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Suggest Treatment For Fibroid In Uterus Causing Prolonged Bleeding With Blood Clots

Ive been having problems with my female cycle, im 39yrs old and my period came one month like it always does and it never stopped, I bleed for 18days straight , I went to ER because I was hving pain , feeling weak and blood clots, they took a vaginal ultrasound and found a fibroid on my left side uterus , now im seeing a gyno and she makes me take a pill to stop my cycle and then every month around my cycle time she gives me a pill to make me start my cycle,,, im confused about what she trying to do, please help.
posted on Mon, 18 May 2015
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Your confusion is common. The pills your doc is giving you helps you maintain near normal control on your periods. Abnormal Uterine bleeding causes anemia and leads to long term side effects. As far the Fibroid, you can get a simple removal of the fibroid, or the latest technique is MRI guided Hi-intensity Ultrasound Ablation which might require sessions. If the bleeding is under control with the pills, you could avoid any of these procedures. With advancing age the fibroids usually decrease in size and get shrunken up in the uterus. If your problem continues and your family is complete, you could even go for Hysterectomy. Hope this is helpful
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Suggest Treatment For Fibroid In Uterus Causing Prolonged Bleeding With Blood Clots

Hi, Your confusion is common. The pills your doc is giving you helps you maintain near normal control on your periods. Abnormal Uterine bleeding causes anemia and leads to long term side effects. As far the Fibroid, you can get a simple removal of the fibroid, or the latest technique is MRI guided Hi-intensity Ultrasound Ablation which might require sessions. If the bleeding is under control with the pills, you could avoid any of these procedures. With advancing age the fibroids usually decrease in size and get shrunken up in the uterus. If your problem continues and your family is complete, you could even go for Hysterectomy. Hope this is helpful