WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for July, 1997: Re: Abnormal Bleeding

Re: Abnormal Bleeding

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 14 Jul 1997 21:16:59 -0500 (CDT)

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At Mon, 14 Jul 1997, Elizabeth wrote: >
>This is the first time I have seen this site and was glad to see that
>there hada already been some questions on this subject, but I did not
>see too much in the way of explanations. I am 45, and am on Lo-Ovral to
>control and regulate my periods which were getting heavy several years
>ago. For the last year I have had a number of very heavy periods and
>they seemed to be getting worse, so my doctor did a hysteroscopy (?), a
>D & C with a scope, there were no fibroids in the uterus itself. Since
>then, about 2 months now, I have been bleeding even more, my 2 periods
>were very heavy, with lots of clots and going thru super tampons and a
>pad sometimes in an hour or less for several hours in a row, for the
>whole seven days that I was off the pill. My period only stops when I
>restart the pill, and then it has been spotting most days and usually
>has one time a day where I have a "blow-out", go thru a tampon and pad
>immediately, then it slows back down. My doctor does not know what is
>causing it and seems to think I may need to consider a hysterectomy, or
>the burning off of the uterus lining. I have not had any blood tests, I
>think because the pill is supposed to be controlling the hormone level.
>Any comments or advice on this would be appreciated. Thank you.
>
>--
>Elizabeth Scheid
>

Elizabeth, A critical piece of information would be the pathology report from the D&C. That would be the difference between hormone therapy and endometrial ablation (burning the lining). Hysterectomy sounds a little to drastic so far (pending the other info, of course)

-- Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS OBGYN.net U.S. Representative, New York Great Neck, New York http://www.obgyn.net/states/bios/marchbein.htm http://www.obgyn.net/women/heroes/harveym.htm

*Note: Opinions expressed here are for educational purpose only. This information is not intended to supplant the need for you to consult with your physician prior to choosing therapeutic options.

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