Thread: Menopause

Hello.. I was just wondering, when you went to your doctor did she just give you an internal exam or did she do some kind of biopsy? I work at a obgyn and the doctors there have strict protocol on what to do for women over the age of 40 with abnormal espeacialy heavy bleeding. First we do a pregnancy test to rule out possibility and the they will have us check your Hemoglobin with a little prick of the finger to make sure Iron count is not low due to the heavy blood loss and then they do a biopsy. usually an endometrial biopsy it takes about 10 minutes . we then send it to the lab to check for any abnormalities. Also they will end you for bloodwork which checks for hormones that may be a sign of menapause. Have you had any of this done? Hysterectomy is sometimes a good choice maybe even an ablation but you need to find a doctor that will sit down with you and talk your options out. I would believe it's not something you want to staydealing with in your everyday life.

Good luck keep us updated

>>Hello.. I was just wondering, when you went to your doctor did she just give you an internal exam or did she do some kind of biopsy?<<

Last month my doctor did an internal exam and said everything felt fine. The 1st 3 days I was bleeding heavy with a lot of clots. I went to her on the 5th day (I was bleeding very light). Then it stopped on the 10th day.

Last Feb, I was told I had HPV and Abnormal Cells. I had a colposcopy done which was benign. Since then I had about 3 paps done and they were all normal.

I got my period on Thursday. I bled heavy for about 2 days with a lot of clots and I'm still bleeding but not heavy.

I was never heavy where I had to change my pad every hour but to me my period was heavier than I'm used to and bright red. I don't like that color. I'm going to call my doctor and tell her there's a reason for my heavy bleeding.

Any suggestions?

Thank You,

Bernice

>>yep and she flowed really heavy eventually. she was going through like 3 super pads stacked on top of one another. she couldn't contain the flow after awhile. her case was extreme and she was full of fibroids. well i hope your at home test gives you some answers your also seeking about your menopause.<<

Wow, my flow isn't heavy enough to where I have to change my pad every hour but it's heavier than normal. Plus I don't like the bright red thoughtout my period. Last month and this month are not normal periods for me. I'm nervous about it.

Bernice

I called my doctor and told her I was still bleeding (5th day and very light and still bright red). She couldn't fit me in today which tells me she doesn't think it's anything to worry about. I made an appointment for Wednesday but then I called the women's center and made an appointment for tomorrow. My doctor is a family doctor but she also does my paps. The women's center is an OBGYN. I went to them once before to have a colposcopy done. I guess it's like getting a second opinion. There's a reason my periods haven't been normal but my doctor doesn't seen to care.

I read that fibroids can be felt during a pelvic exam. Last month, my doctor did that and said everything felt fine. So now I'm thinking that if I had fibroids, she would have felt it and since did didn't, I'm even more nervous.

Bernice