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Laurrie
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Hiya,
You know i am so relieved to find this site  Its such a worry and just knowing im not the only lady out there suffering this is a weight off my mind. Cause i felt totally alone in this.
Anyway i'm 23 and have been bleeding for 7 months now - i did in march time have 5 wonderful blood free days.
Half the month its heavy with clots and the rest - the other half light or spotting but enough to always wear a pad.
I have always since i started on my period when i was 12 been irregular never been clockwork, just a wait and see when it turned up - i can remember times when i didn't have a period for 3 months and then on for a few days and then off for months again. Longest before this that i've been on was three weeks.
I have never ever been to the doctors about my period, i know this may sound odd but i got use to my period been all over the place that i have just lived with it, but in the back of my mind for all these years its niggled at me.
But now i know i need to go cause its not right to be bleeding all this time  I'm nervous and sooo very scared!
But i have to bite the bullet so im ringing tomorrow and getting an appointment 
I'm overweight so i hope its not all put on to that - thought it may be a factor i do not know? and also i've been reading up on pcos and i have quite a few of the symptoms tho i hate to self diagnose my self.
I hope tomorrow to have some answers but im sure i will end up been more confused. I will come back and fill you in.
Take care, Lauren xxx |
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Shelwar
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i also have this problem. I was on the depo shot for a while which was great as i had no periods at all. As i travel a lot i moved onto the implant as i found it hard to get the depo shot every three months. I had regular periods for the first year and half, and then began to have constant bleeding which continued for 3 months. I spoke to one doctor who gave me tablets which stopped it, so i stopped taking them as i smoke and did not want to increase the risks associated with this by taking two lots of birth control. About two months later it started again so i went back to see a different doctor as i was in a different town who suggested i should check for STD's. I went to see the original doctor who disregarded this and gave me more of the tablets and said i should take these for 3 months to stop it correctly. These stopped it and i had regular periods for about 3 months and it has started again, although my first periods were just longer than usual, being about two to three weeks, although my last one just has not stopped. I still have not checked for std's as i am not very keen on this, although i know that i should, but when i am most worried about it is when i am bleeding and you cannot do it then. When i last went to see the doctor he said to keep a diary, which i am but i think the problem has gone on for so long that this is not necessary. I am also a bit worried the implant is not working and that would be a cause of the bleeding, although the nurse said thats not true and is not keen on taking it out until the three years are up, which is october. i am 24, have not had any children and have not had any previous problems in that area, although i had a abnormal smear test last year and am due to have another test now. I am also be very keen for advice as i find the constant bleeding very stressful and am desperate for it to stop!! If anyone has any advice please contact me
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Miss Berlin
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| Posted: 05/12/08 - 21:14 Post subject: |
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| Quote: | Might as well add me to the list. I'm a 26 year old female. I'd first started birth control in November of 2006 when my husband and I got married. I went to my gyno in February for my annual/pap and everything was fine, except my blood pressure was a little high and she didn't feel safe reissuing my birth control. She gave me the option of an IUD, which I have scheduled though I don't know how my problems since then are going to affect it.
Shortly after my annual appt (the pap came back clear) I was late getting my period by about 8 days. Eventually I got it, though I haven't stopped bleeding since. I'm horrified by some of the stories here, as my bleeding isn't extreme, though I do pass clots on occassion. It's not as heavy as a regular period, but it's still consistent enough that my husband and I haven't had sex since February.
I went to my primary doctor who did a pelvic exam and recommended I see my gyno again as the bleeding may be cause by a lack of the hormones that my body has been used to for the past year and a half. She's put me on a birth control without estrogen, and advised that I take a multivitamin with iron every day to curb anemia.
As it is, I have my gyno appt on the 26th and will definitely stop back in here and give you ladies some kind of an update.
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Just thought I'd post an update to my previous post.
Well, I went to the gyno as scheduled 4/26. She did the usual urinalysis and it didn't show any signs of infection, so that was weeded out as any cause. Next up was a sonogram to check for polyps. There was a smal area that was questionable, so she came back to do a saline sono to see a little clearer, and was able to rule out any polyps/cysts. The only thing she could deduce is that the problems are just due to a hormone imbalance. I did request (and would suggest the same to any of you experiencing this) to have my TSH levels checked. Thyroid imbalances can contribute to abnormal cycles, and there's history in my family of hypothyroidism. She sent me to the lab where they drew blood for the TSH and a CBC (complete blood count, mostly to check my iron and make sure everything else was normal).
