Re: MENORRHAGIA: Irregular periods
From: Samir F Abdel Aziz, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:32:35 -0500 (CDT)
Message posted on Samir F Abdel Aziz, MD behalf by: Hope Waltman,
Fibroids and Women’s Health Forum Moderator
I do not know how old you are and whether you are looking for pregnancy
or not. Anyway it would be better to start either contraceptive pills
or provera for 21 days then repeat it from day 5 of the period for the
next 2-3 cycles till become regular and then start it from day 19 to 28
of the cycle.
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At Fri, 27 Mar 2009, Kim wrote:
>
>I have endometriosis, was on depot provera for about 5 years until May,
>2007; had surgery in June, 2008 to remove left ovary & tube, endo &
>adhesions. Had normal (23 day cycles)from June until November, when
>periods stopped. Then, January 26th, period started and didn't stop
>until March 3rd...after being put on Provera to get it to stop. The
>doctor told me to take Provera for 10 days (finished March 8th), then I
>would have a period and start taking provera 14 days later for another
>10 days. The bleeding stopped while on the provers, then started again
>on the 10th for 2 days...then started again on the 23rd. I started the
>provera again on the 22nd. It hasn't been a lot of bleeding this time,
>just dark brown/black discharge (enough for a panty shield) and lots of
>clots. When should this stop? When I am done with the provera, should I
>expect another period?
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