Guest guest Posted January 28, 2002 Report Share Posted January 28, 2002 Yes, the endometrium does build up during your period. However, don't you find that some months are heavier than others? Anyway, I just had my period and I must say this was one of the lighter episodes I have had for a long time. Very little clotting, and heaviest day 3 went through 6 pads during the day and 3 at night. Now on day 6 and only spotting. Last month I had such heavy clotting and blood loss that I became anemic and my doctor was seriously talking hysterectomy because my fibroid is increasing in size ( it now measures 20 weeks vs 16 weeks last year). I attribute my lighter than usual period to a couple of factors: - I am seriously reducing stress by exercising 3 times a week - have cut out buying meat at grocery store and now go to the farmers market where get poultry & beef without hormones - am supplementing with natural progesterone cream (I have been using the cream for the last 2 years but I don't believe I was using enough to combat the heavy periods and because of the stress I was under, I don't believe it was doing its job of opposing the estrogen). Now I am using 1/2 of a 2 oz tube - I have started using herbs and vitamins recommended in Larks book " Fibroid tumors and Endometriosis " . - I have stopped drinking coffee and alcohol and not eating anything with sugar. I will keep you posted for next month. Hope this helps to give others ideas on what they can do to take back control. Terry sun4evr@... wrote: > Isn't it natural for the endometrium to build up before a period anyway, > though? > > At 1/22/02 09:15 AM, Teryl Beingessner wrote: > >I too suffer from anemia due to heavy bleeding from my periods. I pass > >very large clots and I had > >also suspected that it is pulling blood from the rest of my body to > >release through my period. I now > >know from reading that this is due to excess Estrogen which allows the > >endometrium to build up so I > >am supplementing with natural progesterone cream to see if this will > >reduce the build up of blood. > > > >I have gotten my uterine cramping and pain under control through following > >the suggestions in a very > >good book on fibroids by M. Lark entitled " Fibroid Tumors & > >Endometriosis " . I highly suggest > >that you get it. I deals with issues such as diet, supplements, foods that > >hurt and foods that heal > >as well as ways to reduce stress through exercise and stretching. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2002 Report Share Posted January 28, 2002 Yes, the endometrium does build up during your period. However, don't you find that some months are heavier than others? Anyway, I just had my period and I must say this was one of the lighter episodes I have had for a long time. Very little clotting, and heaviest day 3 went through 6 pads during the day and 3 at night. Now on day 6 and only spotting. Last month I had such heavy clotting and blood loss that I became anemic and my doctor was seriously talking hysterectomy because my fibroid is increasing in size ( it now measures 20 weeks vs 16 weeks last year). I attribute my lighter than usual period to a couple of factors: - I am seriously reducing stress by exercising 3 times a week - have cut out buying meat at grocery store and now go to the farmers market where get poultry & beef without hormones - am supplementing with natural progesterone cream (I have been using the cream for the last 2 years but I don't believe I was using enough to combat the heavy periods and because of the stress I was under, I don't believe it was doing its job of opposing the estrogen). Now I am using 1/2 of a 2 oz tube - I have started using herbs and vitamins recommended in Larks book " Fibroid tumors and Endometriosis " . - I have stopped drinking coffee and alcohol and not eating anything with sugar. I will keep you posted for next month. Hope this helps to give others ideas on what they can do to take back control. Terry sun4evr@... wrote: > Isn't it natural for the endometrium to build up before a period anyway, > though? > > At 1/22/02 09:15 AM, Teryl Beingessner wrote: > >I too suffer from anemia due to heavy bleeding from my periods. I pass > >very large clots and I had > >also suspected that it is pulling blood from the rest of my body to > >release through my period. I now > >know from reading that this is due to excess Estrogen which allows the > >endometrium to build up so I > >am supplementing with natural progesterone cream to see if this will > >reduce the build up of blood. > > > >I have gotten my uterine cramping and pain under control through following > >the suggestions in a very > >good book on fibroids by M. Lark entitled " Fibroid Tumors & > >Endometriosis " . I highly suggest > >that you get it. I deals with issues such as diet, supplements, foods that > >hurt and foods that heal > >as well as ways to reduce stress through exercise and stretching. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2002 Report Share Posted January 28, 2002 Fibroids are classified by where they are located. Submcuousal fibroids are located within the uterine cavity, intramural fibroids are located within the wall, and subserosal fibroids are located outside the uterus. Typically it is the submucousal fibroids that cause the heavy bleeding. --- sun4evr@... wrote: > At 1/21/02 05:21 PM, missycatl@... wrote: > >I had done some research on what causes clotting; > hope I am remembering > >this accurately. When we get our periods, the > lining of the uterus is > >being shed. To help this occur, our bodies produce > a substance in the > >blood that causes it NOT to clot, so that the blood > can flow freely from > >the uterus. However, in cases of heavy bleeding as > is so often found in > >those of us blessed with fibroids, especially > submucosal fibroids, the > >amount of blood being released is more than the > amount of the > >anti-clotting substance can handle. Hence, we > start producing clots in > >our menstrual flow. > > Does anyone know if these clots can get out of the > uterus into other parts > of the body? > > Also, what is a submucosal fibroid? > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2002 Report Share Posted January 28, 2002 Fibroids are classified by where they are located. Submcuousal fibroids are located within the uterine cavity, intramural fibroids are located within the wall, and subserosal fibroids are located outside the uterus. Typically it is the submucousal fibroids that cause the heavy bleeding. --- sun4evr@... wrote: > At 1/21/02 05:21 PM, missycatl@... wrote: > >I had done some research on what causes clotting; > hope I am remembering > >this accurately. When we get our periods, the > lining of the uterus is > >being shed. To help this occur, our bodies produce > a substance in the > >blood that causes it NOT to clot, so that the blood > can flow freely from > >the uterus. However, in cases of heavy bleeding as > is so often found in > >those of us blessed with fibroids, especially > submucosal fibroids, the > >amount of blood being released is more than the > amount of the > >anti-clotting substance can handle. Hence, we > start producing clots in > >our menstrual flow. > > Does anyone know if these clots can get out of the > uterus into other parts > of the body? > > Also, what is a submucosal fibroid? > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2002 Report Share Posted January 28, 2002 Fibroids are classified by where they are located. Submcuousal fibroids are located within the uterine cavity, intramural fibroids are located within the wall, and subserosal fibroids are located outside the uterus. Typically it is the submucousal fibroids that cause the heavy bleeding. --- sun4evr@... wrote: > At 1/21/02 05:21 PM, missycatl@... wrote: > >I had done some research on what causes clotting; > hope I am remembering > >this accurately. When we get our periods, the > lining of the uterus is > >being shed. To help this occur, our bodies produce > a substance in the > >blood that causes it NOT to clot, so that the blood > can flow freely from > >the uterus. However, in cases of heavy bleeding as > is so often found in > >those of us blessed with fibroids, especially > submucosal fibroids, the > >amount of blood being released is more than the > amount of the > >anti-clotting substance can handle. Hence, we > start producing clots in > >our menstrual flow. > > Does anyone know if these clots can get out of the > uterus into other parts > of the body? > > Also, what is a submucosal fibroid? > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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