For NKS and his Wife: CML and Periodsl

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Hi NKS

Womens Issues on Glivec

One of the issues that many women have found since they have been on glivec is

that there periods change.

Many women have experienced:

Heavier periods

Clotting of blood

Shorter period of time between each period until they continually bleed.

Many women get caught short - that there clothes are blooded, where they sit is

blooded

- they may find they bedsheets etc blooded.

Many have also commented that the period blood is worse then when they had birth

blood.

Aneamic

Iron tablets including iron infusions including transfusions are experienced

Many women decide to have either ablations or marina coils or eventually have

hysterectomies.

If you look on the pamphlet in the box (glivec) does express statement of

hormone changes but it does not

actually state period blood etc or any women's issues.

In my case - all the above plus a bleed out and raced to hospital with a radical

hysterectomy.

There are a number of CMLers (women) that have experienced these issues, either

more or less.

My advise is for all CML women to get themselves a great gyno who will care

share with your CML specialist

and discuss your issues.

Hope your wife is feeling better - glivec does cause hormonal issues with women

Cheers

Sue (Aussie)

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