Period Every 2 Weeks/very Heavy/help/how Can I Stop It?

Well, I have a couple different ideas for you because I had the same thing. First, you might think about going to fill out some assistance papers for PCN or medicaid. I had this happen to me and I had a doctor that specializes in hormones tell me that my body did this because my progesterone was low and after test I found out that it was really low. I went on the pills for progesterone but you can also get progesterone supplements at the health food store. I spoke to my medical doctor before I spoke to the hormone doctor and he suggested ablation. Ablation is a modern day hysterectomy. I don't bleed at all. The ablation was pretty expensive so some kind of assistance would be the best.

I'm sorry but some of these answer freak me out.
Heavy periods are not healthy but I do not suggest getting parts of your body removed, that will cause long term damage, major issues mentally, physically, etc.
What are you eating?
If you'd like to private message me, I can try to help you best I can. I have been studying nutrition for many years and I can firmly say that nutrition is the major cause of most ailments.
I'm not saying don't go to a dr by the way, just saying there are healthier alternatives out there.
Taking medicine to stop something that your body is trying to tell you without addressing the issue is a recipe for disaster!

Understand there are some serious side effects from stopping your period permanently.

Since you don't have health insurance there is also the issue of costs. I would probably try to get some more knowledgeable information from another OBGYN (preferably a woman). I have had both men and women and will never use another man OBGYN again, they just don't really get it based on my experiences.

I would also try to discover if this is naturally what happens after getting your tubes tied or if something is actually wrong because bleeding heavy every 2 weeks isn't normal and can't be healthy.

I hope this helps. I'L. keep you in my prayers.

To the best of my knowledge, short of getting a hysterectomy (which, without medical necessity, no doctor would do anyway) you cannot permanently stop your period.

It's true that there are some forms of birth control that do lighten or stop SOME women's periods altogether, but not everyone & it's just a side affect, not what the medication is intended for.

I was on the depo shot for 6 years, no periods. I loved it, but it's hard on your bone density for that long so I came off of it. Keep in mind, with this medication you'L. need to visit your gynecologist every 3 months & pay for the injection as well so if insurance is an issue for you, that's not the route you probably want to go.

My doctor switched me to Implanon which is an implant in your upper arm that is supposed to last for 3 years & have precisely the same side affects as Depo Provera. I thought great! Now I don't have to come in for a shot every 3 months & still no period! Wrong! For the first 3 months that's how it was, but after that I got my period consistently for 5 months. After the first 8 weeks of constant bleeding I went to my dr. & begged her to take it out. She talked me into leaving it in for 3 months which was enough time for my husband to get a vasectomy & get tested. Since then, about 2 years ago, my periods have gone back to normal, but everyone is different.

There are some types of birth control pills that will give you only 4 periods a year, but again, you'L. need the dr. appointment and then to pay for the medication.

If you have been to more than 1 gynecologist for a 2nd opinion & they're saying there's nothing technically wrong, it's just uncomfortable for you, then I guess you've got a choice to make of whether you're able to come up with the money for doctor's appointments on a semi-regular basis.

I would get on Medicaid and get to an OBGYN. This has to be driving you crazy!

I had the same gyn issues. I had the nova sure procedure done. Which is the cauterization of your uterine lining. Some women never get a period again.
Maybe you could work out a payment plan with your doctor. If you call and speak with the business manager they may work something out with you.
Good luck.
D.

Im not sure about that. My sil doesn't have any documentation and she and her kids have full medicade and gets around 600 a month for groceries. Double check on that, I know in tx it doesn't matter.

I'm glad you saw a doctor because bleeding that goes on and on can be a sign of cancer.
That's how a friend of mine found out she had breast cancer - her periods became almost continuous, she was getting anemic from all the blood loss.
She's been in remission a long time now but the chemo and radiation were not fun plus she had to take drugs to force her into a chemical menopause because her cancer was the type to develop/grow/spread if they left her cycle/hormones alone.

You might want to look into having a Endometrial ablation.
It is the destruction the endometrial lining of a woman's uterus (uterus is not removed - so it's not a hysterectomy) and is usually an out patient procedure.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endometrial_ablation

A friend of mine had what she called a uterus ablation. The doctor essentially cauterized the inside of her uterus. No hysterectomy (and it was a far easier and cheaper surgery), and no more periods, ever. She had horribly heavy ones, every few weeks just like you, and they were awful, or she would not have made that choice.

I know it's outpatient surgery, but I doubt it's free. It's the only thing I know of besides that pill, but she had the surgery in early January, and she is extremely happy that she did.