Posted: 02/27/06 - 01:00 Post subject: prolonged uterian bleeding
I have been having a prolonged menstrual cycle for the past month. Still ongoing and today with clots passing and great rushes of discharge. I am 42 and my menses were normal until about 8 months ago. I am very scared it seems that I have uterine bleeding. Is it possible?
Episodes of prolonged menses lasting for a month or more can infrequently occur at any age. However, they are more common after age 40 and especially before menopause. In some cases the cause is an abnormal physiologic hormonal response to a skipping of ovulation, while at other times there may be an anatomical cause of bleeding such as a fibroid, a polyp, an overgrowth of the uterine lining or even a cancer of the endometrium or uterus. I don’t want to scare you, so please, go exam your self.
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