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Constant bleeding - perimenopause? Hysteroscopy needed?

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polly111
polly111

Hi,

I've had continuous bleeding for a few months - the period stops for a few days and then starts again, sometimes with clots.

I had hysteroscopy with biopsy about 1.5 years ago( had then some spotting between periods), didn't feel great for a month after that, and the results were ok, had an ultrasound a few days ago which is ok. Now the gynaecologist suggests another hysteroscopy. Is it necessary to have it? Will I be having them every year until it stops? Are there any other tests to make sure that its perimenopause and nothing sinister?

Thanks

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  • Cris2002
    Cris2002 polly111

    Posted

    Hi I am 39 and I'm so glad I found this. I have been so worried. I've always had heavy bleeding but not for more than a week. I will be 40 this year and I have started bleeding for more thank 2 weeks twice this year. I started to worry a lot and the doctors did a pelvic ultrasound and said that there was nothing abnormal. They said I was probably starting perimenopause. They had me start birth control pills to regulate it. The pills make me sick. During perimenopause do women just deal with the bleeding until it stops or do they take birth control.
    • debdew
      debdew Cris2002

      Posted

      My doc gave me transcanemic acid and medroprogeterin  pills to take with onset bleeding.  As far as bc it is a matter of risk factors and family history to use BC pills.
    • unico31026
      unico31026 Cris2002

      Posted

      My dr tried to give me the deppo shot but I refused because I am 40 years old and I smoke cigarettes. Although the bleeding has stopped for now I will just deal with it and keep taking the women's one a day vitamins because going through Peri is hard enough without having to worry about side effects and complications from the birth control
  • deborah46874
    deborah46874 polly111

    Posted

    Go see your gp again and ask for tranexamic acid tablets. It's not Hrt you take it when your period starts and it should make the bleeding less. Insist on a blood test to see if anaemic and the gp will tell you how much iron to take. You need to discover why you are bleeding so much. If nothing came up on the scan ask to be referred or a gynae they can then talk you through various things they can look at. Could be because you have endremetrois, or thickening of the womb lining this wil not come up on ultrasound. Best to check at this early stage as procedure to help you will be easier. I didn't just put up and now at 52 I am just recovering from a hysterectomy. Go see a gynae Gp just fob you off and know nothing. One easy solution is to have a mirena coil that should calm the bleeding if not stop eventually.
    • Cris2002
      Cris2002 deborah46874

      Posted

      I saw my doc and a gyn. They said i had thick lining in my uterus and a simple cyst that wasn't big enough to worry about. So that's why they said I could take birth control but i hate it. They also gave the option of uterine ablation and hysterctome and other birth control methods.
    • jayneejay
      jayneejay Cris2002

      Posted

      Hi cristina 

      i have had simple ovarian cysts before .. They are follicular cysts ..

      all related with periods, we all have them.. But sometimes a period

      doesnt  come and the follicular cyst grows, i had ultra sounds etc, one of mine was quite big like a satsuma .. The Gyno said i needed a good period to disperse it .. but being in peri wasnt having them regular .. 

      All corrected itself and they did disperse on there own..

      as for a thickened uterine wall, the uterine ablation ( scrape ) is a simple procedure and normally in and out same day..

      hysterectomy is abit severe ... Should be last resort..

      years ago i had severe endometriosis and could barely walk with

      pulling adhesions , i was told a hysterectomy but i opted for laser treatment and it was successful so i would of had a hyster for no reason aged 31 then..

      Good luck hun

      try not to worry 

      jay x

  • deborah46874
    deborah46874 polly111

    Posted

    A friend of mine had an ablation was home on the same day. She had suffered for years and this really worked for her. Need to have finished having children as it makes you infertile. I am surprised they have not offered you the mirena coil first as this can be very effective. I wanted an ablation but my fibroids were too big to do it. Had my gp referred me earlier to a gynae when they were smaller it would have been possible.
  • amy75426
    amy75426 polly111

