Help! Shedding entire uterine wall at once???

[anonymoususer33]

Hi all...
This community has been my go-to source for so many things but I can't seem to find an answer to this question. I found something kind of similar to my issue, but it doesn't seem to be exactly the same.  I tried to explain it over the phone to my doctor's nurse but even she didn't know.

I have been on birth control since I was 14 because I'

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[archangelbeth]

Uterine cast! Yup, there's at least a large handful of people at VP who've had these things, either in strips or -- in one case that, if I recall correctly, left the person fainting with the pain -- an entire uterus "cast." Being on HBC can make people slightly more prone to these, too.

It's almost certainly fine, especially if you have no continuing pain.

(Do you suppose, though, that you could change "ladies" to something a bit more gender-neutral? VP has guys with vaginas as well, many of whom may be on HBC to try to minimize having to deal with their nethers, and who may've had similar issues. Thanks!)

[anonymoususer33]

Thanks for your reply, archangelbeth! :) That makes me feel a LOT better. Do you recall any of the other people at VP that had these ever getting an answer from their doctor? What causes them/are there any health risks? The LPN had never heard of anyone having this happen to them, so I am glad to hear it is more wide spread than I originally thought.

I'm wondering if anyone got some feedback from their doctor if it is indicative of anything else? Say something like endometriosis or any other uterine "disorders"? The LPN mentioned possibly having me come in to have an ultrasound of my uterine wall! =\ I really just wish my doctor was in so I could talk to her because she is GREAT! *sigh*

[[I also edited the post. I'm sorry! I honestly did not even think about it being gender-neutral before I pressed submit. I was in a panic. :( I sincerely hope no one was offended. I meant no ill harm.]]

[kaberett]

I've got endometriosis and have never heard of uterine casts being associated with it.

For what it's worth, I'm also going back through our archives RIGHT NOW and adding "uterine-lining" to a bunch of other posts that have discussed it (including photos and feedback from doctors), so it might be worth browsing that in a bit.

As for gender-neutral terms - no worries, at least from my point of view. I understand that people don't think to do it; I understand that this is especially likely if you're in a panic because something unusual's going on with your body; and I just really, really appreciate that you changed it so quickly <3

[archangelbeth]

Belatedly -- I don't recall this being any kind of issue for anyone else, in the sense of the doctors getting wrought up about it. Much more in the "this happens" and the fainting part was definitely an "EEK!" (But, well, cervixes don't like having large things comin' through...)

(And also belatedly, thank you for the edit!)

[spikey_kris]

My best friend had this happen to her back a year or two ago. She had been on a really strenuous hike the day before and the next day she had really intense cramping. She said she went to the bathroom and it was like she had an entire week long period in about 2 minutes. It freaked her out a lot because it was a lot of blood at once and the same type of fleshy uterus-like piece, but after that, she was fine. the cramps subsided and the spotted for the rest of the day and it was over.

[fallconsmate]

its not funny, but my daughter always said "if they invented something to where i could sit there for even up to an HOUR and get my period over all at once, i would SO do it!!"

so your friend's story made me smile.

yes, i've had uterine casts, too.

[anonymoususer33]

The thing that is weird is, my period wasn't incredibly heavy. It was pretty normal -- if anything it was a little less heavy! Just with this uterine cast... I swear I learn more and more about my vagina every day! lol

[birthingway]

That sounds like a decidual cast. Weird, yes, but not serious.

[anonymoususer33]

Thanks, birthingway! Is a decidual cast indicative of something else? I only have read about decidual casts being associated with eptopic pregnancies? Do you know what causes decidual casts?

[birthingway]

They can be an entirely normal phenomenon in some cases. I have seen them with people on hormonal birth control.

[anonymoususer33]

That makes sense. I've been on some form of hormonal birth control since I was a teenager (always had irregular periods and a lot of pain). So maybe it's time to go off it if this happens again? Maybe it's my body's way of telling me it's time to let it do it's own thing.

[poppleshatesyou]

Totally normal! Unpleasant maybe, but it's totally okay! If you look through the menstruation/periods tag, you'll find several posts with other folks who have experienced the same thing.

[anonymoususer33]

Thank you!! I was looking under the wrong tag. I should have looked under the obvious instead of panicking.

This post looks almost identical to what mine looked like: http://vaginapagina.livejournal.com/20529756.html

Ahhhh thank you VP. You all are the best!

[rozillla]

It's all normal to get clumps, that's just larger pieces of the endometrium. I'm one to get 'em after having some heavy duty crampage. Though still worth going to the gyno, especially if it's not something you get most of the time.