Take my uterus, please!

[darkrosetiger]

I'm still sitting here trying to pick my jaw up off the floor after reading this article in the New York Times, by a doctor who was asked to perform a tubal ligation on a patient:
Earlier this year, a patient of mine in her early 20s who was expecting her third child asked to have her tubes tied. A mother of two, with a full-time job and part-time

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[lionflame]

Here's a suggestion that has really helped me - and it's cheap. I have horrible cramps and agonizing bladder spasms with my periods. I was so desperate one day, I took pyridium (aka uristat) and ohmygod, blissful relief. It's the muscle relaxant they give you with a UTI that makes your pee turn yellow-orange. It's over the counter. It helped not only the bladder sypmtoms but also the menstrual cramps. Might be worth a try. It does make me a little loopy, but it's totally worth it. If you want to give it a try, I should check the dosage, as I think the OTC dose was about half what the doctor prescribed for me back when it was a rx drug.

[darkrosetiger]

Ooh, thank you! I'll give that a try next time around.

[lionflame]

You're welcome -- I checked the dosage and you should take about 200 mg.

Be sure you're won't have to drive after taking it!

[msilverstar]

I'm making a note for when friends have cramps -- one good thing about periomenopause is really light periods.

[telesilla]

Really? Mine have gotten heavier recently, so I think I'mma go the other way on that.

[msilverstar]

ah, well maybe it's menopause itself, then. Though I'm still on the pill.

[telesilla]

I think it's an individual thing. My mom's periods got a lot worse when she went into perimenopause. It's not a big deal for me; I've always been really really light so even getting heavier isn't a big deal yet.

[shakatany]

I found that once I started taking calcium my cramps diminished to nothing.

Shakatany