Quote Originally Posted by thekarens View Post
Did they give you endometrial ablation as an option?
I had ablation about a decade ago, which really helped with the quantity I was bleeding. But I don't think ablation will have any bearing on cycle length/frequency...just the amount of blood lost. For years I haven't had a heavy period, just spotting for a week or more...and with increasingly short cycles. Getting hormones on track (ie adding progesterone to balance out existing estrogen) should do the trick. But, dang, I feel about like I did early in pregnancy, which I guess makes sense, since progesterone levels were higher then, too.

I suspect my relative levels of estrogenrogesterone have always been off. It would explain why I have had endometriosis symptoms since my very first period (diagnosed 10 years ago via laparoscopy when I had my tubal done). It would also explain why I bled early in pregnancy. I was probably damned close to miscarrying (good thing my kid is a stubborn little turd!!) and my idiot OB probably should have had me on progesterone then, too.