Hi all... New to this forum. I am hoping that maybe I might be able to have a few questions answered.

Ok... I had a tubal ligation close to 6 yrs ago. Shortly after, I began having complications. Just about a yr ago I was dx'ed with mennoraghia (heavy menstrual bleeding) and placed on estrin. I had very bad adverse reactions to the estrogen. On top of it I am not a good canidate for birth control because I also suffer from horrible migraines, and the pill just about cripples me when I have a migraine. Seriously, my body goes into shock the bad is so bad.

So here we are, I went in to my gyno. For pregnancy symptoms. Not preggers because I got my cycle and she peformed a pelvic check anyways, but the discussion came up about the menorraghia. My mother had to have a hysterectomy due to menorraghia when she was 36. The gyno said that a hysterectomy would be my only option b/c of the estrogen intolerance, and not being able to take the pill to regualte my period.

She ordered a sono, and took some blood to check my thyroid and iron level. She wanted to know if I was anemic. I tol dher no, I am a blood donor, and blood donors cannot be anemic. I go back on monday 7/11/05 for the results and a well womans exam. She is worried that I become anemic only during my cycle, which I *think* is the reason she mentioned my only option would be surgery. I even asked her if there was information to look up and research in the mean time, only to become more aware of the risks, options ect... She said "not until we know all the answers."

so my questions are: is there a term for anemia during your menstrual cycle? Is anemia during your cycle alone just cause for this surgery? Geez I could come up with more, but I don't want to write a novel.

If you made it this far, thank you for reading. I am hoping that someone can enlighten me as to where to find the info I am looking for.