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

Re: Abnormal Bleeding

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Tue, 23 Sep 1997 21:43:02 -0500 (CDT)

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At Mon, 14 Jul 1997, Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. wrote: >
>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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