Re: IUD and 12 day periods
From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 29 Dec 2001 20:47:59 -0600 (CST)
Usually straightens out in 1-3 months. For some reason, Vitamin C helps
some women with this. Heard about this - no study I'm aware of.
Hope this helps and write back anytime for more information.
Dr. M
At Tue, 25 Dec 2001, MJ wrote:
>
>I had an IUD put in October and i was told to expect long heavy periods
>(12 days) i want to know does this last forever???
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>MJ
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Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York
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