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Re: Cramps/No periods

From: Dr (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 11 May 1997 16:57:07 -0500 (CDT)


At Sun, 11 May 1997, Maureen wrote: >
>After medical management for fibroids (lupron,depoprovera,Lupron again)
>I decided on a hysteroscopic resection for my submucosal fibroid. The
>problem is that it took 8 months for my periods to return. I think this
>was due to the drugs takeing a long time to get out of my system,
>although I know that the lupron should have been gone in 4-8 weeks. I
>don't know how long Depo-provera takes. The whole time I had menstrual
>cramps, every day for 8 months. When my period returned, the cramps
>went away. This is all a mystery to me and my doctors. I did have a
>laparoscopy before the surgery and it showed nothing but fibroids, no
>endo. What causes these cramps, I have seen other women here report
>them too.
--
Maureen,

You probably had a functional synechia of the lower part of the uterus. Anterior and posterior sides were stuck together and the blood could not get out. So you had uterine contractions as for a delivery. Depoprovera is effective 3 months.

--
Bernard Cristalli MD CNGOF
Paris - France
http://www.obgyn.net/corresp/cristalli.htm



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