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I was diagnosed with a sizeable fibroid last year from an ultrasound. I haven’t had it removed and that wasn’t discussed as an option. I have a history of all kinds of junk in there and haven’t really found a great solution...ovarian cysts and a diagnosis of PCOS in my 20’s that was managed by BCP for years, the fibroid when I started spotting a lot like you said and having a lot of pain before my period which lead to an IUD to try...now they think I might have endo too? I’m awaiting a follow up after another recent US as the IUD isn’t helping now (it initially was a miracle for me)

In Canada, women’s health is done by your GP so I had to push to see an OBGyn and waited like 9 months for the appointment. She’s great but it’s slow and annoying. I don’t really have any advice but if removing it is an option that’s easy, I would do it rather than mess around with meds and hormones.

@Portboston: When I was going through IVF several years ago my RE noticed a pretty large one (golf ball sized I think?) but it was not close enough to affect pregnancy or anything so they just kept ignoring it. I have 2 healthy DDs now thanks to IVF so if you're worried about TTC I think the location is important, not the size. But now that I read your post it's reminding me to ask about it again and get an ultrasound next time I have an annual check up. I've had pre-period spotting since AF arrived about a year or so after DD2 was born. Nothing else bothersome, but it annoys me since I've never had that before. Keep us posted!

@Portboston: Yes! That was definitely me.