Undergone Myomectomy For Subserosal Fibroids. Having Bleeding During Periods. Is This Normal?

Posted on Mon, 19 Aug 2013

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Question : one month before one of my known person had her myomectomy done, she is 37 unmarried, for her subserosal 11 inch fibroid.She had her first period after operation enough heavy and again her current second period is also heavy. is there any problem or it is normal

Answered by Dr. Rhea Chanda (9 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
hormonal imbalance

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Myomectomy is basically only removal of the fibroid. The type of fibroid your friend had,was subserosal, which normally doesnt involve the myometrium.However, the fibroid was large. Menorrhagia, due to fibroid, is a common symptom.After surgery,there may some hormonal imbalance, esp if she was on hormonal medication before the surgery. The first couple of cycles may be a bit heavy by usually becomes normal, after a couple of months, unless there is some other associated problem. She can take tranexemic acid tablets thrice a day, if the period is extremely heavy. But if this continues, she should see her doctor again, for further investigation.

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