WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for October, 2008: Re: GYNECOLOGIC: Polyps and D&C

Re: GYNECOLOGIC: Polyps and D&C

From: Beep (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 19 Oct 2008 23:45:50 -0500 (CDT)

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At Sun, 19 Oct 2008, William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG wrote: >
>Beep
>
>I would ask for a pelvic ultrasound first. You may not even have any
>endometrial polyps and thus not need a D&C...Dr. von Almen
>

Dr. von Almen, Thank you for your response. Actually my doctor has recommended a pelvic ultrasound first as you mention, and then plans on doing a D&C even if polyps are not found because he says I need "cleaning out," and is planning on doing a biopsy of the uterus. Mind you, this is even though I have no indications of anything wrong, other than two benign polyps. So, if I do end up having endometrial polyps, do I HAVE to have a D&C, even if I am not having trouble? Won't they diminish as I go into menopause? And if I do not have endometrial polyps, should I stick to my grounds and pass on the D&C? I REALLY do not want to go through that.

At Sun, 19 Oct 2008, Beep wrote: >>
>>How necessary is a D&C? I have been tested and found to be
>>perimenopausal with a period every 6 months or so for the last 2 years.
>>I have not gone 12 months with no period. I had a normal exam and
>>normal pap smear. I had two benign polyps removed from my cervix.
>>Because of the polyps my doctor is recommending a D&C even though I am
>>not having any abdominal pain, no excessive bleeding, no history of any
>>cancers whatsoever in both sides of my family (with the exception of
>>lung cancer in a couple of 70-80yr old smokers.) I believe he is being
>>overly cautious at a time when my period is dying down anyway. I want
>>to wait it out and let nature take its course.
>>
>>--
>>Beep
>>
>--
> 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
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> choosing therapeutic options and/or interventions.
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>
>William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
>Private Practice
>New Orleans, La.
>

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Beep

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