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Periods. 25 years of the bloody things and really I've had enough of it by now - anyone else care to join me for a moan

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sunnywong · 07/01/2007 10:49

Sooooooooooooooo tedious.
And as for that effin mooncup that runneth over constantly unless I get a qualified gynae to put it in

Sick of them now, roll on menopause with out the drying out

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foxinsocks · 09/01/2007 10:39

it doesn't have to be HRT though DG - there are loads of natural alternatives and alternative therapies. There's lots of literature on natural supplements for HRT (if you search for it) and some have been properly trialled.

fortyplus · 09/01/2007 10:41

If you don't want any more children then Endometrial Ablation is a physical intervention - no drugs involved. It burns into the womb lining, thus preventing it thickening each month

Cappuccino · 09/01/2007 11:25

just get an egg cosy pattern but add some extra rows in the middle

DumbledoresGirl · 09/01/2007 11:43

Was thinking more of a tea cosy but with less stitches per row!

Aloha · 09/01/2007 11:44

How does the Mirena affect PMT? Any thoughts?

foxinsocks · 09/01/2007 11:48

mirena made mine a lot worse Aloha - in fact, I'd never had problems with my cycle till I had the mirena (and after I did, I have suffered terribly)

having said that, a good friend of mine who was starting to get horrid PMT had the mirena and it completely sorted her out

Have you had a bad reaction to any other hormonal contraception (esp progesterone based ones)? I think that can be an indicator of whether you might have problems with it.

Bozza · 09/01/2007 11:57

Pah to those who say that the mirena coil stops periods. In my case the coil/implant led to almost continuous bleeding, some of it very heavy - full and overflowing mooncup in 20 minutes?

So I have reverted to plan b which was advice given to me by aloha before she originally left. That was to go on the pill but not leave the week's break every month. I have been happily period free for 6 weeks now. Prior to this I was averaging 6 days before it all kicked in again.

fortyplus · 09/01/2007 12:19

Here is advice given to me by my GP prior to my visit to the consultant...
Go on the pill - now believed to be ok up to 50+ - and take continuously if you want to.

Tranexamic Acid - tablets that can be taken during your period that promote clotting and therefore reduce the flow
Something else I can't remember the name of that you take a few days before your period is due to stop it if you're going away on hols or something

Mirena Coil

And don't ever take Aspirin for period pain - because it thins the blood and increases the flow.

But having seen the Consultant, I'm still up for Endometrial Ablation!

Aloha · 09/01/2007 23:22

Bozza! V proud to have helped!

AitchTwoOhOhSeven · 09/01/2007 23:59

two things.

i saw a documentary about the pill and the one of the scientists who developed it said that he'd seen the pill as releasing women from periods as well as having contraception. then they realised the problems they were going to have getting past the moral outrage of the sex thing and decided to advise people to take the week's break cos it would be easier to market, pretty much.

the mirena coil, much loved by so many women, increases your risk of ectopic pregnancy. having had two, that is not a risk i would take lightly...

AitchTwoOhOhSeven · 10/01/2007 00:01

two things.

i saw a documentary about the pill and the one of the scientists who developed it said that he'd seen the pill as releasing women from periods as well as having contraception. then they realised the problems they were going to have getting past the moral outrage of the sex thing and decided to advise people to take the week's break cos it would be easier to market, pretty much.

the mirena coil, much loved by so many women, increases your risk of ectopic pregnancy. having had two, that is not a risk i would take lightly...

fortyplus · 10/01/2007 08:39

Yes - I remember years ago hearing that women are only told to take a week's break from the pill every month so that having a period will reassure them they're not pregnant.
My GP told me that it's fine to take the pill continuously - even at my age (45). I chose not to go on it as I'm fat enough already, but that's another story!

Bozza · 10/01/2007 08:44

I am 33, do not smoke, am not (quite) overweight, and do not really have any contraindications for the pill. And off the pill, I have very heavy periods. I think it was on this basis, that aloha gave the advice and it is fine so far. So thanks.

fortyplus · 10/01/2007 08:48

That's great - heavy periods are sooooo crap, aren't they? Mine had got really bad over the last couple of years, but they seem to have improved a lot over the couple of months since I had my polyps removed. I think I'll still go for the other thging, though - it's supposed to stop them completely for most people and I def don't want any more babies.

Bozza · 10/01/2007 09:37

Yes I don't blame you - so many fantastic stories about the coil. I was just one of the unlucky ones.

hertsnessex · 10/01/2007 09:42

i had an ablation (due to other gynea probs) but i havent had a period since july!

FeelingOld · 10/01/2007 11:04

I have a very different experience of periods. I started them at age 12 and they have never been regular, now only have a period every 6-9 months (used to be 4-6 months but as I have got older they have got less frequent) and they last for about 7 days, first 2 days of which are extremely heavy in that I have to change super-plus tampax every hour and I become virtually housebound I also get very bad backache and lower abdoman pain. The fact I have so few periods is good, BUT I have PCOS and had to have a total of 7 years of fertility treatment to have my kids (first time took 6 years, 4 of which I had treatment, second took 4 years, 3 of which I was on treatment).
Not having periods does have its up side but it also has its down sides.
My mum started going through the menopause at 45 and all 4 of her sisters were also in their 40's when they started going through theirs so as I am now 41 it might not be long for me.

I just can't imagine what it must be like to have periods every month (although from the age of 18 to 24 I was on the pill but my periods were very light and still never came every month), especially if they are heavy like mine. I have also never had to consider contraception cos I don't ovulate but I have had to endure daily nasal sprays, daily injections in my bum, 2-3 internal ultra sounds per week and many many hours sat around in hospitals when on fertility drugs.

When weighing it all up I can't decide whether the treatment I have had to go through is worse than if I had a period every month for 29 years.

Nanou1 · 10/01/2007 12:54

have had monthly periods since i was 10 ; that was 27 years ago... i have had enough too... the best bit about being pg was not to have periods!!!!! have terrible pains / bad depression / bloating etc every bloody month. does anyone know of anything good to deal with that btw? thanks.

fortyplus · 11/01/2007 15:16

hertsnessex - that's really interesting. Did you have yours done with the 'Novasure' device?
How was it for you?

hertsnessex · 12/01/2007 11:22

hiya, mine was a thermachoice. generally didnt feel to bad afterwards from it (mostly from the GA)

sockmonkey · 12/01/2007 12:31

Gah... I hate periods too. I sometimes think it's worth having another baby just to get out of them for a while. Messy, painful & the PMT..oh my!
I am next due about my DHs birthday...and my friends wedding. I hope AF arrives late.

fortyplus · 12/01/2007 22:07

hertsnessex - thanks for that. One thing I like about the idea of Novasure is that the whole thing only takes 5 mins & is usually dome under local anaesthetic.
I had the polys done under general - took the poor man nearly an hour, apparently, and didn't suffer any ill effects apart from feeling tired and spaced out for a couple of days. But local seems preferable.
xx

fortyplus · 12/01/2007 22:08

Sorry - polyps not polys - been on the red wine!

PeachyClair · 12/01/2007 22:12

Didn't start until alomost 17- which was at the time but in retrospect was lucky!! Unfortuantely mine are super heavy tampax last an hour painful ones too and my Mum had her menepause after 50.... (54)so another 21 years at least I suspect

Bloody things

fortyplus · 12/01/2007 22:17

Get to your GP - take a look down the thread - if a tampon only lasts an hour there are lots of things your GP can do for you apart from hysterectomy and the pill which are the 2 that everyone assumes are the only solution.

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