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Re: Painful sex - no idea what! PLEASE HELP!
From: KC (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat Nov 30 13:26:23 2002
I am a little confused... I had a colposcopy a couple years ago
because of Dysplasia (growths on my cervix or HPV). From what I
understand
a colpo is used for mainly the cervical area to visualize abnormalities
such as dysplasia or other types of HPV which would show up on a PAP
Smear.
What I'm confused about is why would a Gyn do a colpo for Endo since
Endo is mostly found on the inside not on the cervix? Another thing
as I understand it is the only way to properly diagnose Endo is via
laparoscopy. I don't know if this Gyn you saw had something else in
mind
as to what was causing painful sex but I'm pretty sure that a colpo
wouldn't
detect Endo. Endo can also grow on your rectum that would be why you
had the
sharp pain. I encourage you to see a different Gyn and discuss any
other syptoms you may have. Do you have any other symptoms of Endo?
At Wed, 27 Nov 2002, anonymous wrote:
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>If someone could help me or shed any light on my situation, I would be
>so very grateful. About a year ago, after very normal, healthy sexual
>relations, sex suddenly became very painful. Penetration doesn't hurt
>at all, and when I am underneath my partner, everything is fine.
>Suddenly, as I was on top, I would feel a jab in my lower right abdomen
>(a little to the left of the pelvic bone). I went to see my gynie and
>she thought that maybe I was allergic to the hormone that is released
>during orgasm but I get the pain before I even have an orgasm. I went
>to see another gynie and he recommended me to have a colposcopy for
>suspected Endometriosis. While he was performing a rectal exam, I felt
>a sharp pain. I went to visit the surgeon but upon his examination, the
>rectal pain was not reproduced.
>
>The pain that I get during/after sex begins as a jab and then I feel a
>rumble throughout the lower right hand side of my abdomen. The pain
>intensifies over a period of about 3 minutes to the point where I am
>crumpled over the bed in pain (and sometimes tears). This entire
>painful episode can last up to 10 minutes. I had the colposcopy which
>should up negative for Endo but he did find abrasions between my colon
>and stomach. He severed the tissue connecting my colon and stomach.
>Once I had recovered from the surgery and was able to become sexually
>active again, everything seemed great and I thought that I was finally
>rid of my problem. Until now. It's been 2 months since my surgery and
>I am back to the excrutiating pain. This of course has seriously
>affected my sexual drive.
>
>The pain is a very strong surge throughout my lower right abdomen and
>feels like it is in my uterus. I also sometimes feel like I need to
>deficate. This evening, when the pain came back, I just cried and cried
>for knowing that it was back and I was not free of it. I love my
>boyfriend very much and he is super-suportive (it was he that found this
>website).
>
>I had an entire work-up done and there wasn't not any herpes, ghonerrea
>or anything like that. I do have HPV and had precancerous cells. 6
>months before the pain began, I had a cold knife cone biopsy which was
>successful. Both gynies that I have seen in the past few months have
>commented upon examination that the surgeon who performed the Cold Knife
>Cone Biopsy did an excellent job and everything looked great. I do not
>have any children.
>
>Please. Please. Please. Can anyone help?
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