I have suffered from bad period pains for years, but it seems they only got worse in the last year. In addition to lots of blood clots and terrible cramps, I also have painful bowel movements.
On the advice of cotters, I recently went for a checkup with a gynae. He said that my uterus is retroverted, that is it is tilting backwards. Normally, it should be tipping forwards towards your tummy. Apparently, this is a normal variation and it happens in 20% of women, and some without symptoms. But in others, they have painful periods and pain during or after intercourse, as the ovary is struck.
Does anyone else have this?
Recently, I've also had constant pelvic pain on my left lower abdomen and in my lower back. It gets worse when my stomach is full, and it feels like a muscle strain. But I've had this pain for over 2 weeks, and I also feel a twinge of pain and slight downward pressure around the lower vaginal area where it meets the top of the thigh. I seem to have started experiencing this after intercourse. My periods also seem heavier, with more cramping and blood clots.
I tried using medicated plasters on my left side but it made me feel nauseous so i stopped. I don't know what else i can do to alleviate it. I think i didn't make it clear enough that I was experiencing chronic pain, but the doc did a scan on my tummy (which is when he detected the retroversion) and did a Pap smear (which is normal) and pelvic exam, and said everything was normal. Does this mean i can rule out stuff like cysts and fibroids?
On the advice of cotters, I recently went for a checkup with a gynae. He said that my uterus is retroverted, that is it is tilting backwards. Normally, it should be tipping forwards towards your tummy. Apparently, this is a normal variation and it happens in 20% of women, and some without symptoms. But in others, they have painful periods and pain during or after intercourse, as the ovary is struck.
Does anyone else have this?
Recently, I've also had constant pelvic pain on my left lower abdomen and in my lower back. It gets worse when my stomach is full, and it feels like a muscle strain. But I've had this pain for over 2 weeks, and I also feel a twinge of pain and slight downward pressure around the lower vaginal area where it meets the top of the thigh. I seem to have started experiencing this after intercourse. My periods also seem heavier, with more cramping and blood clots.
I tried using medicated plasters on my left side but it made me feel nauseous so i stopped. I don't know what else i can do to alleviate it. I think i didn't make it clear enough that I was experiencing chronic pain, but the doc did a scan on my tummy (which is when he detected the retroversion) and did a Pap smear (which is normal) and pelvic exam, and said everything was normal. Does this mean i can rule out stuff like cysts and fibroids?
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