Thickened Endometrium

You don't say how old you are, C., but I had some of these problems in my late 30's and it was never cancer. They told me this can happen as part of the aging process. If you have a young baby, that may have added to the problem somehow - I don't know, just guessing. My one daughter and I went through menopause early and had flooding periods as part of the perimenopausal process. I had no history to go on since my mom and her mom both had hysterectomies in their 30's and my paternal grandmother couldn't remember when she stopped her periods but it was an easy process for her. I'm thinking you're probably way too young for uterine cancer, which usually isn't one of the worst ones anyway but can sometimes be dealt with by just removing your uterus. I'm 64 and had a recent polyp removed from mine and still - no cancer - thank the Lord!

I know you must be scared but it's probably going to be OK. Try not to worry. Hormones are weird and can cause all kinds of trouble.

C., I am having the same thing, along with some other things thrown in for good measure. Did you know that hormones can cause this? I don't know how old you are but I am pushing 40 and believe that I am going through perimenopause, although the blood tests don't support this, I have read a lot online and have read that it don't always show in just one test when you are under 40. It could also be hormones for other reasons. This was confirmed in me because they put me on progesterone to reduce the fibroid, and it has reduced the heaviness, and made it more regular.

Doing a biopsy is standard procedure, just to make sure that they don't miss something.

If they are doing a D&C instead of ablation, you must be planning on having more children? I am not, and when I have it done it will be an ablation which remove most of it, permanently.

Everything will be fine. Pray and have faith.

C., have you checked into adenomiosis?? Both my half-sister and I had this. Hers was caught later and was her uterus 4x normal size. Mine earlier due to endometriosis. The way it was described to me was that the uterus scars and thickens over and over. We both had unusually large placentas as well. My last child was thought to be at least 10 pounds and when I had him, he was 7,1 and the placenta was 10! Hope you get some answers soon. L.

C., the D&C is routine. It's no biggie and you shouldn't feel a thing after except some mild cramping...if that. Personally I would opt for conscious sedation instead of general anesthesia because the recovery is easier (in my opinion). Also, you may find that if your doc is set up to do surgical procedures in his office, your insurance will provide better coverage. For example, I just had an endometrial ablation in my docs office under conscious sedation...it was covered 100% as opposed to 80% had I gone to the hospital.

Also, being a fellow medical professional...you'll understand that sometimes it's dangerous to have too much information. :) Don't speculate cancer...as you know MANY things can ultimately point to cancer but that doesn't mean anything in the short run! This could be perfectly benign and you would have caused yourself undue worry!

Blessings~
L.