Irregular periods and treatment Posted: 03-12-08 03:33am
My age is 24.Recently 3 mths back i had a
ultrasound in that liver is normal,gall
bladder is normal,spleen is normal,kidneys
are normal,urinary bladder is
normal,uterus: uterus appear anteverted,it
measures 61.3*39.3*49.4mm. endometrium
measuring 17.7mm appear normal, myomtrium
appear normal.so is it anything serious ,i
am taking treatment for this.no other
symtons.
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General Q and A Answer A3839 Posted: 04-02-08 12:19pm
Irregular periods could be due to organic
or functional reasons.
Organic reasons for irregular bleeding
could be: genital infection,
endometriosis, endometrial polyp, myoma,
presence of some functional ovarian cyst,
genital tumors, injuries etc.
One functional reason for irregular cycles
is a disturbance in the axis
hypothalamus-pituitary-ovaries. These 3
organs produce hormones that influence
their work. Disturbances in this hormonal
axis usually cause lack of ovulation and
without ovulation periods are usually
irregular. Contraceptive pills (hormonal
therapy) are usually given to make the
periods regular. Under hormonal therapy
cycles will become regular but without
ovulation. It is expected that after
taking the pills off, the ovulation will
be established.
spontaneously and cycles will remain
regular. If irregular periods are due to
some organic reason, contraceptive pills
won’t help.
If irregular periods are heavy and
hormonal therapy doesn’t help,
explorative curettage is the final
solution. Explorative curettage is often a
diagnostic and therapeutic tool in the
same time.
You may want to consult a gynecologist
about this.
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