Re: MENORRHAGIA: Shortening menstrual cycles - getting very worried...
From: bc (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:46:48 -0500 (CDT)
Hi Becca,
This is not unusual at all.I was regular all my life and then my cycles
went haywire. Last month I missed completely and this period I have
spotted for 10 days before and this one has lasted 10 days so far. This
has been going on for a year and a half now. I have had all sorts of
ultrasounds, blood tests etc but never a biopsy. I was worried as you
are and asked the doctor to give me a endometrial biopsy to check for
cancer. He stated that with the biopsy, they take a sample from one
area in your uterus. He said if I wanted to be sure and more thorough I
should have a D&C and they will have all the removed tissue sent out for
biopsy. I had the procedure this past February and the results were
good so it really eased my mind. Good luck and take care.
At Sun, 27 Jul 2008, mrcjschu wrote:
>
>My name is Becca. I'm 36 and the mom of three wonderful kids.
>
>Since my period began at 13, I've been a VERY regular gal. Every 27-29
>days, about 5 days long, etc. Nothing special. Even when I had my kids
>I didn't get that "nursing vacation" that everyone brags about. Despite
>the fact that I nursed for over 36 months over the course of my three
>kids - I never got a break!
>
>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.
>
>Does this sound like something sinister? I am really getting myself
>worked up over what could be nothing at all...
>
>Any ideas?...suggestions?...
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
>~ Becca.
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