YOUNG-WOMEN Messages for February, 2003: Re: Enlarged Uteris & abnormal periods

Re: Enlarged Uteris & abnormal periods

From: samir fouad Aziz MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 3 Feb 2003 19:38:58 -0600 (CST)

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At Mon, 3 Feb 2003, Michele wrote: >
>I am 34 years old w/2 teenage kids. My periods have never come on a
>regular basis. About 2 years ago they began to come regularly every 5
>weeks but they were extremely heavy. My family Dr put me on the pill to
>try and regulate them. He thought I might be going into early menopause
>and that this was perfectly normal. I was on the pill for 6 months then
>off if for 6 months. During that time I moved to another state and am
>now seeing an OB/GYN Dr. Also after coming off the pill my periods went
>beyond extremely heavy. For 2 full days during my period I can't go
>more 10 - 20 minutes between trips to the bathroom and that's with
>double protection. There is a huge amount of clotting and it comes out
>with force at times. My new Dr says I have an enlarged uteris. She had
>me have an ultrasound and a bunch of blood work. I don't have fibroids
>and all my hormone levels were fine. She put me back on the pill and
>told me that being on the pill for the rest of my life would be just
>fine that it was actually healthy. She doesn't believe that I'm going
>through early menopause and that if the pill takes care of the problem
>then great. I'ld like to know what the problem really is and I do not
>want to be on the pill. I am going to get a second opinion. Any idea
>what else it could be or any questions I could ask my new Dr that could
>help him get to the bottom of this?

this is sometimes we call it metropatheia heamorrhagca, usually due to anovulation with continuous estrogen secretion unopposed with progesterone and might lead to endometrial hyperplasia.check the lining of the uterus

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