She advised that I continue to the progestin only birth control (norethindrone), and even double it for a week to see if it that would be enough to stop the bleeding. I did exactly that, taking one pill in the morning and one at night, and the bleeding was considerably lighter than it had been. It was much easier to deal with it being light and constant, but I would really rather not have it at all. I called her back just to let her know how things were going, and she suggested that I increase the progestin only to 3/day until the bleeding stopped completely.
I was worried that taking sooo much progestin couldn't be good for me, but when I stopped to think about it it really makes sense. This type of heavy bleeding (when a primary cause, not the secondary reaction to some other sort of problem) is caused by the irregular breakdown of an overgrown endometrium. Progestins are responsible for preventing this type of overgrowth. It only makes sense that if the progesterone levels are imbalanced or low (in my case, from stopping birth control altogether, which threw my body into a tailspin) that this type of excessive bleeding will occur. One way to curb it is to increase the progesterone levels via oral regulation (progestins) until the bleeding stops.
That being said, today is my second day taking 3 pills, and I haven't spotted AT ALL since increasing the dosage. The doctor advised that I stay at this amount for 3 days, and then back to 2 pills for a week, and then wean it all the way back to one. She also suggested that if the bleeding doesn't start again once I begin taking one pill/day, that I should stop the pill for a week (the equivalent of your placebo week in estrogen/progesterone birth control) to allow my body to get back onto a normal menstrual cycle.
I'm scheduled to go back for another saline sono in 6 weeks, just to make sure that the endometrium isn't as abnormal as it was this past time, and *crosses her fingers* I'm still very much eligible for the Mirena IUD, which will be inserted at the 6 week visit if everything seems okay.
I should also mention that the TSH/CBC came back just fine, with the exception of my iron. I've been told to take OTC iron (Slow FE) with orange juice every day to control the anemia since I've been losing blood so consistently for so long. It's amazing how bleeding like this will absolutely suck all of your energy. I've wanted nothing but to sleep, and it's been hard just getting up and going to work, but there is a noticeble difference since starting the iron tablets, so it's worth mentioning when you visit your doctor.
Hope this helps some of you. I know how ridiculously inconvenient it can be, especially for those of you who are married, to deal with constant bleeding for weeks and weeks on end. My biggest piece of advice is to definitely DEFINITELY consult with your gynecologist and be knowledgeable about things so that you can be proactive in your health. Please consult with your doctor before increasing your dosage of any medications.
Best of luck to you ladies!
~Berlin |
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| Posted: 05/13/08 - 10:40 Post subject: Re: constant vaginal bleeding now for 6 months |
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| I have been going through the same thing but only for 38 days. I am 21 years old and have never had regular periods. I was on birth control but I stopped taking it. I had my period for 3 weeks at the end of December, went back to school and didnt get it again until the 7th of april. I have had it ever sense. I have never been regualr and am used to going 3 or 4 months without a period. However this is the second time i have had crazy bleeding for weeks on end. I just want it to stop, it is getting really expensive having to buy pads and tampons all the time!! Have you found a reason for it yet? |
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| Posted: 05/13/08 - 10:52 Post subject: Re: constant vaginal bleeding now for 6 months |
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| With all of us going through this atleast I have come to the conclusion I am not alone and not going to drop dead tomorrow from it. My e-mail address is crys-0214@hotmail.com. Please e-mail me if you get any answers! I want to go to the doctors about it but I dont want to go in unprepaired. I want to know what is going on before I try and talk to him, especially since my doc is a man. |
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Miss Berlin
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Crys,
I'm inclined to think that it's just a hormonal imbalance. Mine started after being on birth control and then stopping it. The only thing I've found so far to control is in to get your hormone levels in check, especially your progesterone. Today is my 3rd day taking norethindrone, and I've not had any spotting since increasing the amount (as advised by my doc).
It's probably tmi, but thank GOODNESS for the increase. My husband and I were able to be intimate last night, for the first time since February, without any problems whatsoever.
So yeah, I would definitely visit with your doctor, have your thyroid checked, urinalysis, and a cbc to make sure you're not anemic and see how things go. If he even hints that it's hormonal I would mention taking a progestin only pill to help control it and see what he says.
Hope it gets better for ya...
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