Re: MENORRHAGIA: 5 Months w/ no period and several neg. pregnancy tests...
From: Ben Gocial, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 9 Oct 2008 16:14:49 -0500 (CDT)
Message posted on Ben Gocial, MD behalf by: Hope Waltman, Fibroids and
Women’s Health Forum Moderator
While it's impossible to make a complete and accurate diagnosis based on
the information given, your situation seems to be a common problem. You
most likely have a common condition known as polycystic ovarian disease
which would produce most if not all of your symptoms. A few points:
pregnancy tests are very accurate. While any one test can be wrong,
it's extremely unlikely that all your tests are wrong. Secondly, you
should make sure you are evaluated by a qualified physician and you
should follow their advise. Thirdly, birth control pills are the most
common form of treatment used for this condition and they work well when
used.
--
Ben Gocial, MD, Northern Fertility
Philadelphia, PA
Note: Opinions expressed here are for educational purposes
only and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient
relationship. This information is not intended to supplant
the need for you to consult with your physician prior to
choosing therapeutic options and/or interventions.
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At Mon, 6 Oct 2008, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>
>Thanks, first off, for this website and for your time. Its such a great
>resource!
>
>I'm a 22 year old female, and I do have a history of ovarian cysts that
>aren't always preventable by birth control pills. In the past, they
>have never caused me to miss more than 2 periods; the cycle was
>generally no period for one or two, then they would start and last 3, 4
>or more months steady, and this went on for about 3 and a half years.
>Now, I'm going on 5 months, and I've only had about a day and a half of
>very, very light bleeding, nowhere near a normal cycle, at the beginning
>of August.
>
>I've taken several pregnancy tests over the last 4 months, some at
>night, some first thing in the morning like the tests recommend, and all
>were negative. I've seen my doctor, but he didn't do a blood test for
>pregnancy, and it was after only 2 months of no period. He also
>mentioned that he didn't feel any cysts, and I hadn't felt any in the
>preceding few months either.
>
>In the last 2 months, I've been gaining weight, and my breasts have
>started to swell a little. I've been very, very moody and feeling
>slightly more tired than usual. I've been urinating more, but not
>consistently; and the latest, and most alarming, "symptom" is a strange
>feeling in my stomach, almost like gas, but much softer. I could
>describe it as a flutter sometimes, but it has also had a "popping"
>sensation (that's the one that feels a little like gas) and I notice it
>more when I'm laying down.
>
>My question is, how probable is it that I could be pregnant after 5
>negative home pregnancy tests? I've read that it is possible to get a
>false negative, but what about 5 in 4 months time? If it isn't
>pregnancy, could any of these symptoms be related to my ovarian cysts?
>(If so, they are not symptoms that I'd ever had in the past related to
>my cysts; I don't have any pain like I usually do, and that's really the
>only symptom I have when I have a cyst.)
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