Thick womb lining and biopsy after heavy periods, feeling very worried

[goldensun96]

So background is..

I have suffered from horrendous periods since the birth of my second son in 2024. I went to the docs later that year and explained this was unusual for me, had bloods done and a scan which didn't show much other than a cyst on my ovary, which they requested a re-scan of but it fell through the net somewhere and never got requested.

I have been back 3 times and finally agreed to tranexamic acid, which I started. It helped to a degree. But I mentioned I had been going through a box of tampons in 2 days and the doctor said that's not normal and he referred me for another internal ultrasound.

I went for this all chilled thinking it would be okay, however she kept asking me when my last period was, I said it was only 2 weeks ago, she said the lining of my womb is really thick (20mm) and could see clusters of veins dotted around.

I got booked in fir a hysteroscopy and was relieved thinking I'd have answers, I went and she could only get so far and said she had to stop due to not being able to reach my womb as it was too tilted. She kept asking me if I had an infection. though which I thought was strange as I don't?

So now I have to go back under GA for a second hysteroscopy (they said in the next 4 weeks) where they will also take a biopsy, but reading up, 20mm isn't a good sign, I'm 29 with two beautiful boys and I'm worried sick... can anyone reassure me?

bump? anyone 😪

I had a biopsy for thickened womb lining and heavy bleeding. It was all benign, so try not to worry too much!

Its really frustrating for you that they couldn’t do it first time

I had this and it was benign.
Try not to worry

Benign here also. I was post meno when bleeding is very dangerous and often a big sign of endometrial cancer. They couldn't finish hysteroscopy (because I screamed and nearly punched them with the pain of it, no sedation etc. barbaric for me). So they decided to do a D+C and take biopsy that way.

When they were doing that they saw suspicious stuff and went for full resection of the lining (ablation) and removed many polyps, and off to histology for testing. Naturally I was in bits with worry. All benign in the end. The polyps caused the bleeding apparently.

I'm sure yours will be benign also. Wishing you a very good outcome x.