Welcome to EmpowHER. I am glad you reached out to our community with your concern.
I can understand your physician's first thought being perimenopause. As hormone levels fluctuate, a woman will see changes in her menstrual cycle.
Have you ever been diagnosed with uterine fibroids? A pelvic ultrasound might be helpful.
Fibroids are muscular tumors that grow in the wall of the uterus (womb). Another medical term for fibroids is "leiomyoma" (leye-oh-meye-OH-muh) or just "myoma". Fibroids are almost always benign (not cancerous). Fibroids can grow as a single tumor, or there can be many of them in the uterus. They can be as small as an apple seed or as big as a grapefruit. In unusual cases they can become very large.
Heavy bleeding ,which can be heavy enough to cause anemia, or painful periods are symptoms.
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Hello Anonymous,
Welcome to EmpowHER. I am glad you reached out to our community with your concern.
I can understand your physician's first thought being perimenopause. As hormone levels fluctuate, a woman will see changes in her menstrual cycle.
Have you ever been diagnosed with uterine fibroids? A pelvic ultrasound might be helpful.
Fibroids are muscular tumors that grow in the wall of the uterus (womb). Another medical term for fibroids is "leiomyoma" (leye-oh-meye-OH-muh) or just "myoma". Fibroids are almost always benign (not cancerous). Fibroids can grow as a single tumor, or there can be many of them in the uterus. They can be as small as an apple seed or as big as a grapefruit. In unusual cases they can become very large.
Heavy bleeding ,which can be heavy enough to cause anemia, or painful periods are symptoms.
Keep in touch,
November 29, 2016 - 9:53amMaryann
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