Unexpressed fears

I recently saw a very smart educated woman who was worried that her periods had become very scanty. I spent a long time reassuring her that this was not a cause for concern; that a scanty period simply means that the uterine lining was thin, which is why there was not much bleeding when it shed; and that it didn't t have any sinister significance. I thought she was happy with this logical explantation, but she kept on calling repeatedly. I finally had to ask her what her anxiety was, and she told me that she was scared that the fact her periods had become scanty meant that her uterus was decaying as she was getting older , and that she wouldn't be able to conceive. I finally had to do an ultrasound scan in order to show her uterus was perfectly normal, but the moral of the story is simple: your doctor cannot read your mind, so it's much easier to tell him openly what's worrying you, so he can reassure you in terms you understand. And don't worry that the doctor may think you are "crazy" - it's highly likely that he's heard wackier worries before !