days since the last one. I went to my OB/GYN last
>week. I had a completely normal internal exam. My recent pap and HPV
>test (from my yearly in May) were completely normal. I had bloodwork at
>my visit last week to check for anemia and thyroid issues (my mom has
>Graves disease). All that testing was normal, too. My doc suspects
>that I'm just perimenopausal and that I could have a "decade of fun"
>ahead of me. She suggested trying chasteberry for a few months to try
>to regulate my period.
>
>So, I guess I am asking if this sounds normal? The worrywart in me is,
>of course, suspecting the worst. But, as my doc pointed out - my
>symptoms don't really point in the direction of a gyn cancer. She
>thinks it's hormonal related to perimenopause, but suggested an
>endometrial biopsy if the chasteberry didn't work. I can't go on the
>pill because I have migraines.
>

-- Pat Sonnenstuhl, CNM, CHT

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