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Q: Menorrhagia and treatment with birth control pills

asked by: DoctorQuestion on February 11th, 2009

i've been bleeding for the longest, like about a month and a half, sometimes with clods and alot of pain.
i have been through this when i was 16, 20, 21 and now 26. i kind of figure i will never have kids but why wont the bleeding stop.
every doctor puts me on birth control. i dont want to take them cause i gain so much weight

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Dr. Goce Aleksovski , MD

replied on February 13th, 2009

Menstruation Answer A5753

According to the information you reported, you might be experiencing menorrhagia. One of the most frequent causes for menorrhagia includes a hormonal imbalance. The birth control pills your doctors recommended contain hormones that might help you stop the bleeding. These hormones can affect your weight, but it is considered as a side-effect, because the bleeding is the serious problem that has to be solved.

About having children, please do not jump to conclusions. The hormonal imbalance can be regulated with proper therapy and often the treatment is good enough to prepare the woman for conception.

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