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[Mrs January]

Hi There

I have my second Mirena fitted last year, had major awful periods and am peri menopausal. Initially made me feel grotty and some spotting.

Now no periods at all, I tolerate the progesterone part of HRT this way better than by tabs/patches.....am sterilised so don't need birth control. Yep gone up a bra size but boobs look good:) otherwise I wouldn't be without my Mirena. I also take Oestrogen 2mgs daily

Thanks

Mrs January xxx

[Hurdity]

Hi dht40

Sorry to hear about your problems.

Firstly what procedure was it the doc said they don't do any more? If you look on this site there is some good information about bleeding problems and treatments. Start here: http://www.menopausematters.co.uk/heavyperiods.php then look at the sub-menus particularly treatments: http://www.menopausematters.co.uk/periodtreatments.php

As far as I understand the ablation treatment is still available and is a surgical treatment that will remove some of the womb lining and prevent heavy periods:

Surgical treatments-Endometrial ablation or resection. Your doctor may suggest, assuming the womb lining is normal or only has small fibroids, that you undergo a procedure which will ablate the womb lining. This can be performed under either a local or general anaesthetic as a day case procedure in hospital. The intention is to make the periods very much lighter and many women will find their periods go away, or at least are significantly reduced.

How dare the nurse say you should put up with it! 

The other thing is - how often are your periods - you say you are peri? As Dancinggirl says blood tests are unreliable in diagnosing menopause so you do not need another test to determine if your oestrogen levels are decreasing - symptoms are a far better method and especially if your periods are irregular.

As Dancinggirl says - you should have some oestrogen to help with your mood and flushes irresepctive of the bleeding. The other alternative to oestrogel is a low oestrogen dose patch (to start with - and then increase as you need). They are all listed here: http://www.menopausematters.co.uk/treatafter.php scroll down past the tablets for gel and patches.

I toally agree with Dancinggirl - get some oestrogen asap and if the Mirena doesn't settle I would ask for an ablation because the other options are oral progestogens which can also have side effects like the Mirena.

Hope this helps! 

Hurdity x