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younglady50
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 Posted: 08/08/06 - 22:08 Post subject: Could I have ovarian cancer? |
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| I am 50 years old. I had my tubes tied 19 years ago. I have not had a period in 3 years. I am definitely going through menopause. Just the past couple of weeks, I have noticed some pelvic pain on my left side, bloatedness, leg and hip pain. I don't know if the hip pain is part of the pelvic pain or not. I notice that when I am on the computer, I tend to twist my body to the right causing the pain to increase on my left hip. Yet when I am busy with my job, I don't notice it as much. Could I be pregnant, or could it be the signs of ovarian cancer? I don't know if I should see my gyn or my medical doctor. What do you suggest?[/b] |
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Laylah
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It is highly unlikely that you are pregnant due to two factors. Your tubes tied (although they may reconnect by what are the chances) and secondly you haven’t had a period in 3 years, meaning you haven’t ovulated (probably) in three years.
Some women do ovulate but don’t have periods (in certain ages, especially during breastfeeding) but if that happened to you and if your tubes got together, then you must be some kind of phenomenon. That would be two impossible or highly unlikely possible things to occur.
Why did you suspect ovarian cancer? Do you have a family history of ovarian cancer? If you do, it is certain that you should have regular check-ups at the gyn’s.
Regardless your family history, every woman who enters menopause should have regular gyn appointments no matter whether they experience any symptoms or not.
You should certainly report to your problem to a GP or gyn. Considering you have leg and hip pain, you may be going through some bone problems since bones tend to weaken in menopause due to lack of estrogen. During the appointment, you should of course talk about all of your symptoms, so that a doc could suspect the right diagnose |
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