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I’ve had heavy periods since my 20s and throughout my 30s I experienced a worsening of my periods (very heavy, clots, severe cramping) and an increase in spotting between my periods. I had lots of investigations and they’ve told me repeatedly that they can’t find anything wrong. Over the past two years the spotting inbetween periods has progressed to red spotting and bleeding. It starts after ovulation, with a few days of brown spotting, then red blood then sudden gushes of blood that leave my clothes soaked and I have to sit on loo for hours. This is NOT my period, the blood is bright red and thin consistency with huge clots. I’m anaemic and exhausted. A few days after this red bleeding, I start my period (I count first day of period by the change in consistency and cramps). My gp has referred me back to gyne after an appointment a year ago where they did internal ultrasound and said all looks fine apart from a small fibroid which is located in a place which the gyne said wouldn’t cause this bleeding. My cervix is healthy and all blood tests came back normal. Previous progesterone 21 days were a bit low but last one was normal. Apparently hormone tests don’t indicate perimenopause and I’m ovulating (so they say based on results). I’m so upset by all of this. The bleeding honestly has ruined my life. I only have about 3 days a month with no bleeding. I always have to wear pads and feel tired. I’m on large doses of iron but even that won’t keep my ferritin levels up. I’ve been offered the mirena coil a few times but reluctant because I want to know why it’s happening and the underlying cause treated. Plus, although I’m now 40 and well aware of age and declining fertility, I’d love to try for a child as have only in last few months started a relationship. I have never been pregnant. All of this is causing so much anxiety and I’ve no idea what to do. Any thoughts or suggestions would be really appreciated.
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Bleeding inbetween periods
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hanabananaa · 12/10/2018 17:56
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