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Ladies: have you noticed changes in your flow?

Gabbee

By Gabbee, in The Gals' Room

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Gabbee    53

Gabbee
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Hey all,

I'm 31, always struggled with a heavy period until I placed an IUD in about 2 yrs ago. My periods immediately stopped! At most I'd spot when I was on my lady time, which I honestly loved :)

But yesterday, bam. Period. For the first time in 2 yrs. It caught me totally off guard. I know my doctor had said rapid weight loss led to high fertility, but I have my IUD so I wasn't worried

Now I'm confused. Are the changes in my flow related to the surgery? Should I be worried about the placement of my IUD? And if I'm really so fertile, should I be worried about getting pregnant even with the IUD?

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Gabbee    53

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Oops! Sorry for posting this. Realizing now that there are other threads about the same thing. Sometimes the Bariatric Pal app is hard to navigate.


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dandelion247    42

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I have the same issue. I was sleeved on 8/16, and I noticed about a week ago that I was having a period, which I haven't had for at least 3 years, maybe more, due to my Mirena IUD (the one with hormone in it). I'm guessing (but could be wrong?) that it's because we store estrogen in our fat and now that our body is burning our fat, that estrogen is back in circulation. I really, really hope it all stops soon, but so far, I've had a light flow for a week. Ugh.

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dandelion247    42

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Just now, Gabbee said:

Oops! Sorry for posting this. Realizing now that there are other threads about the same thing. Sometimes the Bariatric Pal app is hard to navigate.

Thanks for mentioning it -- I'll go looking for those posts too!

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heycrystal2052    430

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I have a pituitary adenoma, so without meds, that and the weight really hampered my period. I've been on meds and sure as heck after the surgery, my periods are spot on.

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crocodoxie    223

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Mine are spot on. My GYN said they should hopefully get lighter as I lose weight...since they are so heavy usually. I can't wait for a lighter period! My tubes are tied (cough, and I'm 50), so can't help with other info.

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Gabbee    53

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Thank you all! I never thought about it before, but it makes perfect sense.


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TheWah    0

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Glad I'm not the only one!
My first period in 2 years (IUD) started the day after surgery. I'm now 6 months out and have been getting 2 periods a month for the past 3 months.
Calling today to schedule gyno appt just to be certain there isn't anything else wrong.
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