Decidual Casts

Decidual casts... frankly,they're disgusting. They're also rubbery, soft, stretchy little bits of tissue. When I had one, I was extremely alarmed, a little concerned, and very confused. My first thought was that my labia (the little lips) had fallen off. I'm not even kidding. Then I proceeded to check and see if my labia was still intact, and it was, and that relieved my panicking a little bit. Still though, there was this thing in my pad that I has no idea what the f*&% it was. I wrapped the thing in saran wrap, then a paper towel, then put it in a plastic bag with every intention to take it to the doctor, but I ended up just forgetting about it in my purse (yuck), threw the whole thing out a few months ago, and didn't learn until yesterday what the heck the thing actually was. I know now that it is called a "decidual cast", and that it was just a piece of my uterine lining that was shed along with blood and stuff while I was on my period. I found out they're actually pretty common, and that some girls freak out when they get one because they think they've just had a miscarriage. Well girls, worry not, because it's perfectly normal if you find this rubbery looking thing in your pad while you're on your period. You most likely haven't had a miscarriage, and probably just shed a bit more of your uterine lining than you usually do. And sorry if I provided too much information about myself in this blog, but perhaps my experience might help others. The end.