Decidual Cast Periods can be fairly easy, passing some tissue at a time, or off can come the whole lining in one piece called a decidual cast. Generally the lining of the uterus is only 6-8 mm thick at the time of the menstrual period, and it is shed gradually, a few cells at a time. The decidual cast is when the entire lining passes spontaneously. It's not uncommon, but it usually both uncomfortable, and alarming to some. But us women are designed to have some sort of periods Or Not? We have to pass tissue each month. Or Not? Are they good for us? Or Not? Do we want them? Or Not? Is this something that is individual? Or Not? It's a complex topic that I will be discussing a lot over my time in this blog. So lets start with basics: How much do we bleed and what are we loosing, and just what was this that the patient passed? And another basic: track your periods, and the Women's Health Practice site http://www.womenshealthpractice.com/media/pdf/menstrual_chart.pdf you
Tangentially, I've had my Mirena IUD for two months. I'm bloated, crampy, cranky and gassy. I've never been any of those things (except cranky. But with good reason. Usually.). Question one: is that normal? Question two: will those symptoms go away? Help...
ReplyDeleteHormonal symptoms from the Mirena are less likely than other progesterone methods of contraception, but possible. The levels do subside with time and your provider can help you decide if there are either ways of controlling the symptoms for now or other problems that need evaluation!
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