[julia07efrain]

I'm barely turning 19 this month, and for a year now I have been having really heavy periods with blood clots. I went to the doctor a few times they told me that everything is OK and they out me on birth control which I stopped taking because it made everything worse. This months period freaked me out because a something large and hard that had a little string along with it just came out. It was approx. the size of a walnut and I'm not sure what it was but I know that if I go to the doctor they won't tell me what I have. I have tried different doctors already. Can anyone please give me some suggestions.

[JoeCanada76]

Are you sexually active without protection?

[nikosmom]

You need to keep trying different doctors until you get an answer!

It could be a number of things and only a doctor can diagnose this for sure. Make notes of exactly what's going on so you can explain it the doctor (how heavy/ # pads per day, painful cramping, etc.).

If you are sexually active, they will need to do a battery of tests to rule out pregnancy, STDs, fibroids/cysts. Birth control pills can cause clotting but it's more likely if you're are a smoker and/or over the age of 35.

Please call a new doctor so that you can get some answers.

[Nestorian]

Suggestion, when you go to talk to a new doctor, don't tell them any thing about other doctors you have seen. See some times doctors will simply assume that what ever the doctor before them says is the problem, then that is the problem. So if you see a new doctor, don['t tell them that other doctors think it's this or that, don't tell them you've already seen any one, until after they give you some tests and try to find answers. That way it's like starting fresh, and there are more possibilities to work through, but at least you can start to rule them out.

As for birth control, better talk to a doc about that ASAP, because you are messing with your hormons, and internal bodily functions. Very dangerous. Can affect everything from Mood, to period, energy levels, just to name a few.

Doctors may not think there is anything wrong, and maybe this is normal. Mind you, I don't know what your situation is. But by the sounds of things this is not. However, if you are sexually active, you may have had a natural abortion. This happens when you get pregnant but the body detects birth defects and so it gets rid of the baby, embrio, fetus or what ever you prefer to call it. I only know a small bit about this because a friend of mine had one and she described the same, or similar symptoms as you are. It may be something to look into. I realize you said you are having this for ayear, but if you've been sexually active for that year then it's a possibility; however, very remote. Unless you've been taking birth control, and especially if you've been drinking alcohol, doing drugs, or missing days.

I found something interesting in a book called, Merck Manual of Medical Information, No I'm not a doctor, but it may give you an idea what to watch for...
"Firoids: A growth composed of muscle and fibous tissue that occurs in the wall of the uterus.
Symptoms:
Some times even if its large there are no symptoms. Symptoms may include heavey or prolonged menstral bleeding or, less often, bleeding between menstral periods; pain, pressure, or heaviness in the pelvic area during or between menstral periods; frequent urination, swelling of the abdomen; and rarely, infertility. The heavy bleeding can cause Anemia.
Diagnosis:
Diagnosis usually made during pelvic examination. Diagnosis confirmed by ultra sound scanning. They may also do a, endometrial biopsy, hysteroscopy, and a Pap test.

Dysmenorrhea:
Symptoms: Pain in the lower abdomen, can extend into lower back and legs. The pain may consist of cramps that come and go or a dull constant ache. Pain starts shortly before or during mentral period. Headache, nausea, constipation or diarrhea, frequent urination. Occational vomitingThe pre menstral syndrome symptoms of irritability, nervousness, depression, and abdominal bloating may be present through part or all of the menstral period. Sometimes clots or pieces of bloody tissuefrom the lining of the uterus are expelled from the uterus, causing pain." (Note from Nestorian: This may be why you are getting clotting, and things with strings coming out.)

Ok so I have more but I need to take a deeper look at this stuff the print is super compressed and I'm not sure if it's worth telling you about. Any new infor, like Mood, emotional state, pains, smells, how your memory is, whether you get confused easily and so on. Really the more you tell us about yourself, the higher the probability is that we can give you an idea where to start looking. Still I think you should keep going to doctors, what we give you, print it off if you have to and learn it so when you go see the doctor, you can challenge them and force them to listen, because you will know that there are possibilities.

Take care.