    Posted

    It's been awhile since this was posted so don't know if anyone is watching the discussion. But if so, what did u find out? I am 38 and missed my period for 2 mths. Then finally started and have been bleeding for 20 days with heavy bleeding and large clots. I finally go to doctor tomorrow. I'm a little nervous. I have had my tubes tied.
    • deborah46874
      deborah46874 amy75426

      Posted

      When you srr Dr ask for a ultra sound and blood test for anemia and get referral to gynae .With my constant bleeding they gave me normsthrone not sure of spelling. It's not the answer as it just band aids the symptoms. Unfortunately for me I had a fibroid in the middle of my womb. My only option was hysterectomy to stop the bleeding. But you may be different and if nothing found via ultra sound see gp or gynae appointment as need to find out why bleeding as long as that. When they did my hysterectomy they found endemtrosis on my womb and overy I never suffered from this but wonder now if this was the real cause of the bleeding. You will need a hyster scope to have a proper look around. Wish I had seen a gynae earlier but my gp never referred me and I never though to ask. Had she done so I may have had a easier procedure like a ablation rather than a hysterectomy 

       

  • fathima11775
    fathima11775 polly111

    Posted

    Im 45 had an ablation done last june but it did not work for me still had heavy bleeding dr put me on 3 mnth birth control skipping red tabs it sorted out bleeding to normal cycles until this july were it went from 8 days to 17 days heavy to light bleeding n still counting taking iron supplements dont know what to do any suggestions 
  • mrs-magoo131
    mrs-magoo131 polly111

    Posted

    Hi Polly, thank-you for this thread. Looking for answers myself on the benefits of the mirena coil used for aiding in the pre-menopausal heavier bleeding issues. I'm 47 going on 147 it feels some days. Not seeing anyone saying if they found much help from them. So thinking it might be best to try waiting out the golden months without having foreign objects inserted. Will go ahead with the scan/hysterdcopy/biopsy the doctor has already booked for me, just to make sure there is nothing else wrong. Glad to read that what I'm doing with taking supplement Vital complex and iron tonics seems to be the cure of the day at the moment.

    Here's to an easier life for next generation hey.

    Cheers M

  • stephanie04277
    stephanie04277 polly111

    Posted

    Hiya I am new to this discussion but I just wanted to say I am 50 years old and I started to bleed last April 2014 and it dint stop till January 2015. I had blood tests and ultrasound and pelvic exam with nothing found. I just 5 weeks ago started bleeding again and it's slowly been getting heavier so I've had to stop work again as it seems worse when I'm on my feet all day. Feeling very low as nothing seems to help. Tranexamic acid did nothing and the 3 monthly injection didn't work either. Don't want the coil. Just want it all to stop now. Thank you for listening
    • jayneejay
      jayneejay stephanie04277

      Posted

      Hi stephanie 

      when you say the three monthly injection - do you mean Depo Provera ?

      i had that twice when i was 39 and i bles for 21 months and then went into early peri menopause ..

      i am post meno now age 51 ..

      depo caused me no end of problems - even had two large cysts too back then after thise injections .. They did the opposite for me and made me bleed non stop for 21 months .. It varied from heavy, normal, light and spotting - lucky if i had 2 free days in 21 months 😩

      i am okay now - dont take HRT .l had a ten year natural peri and almost 2 years post meno now ..

      thanks for sharing 

      jay x

    • stephanie04277
      stephanie04277 jayneejay

      Posted

      Hiya Jay, thank you for your reply. Yes I had the depo provera, all it did was make me feel depressed, did nothing for my bleeding. I am cosier ingredients going back the docs although I don't know what else they will suggest. I have avoided hrt so far as I have heard bad things. Thanks x
    • Rhino2015
      Rhino2015 stephanie04277

      Posted

      Hi Stephanie, I have also had heavy clotted bleeding a few times - about to have 2nd d and c and hysteroscopy - but mirena isserted this time so as I can resume hrt without the risk of my lining thickening too rapidly again. not happy re the Mirena - but other options (ablation and hysterectomy too drastic and the ablstion does not always work) Mirena may not either - i am told - arghhh - do love hrt though made me completely normal, energentic happy again - cant wait to get back onto it - good luck - keep us all posted x

       

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