I need help identifying something.

[katelynsuzanne.livejournal.com]

I was put on Loestrin 24 by my gyno for PCOS. I never cramp when I'm on my period (when I'm not on the pill). Today was the first day I started my period on the pill and I was cramping like I've never cramped before. I couldn't move and the pain as unbearable. It felt like diarrhea and cramps at the same time only when I would try to use to bathroom nothing would come out. After pushing so much, something came out of my vagina. It looked like a clot at first, but it was huge. I fished it out of the toilet with an instrument and put it into the bathtub. I washed the blood off of it to see what it was but everything I've researched comes up empty. Could you please help me identify it? I put my finger next to it to show its size. The picture was taken while it was still under water.

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[missmofo.livejournal.com]

Looks like uterine lining, which would explain the cramping.

[pahraydolliah.livejournal.com]

it looks like an old tampon. I can't really tell from the distnace and lack of detail.

[thedastardfunk.livejournal.com]

At first glance, it really looks like a tampon to me, but I don't think that's possible, especially if you had been to the gyno - They would have seen it. Is it possible that you were pregnant?

Even though it might seem weird, do you think you could save that and take it to your Dr? They might be able to tell what it is.

Sorry I can't be more help :\

[nickeldeuce]

is there any way you could give us a bigger/clearer picture?

[book-rapport.livejournal.com]

It's possible it could be lining from your uterus. It could also be an early embryo if an egg was fertilized and didn't attach to your uterus, although I don't know how plausible that is.

I would definitely at least call your doc though-- sometimes women have life-threatening reactions to birth control and this could signal a blood clotting issue.

Good luck, and I hope you feel better.

[tokio.livejournal.com]

Did your gynecologist perform a papsmear or have a look around? Do you use tampons? Did they do a pregnancy test first? How long have you been on the pill?

If the answer to the former is "no," it honestly looks like it could be two tampons fused together or a tampon completely ripped open, which happens when the tampon becomes soaked and/or gets left in too long.

If the answer to the third question is "no," then question one obviously does not apply.

There is a chance that you miscarried, but, with a clot that large, someone would have noticed either through a pregnancy test or symptoms. Sometimes tests can give false negatives.

There is also a chance that you simply passed a very large piece of uterine lining, and the increase of hormones in your system was the catalyst that knocked it out, as though it were cleansing your uterus so that no more (or very little, actually) uterine lining could build up.

Regardless, I think that you should preserve the clot, and take it to your doctor as soon as you can. You could put it in a plastic bag in the fridge if it won't be too long. Or, if you can't get in soon enough, you might ask them how to preserve it in the freezer without messing up the texture.

[poppleshatesyou.livejournal.com]

Looks like uterine lining to me! Check out this (http://community.livejournal.com/vaginapagina/13324012.html#cutid1) photo or this (http://community.livejournal.com/vaginapagina/12402944.html#cutid1) photo to see other examples of uterine lining.

The severe cramping is probably from passing such a large clot, since you are on HBC you aren't really having a "period," you are having a withdrawal bleed. The different formula of hormones that you are taking and then stopped taking, could be behind the more painful withdrawal bleed, and/or cause your uterine lining to shed differently then it did before. I wouldn't worry about it too much, but it might be worth mention to your doctor.

[brigittefires.livejournal.com]

*hugs* First, take a deep breath.

I'm pretty sure you'd know if you had a tampon stuck up there for a month, and while passing big clots like that can be scary (even when you're used to it!) it's totally normal. Some versions of HBC make my clots larger than others, and the biggest ones are usually accompanied by cramps and the feeling like I have to BM but that's what happens instead.

It definitely just looks like uterine lining. But you know, that's the type of thing doctors are trained to deal with--if you're very concerned, or even if that's just not an effect of this version of HBC that you are comfortable with, maybe a different formula would help. You could always wait to see if more stuff like that comes out to have something to compare.

[necromance.livejournal.com]

I'm just going to give you a hug because I would have freaked the f out pushing that out of me. So lots of internet loves and please update us on what happens at the doctor.

[arularia.livejournal.com]

I tried to scare up some links, but no go on searching through the tags. Maybe someone else will post them, but I've seen several posts in the community where members had pretty much an identical crazy, unidentified mass fall out of their vaginas and the consensus has always been that it's just a random hunk of your uterine lining exiting en masse.

[tornattheelbo.livejournal.com]

OMG i just have to say, that is the MOST impressive clot i've EVER seen. congrats on passing it. the cramps must have been unbearable!

I might make an appointment with your doctor and show him the photo, if you have PCOS it's possible that your lining is getting really bulky, and that's bad for your uterus, because you can develop fibroid tumors.

then again, if you're passing these huge clots, that's probably good but they might reccomend and ablation.

[xevv.livejournal.com]

Yeah, looks like uterine lining to me. Personally, I would feel damn proud about passing that!

Also, when you say you fished in out with an instrument, I just thought of someone dipping a violin into the toilet and fishing the clot out of the f-holes with knitting needles.

[justadreameruk.livejournal.com]

Just thought I'd say thanks for this post. It's amazing how open people are happy to be, and quite a relief too! I had the same issue last weekend but just ignored it and prayed I was okay seeing as there's no possibility it could have been a tampon or miscarriage as has been mentioned. I also had the symptom of the most severe cramping I've ever had in my life and have now put it down to the fact that I went on Norethisterone to delay my period for over a week whilst on holiday so I must assume it was just coz it built up for so long.