a benign fatty tumor usually composed of mature fat cells. They have a special importance in horses, in which the pedunculated tumors in the abdominal cavity uncommonly twist themselves around a loop of small intestine, sometimes just below the pylorus or around the rectum.
Endometrial Ablation. The lining of the uterusâthe endometriumâis shed by bleeding each month during a womanâs menstrual period. Sometimes the bleeding is too much or too long and treatment is needed. If bleeding does not respond to medication, your doctor may suggest endometrial ablation.
If you're menopausal or postmenopausal and are on hormone therapy on a cyclic regimen â taking oral estrogen daily plus oral progestin for 10 to 12 days a month â you may experience some bleeding resembling a period for a few days out of the month. This is known as withdrawal bleeding. If you have any vaginal bleeding other than the expected withdrawal bleeding, contact your doctor. If you're menopausal or postmenopausal and are on hormone therapy on a continuous combined regimen of estrogen and progesterone â taking a low-dose combination of estrogen and progestin daily â light, irregular bleeding is common for the first six months of combined hormone therapy. If bleeding persists longer or heavy bleeding begins, see your doctor. If you're menopausal or ...