Heavy Bleeding from Fibroids at 53

Definitely try the pills and/or Mirena before surgical options. BC worked for me for about 5 years then it stopped working and I had a hysterectomy at 50.

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04/21/2026 20:22

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Anonymous wrote:Are you me? I was in the same place about 3 years ago. Went with #3, Slynd bc pills. Stayed on for a couple of years, then went off and guess what? No bleeding. It hasn't been a full year yet (almost there), so technically I am not in full menopause yet (but almost).

It's possible it starts up again at some point, but so far so good

OP - How was your period on Slynd?

When I went in bleeding something awful for 2 straight weeks, doc put me on straight up progesterone to stop the bleeding. That worked while I had all sorts of fun tests that found cysts, polyps, and the fibroids. Doc took care of the small polyps and cysts in the office but apparently the fibroids were too big for that. Thats when I was presented with the 3 options and I chose the Slynd. Remember, the straight up progresterone had gotten things under control first. For the first 3-4 months in Slynd I had a normal period, then it stopped. And in a few short months, it'll be a full year of no periods and I will officially be in menopause. I didn't have any side effects or issues with Slynd. It did feel weird at my age even being on the pill though

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04/22/2026 11:08

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Anonymous wrote:Definitely try the pills and/or Mirena before surgical options. BC worked for me for about 5 years then it stopped working and I had a hysterectomy at 50.

Op is 53 so she doesn't need much more time.

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04/22/2026 11:08

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Anonymous wrote:Definitely try the pills and/or Mirena before surgical options. BC worked for me for about 5 years then it stopped working and I had a hysterectomy at 50.

Op is 53 so she doesn't need much more time.

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04/22/2026 11:09

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you me? I was in the same place about 3 years ago. Went with #3, Slynd bc pills. Stayed on for a couple of years, then went off and guess what? No bleeding. It hasn't been a full year yet (almost there), so technically I am not in full menopause yet (but almost).

It's possible it starts up again at some point, but so far so good

OP - How was your period on Slynd?

When I went in bleeding something awful for 2 straight weeks, doc put me on straight up progesterone to stop the bleeding. That worked while I had all sorts of fun tests that found cysts, polyps, and the fibroids. Doc took care of the small polyps and cysts in the office but apparently the fibroids were too big for that. Thats when I was presented with the 3 options and I chose the Slynd. Remember, the straight up progresterone had gotten things under control first. For the first 3-4 months in Slynd I had a normal period, then it stopped. And in a few short months, it'll be a full year of no periods and I will officially be in menopause. I didn't have any side effects or issues with Slynd. It did feel weird at my age even being on the pill though

Where you awake for the polyp removal? Did it hurt? How bad was it?

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04/22/2026 11:24

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Anonymous wrote:Definitely try the pills and/or Mirena before surgical options. BC worked for me for about 5 years then it stopped working and I had a hysterectomy at 50.

Op is 53 so she doesn't need much more time.

Fibroids don't always stop growing after menopause. Removing them surgically is the only way to get rid of them. Everything else is a stop gap which will ultimately lead to hysterectomy.

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04/22/2026 11:50

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I don't mean to derail this thread but for those that had a myomectemy, how was your recovery? My fibroids are causing pain and interfering with my daily life. I'm 57 and post menopausal. I don't have any bleeding. I need to have the fibroids surgically removed via an incision similar to a c-section because of their size.

(For those who want to chime in about how I should just have a hysterectomy, please save it. I'm not interested. A hysterectomy would also involve an abdominal incision because of the size of my fibroids)

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04/22/2026 11:59

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Definitely try the pills and/or Mirena before surgical options. BC worked for me for about 5 years then it stopped working and I had a hysterectomy at 50.

Op is 53 so she doesn't need much more time.

Fibroids don't always stop growing after menopause. Removing them surgically is the only way to get rid of them. Everything else is a stop gap which will ultimately lead to hysterectomy.

This is exactly what my GYN said. So since I was 50 and totally finished having children, we opted for the hysterectomy. I had no other health issues. It seemed like a better time to have surgery than waiting until I was older with potentially other health issues to factor in.

All of my friends who have chosen the other options ended up having a hysterectomy eventually.

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04/22/2026 12:58

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Anonymous wrote:I don't mean to derail this thread but for those that had a myomectemy, how was your recovery? My fibroids are causing pain and interfering with my daily life. I'm 57 and post menopausal. I don't have any bleeding. I need to have the fibroids surgically removed via an incision similar to a c-section because of their size.

(For those who want to chime in about how I should just have a hysterectomy, please save it. I'm not interested. A hysterectomy would also involve an abdominal incision because of the size of my fibroids)

I had a vaginal myoectomy at 53. Recovery took about 8 weeks. I imagine recovery from myoectomy with the c section incision would be similar to c section recovery. I had 2 c sections and recovery took 6-8 weeks each time. The worst part was constipation, which was eased with colace.

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04/22/2026 13:05

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Definitely try the pills and/or Mirena before surgical options. BC worked for me for about 5 years then it stopped working and I had a hysterectomy at 50.

Op is 53 so she doesn't need much more time.

Fibroids don't always stop growing after menopause. Removing them surgically is the only way to get rid of them. Everything else is a stop gap which will ultimately lead to hysterectomy.

This is exactly what my GYN said. So since I was 50 and totally finished having children, we opted for the hysterectomy. I had no other health issues. It seemed like a better time to have surgery than waiting until I was older with potentially other health issues to factor in.

All of my friends who have chosen the other options ended up having a hysterectomy eventually.

I had a submucosal fibroid removed surgically, vaginally. It was pedunculated, so it was severed through cautery. I was peri menopausal at the time and the surgeon told me that, as long as I was menstruating, new fibroids could grow. Thankfully, I've only had 5 periods in 3 years since surgery and no indication of new fibroids. I've now gone 8 months without a period and I'm confident I won't require a hysterectomy due to fibroids. The hormonal suppression approach will buy you time, but the fibroids can keep growing.