Re: Large Blood Clots with EVERY period!! EVERY MONTH!!!
From: Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 24 Oct 2002 16:14:36 -0500 (CDT)
You probably are not ovulating perhaps related to ovarian pathology,
were I you wouldn't change Dr. for the time being.
At Thu, 24 Oct 2002, Theresa wrote:
>
>I used to have normal periods. I have always had periods kinda on the
>heavy side, but the past year and a half they have totally gotten weird.
>First they were coming like every 14-35 days, and I also had spotting
>and bleeding between periods. That lasted for about 6 months, and I
>went to see the Dr in October of last year. I was also having some
>pelvic pain when they did the exam so they did an ultrasound. They
>found that my right ovary was not where it was supposed to be, it was
>behind my uterus? When I had an ultrasound before that my ovary was in
>the right place. Anyway, they found that I had what in her words "Could
>possibly be a normal cyst" on my right ovary. Ever since last November,
>with my periods I have EXTEREMLY heavy periods, having to use DOUBLE
>protection for the first 3 days, and with HUGE blood clots coming out.
>Blood clots that I am not exaggerating at all, but some of them are
>almost the size of baseballs. I am wondering if this is normal? And
>could this be something related to a cyst? if I still have it that is??
>I am just concerned. It is time for my to go back to the GYN anyway for
>my annual exam, but I am wondering do I need to see someone else who is
>going to want to look into my problem further? If in fact it really is a
>problem. By the way I am not on any birth control, I have never been on
>birth control so I know it doesn't have anything to do with that. Please
>help!!!
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Alicia M. Lapidus M.D.
Chief of Staff Obstetrics, Hospital Fernández
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Barcelo University
Vicepresident of Argentine Society of Hypertension in Pregnancy
Director Latina Obgyn.net- http\latina.obgyn.net\espanol
Buenos Aires
Argentina
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