Mittelschmertz (sp?)

[maddiempr.livejournal.com]

hi i pretty much just joined to see if i could get ay insight into this at all. it has been concluded that i am in the small portion of women who get mittelschmertz during ovulation to the point where its dibiliating. I cant breathe or walk and i need to lay down. I was just wondering if there were any other women who have this...and what do you do to help? is there a pain killer that works well? anything. Its terrible and will last for up to three days in spurts of time as long as three hours. It is quite awful. *seeking insight*. Sorry i don't know how to spell the name of a disease i have... but im just a teen

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[guppygrrl.livejournal.com]

You might want to get checked for endometriosis.

I've been suffering with it for almost 10 years now, and I've always been told it was just PMS. *growl*

Anyway, it started with just really bad cramps, and over time I started getting debilitating cramps during ovulation and it's ALWAYS hurt during sex if the thing penetrating me (fingers, penis, dildo, vibrator, whatever) went in and actually touched the end of my vagina. The pain eventually worked up to *hurting me all the damn time* before they did something.

Not everyone (in fact, most girls *DON'T*) have the amount of pain I do, but it's a possibility. It could also just be a normal thing and you're very sensitive to sensations in your abdomen.

Start getting it checked, esp if you're sexually active - rule out as much as you can, you know? :)

Good luck!!

~Kissy

[guppygrrl.livejournal.com]

Doh, I first read your post as "I wonder if I have Mittelschmertz", not "I was just diagnosed with". *grin*

Sorry about that! *L*

~Kissy

[maddiempr.livejournal.com]

its all good. thank you for trying to be helpful anyway

[bellacrow.livejournal.com]

what is Mittleschmertz?

[maddiempr.livejournal.com]

its not well known, but its a pain that comes from the fallopian tube and is caused by ovulation. If anyone else has more information on that it would also be helpful.


here are some links that are slightly more informative than i:

http://www.healthsquare.com/mc/fgmc0284.htm

http://www.emedicine.com/aaem/topic310.htm

http://www.babymed.com/docs/english/741.asp

[urania.livejournal.com]

I've had mild-to-moderate mittelschmertzen (it's from the German, so spelling can vary a little I imagine ;) for years; it's one of the reasons I was originally put on the Pill. Mine aren't debilitating (thankfully), just a pain. But they're relatively common, just not in the form you have... (a *wince* on your behalf, that sounds like an awful pain to deal with). I usually simply took ibuprofen, put a heating pad on my belly at night and waited a day or so, but obviously mine weren't severe. You might check into going on the Pill for a few months to see if it helps; talk to your doctor to see if it'd work for you, if it's something you're comfortable trying. I'm on ortho-tri-cyclen and I really like it, although there are people it doesn't work for at all; YMMV (your mileage may vary :) as always.

Good luck

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[maddiempr.livejournal.com]

thanks