WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for January, 2001: Re: (REPOST) 4 MONTH PERIOD, GOING ON 5!

Re: (REPOST) 4 MONTH PERIOD, GOING ON 5!

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 31 Jan 2001 15:49:54 -0600 (CST)

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At Wed, 31 Jan 2001, Angie wrote: >
>I am 24 years old. I have had two vaginal births, the last one being in
>May of 98. I had a tubal ligation afterwards. Here's the problem, It
>started about October 2000. I started bleeding. Which I assumed it was
>my period. But it was more like a thick brown mucus substance. It did
>that for two weeks. Then my "real" period started. It lasted about 8
>days. Then I stopped for about 4 days and then it all started back. Two
>weeks of the brown mucus stuff mixed with a little red blood. Then 8
>days of bleeding. And then maybe 3 days off. It has done that ever
>since. Now I have light moderate bleeding for almost 4 weeks on and
>then a couple of days off. My doctor has checked my hormone levels,
>thyroid, basically everything that you can check for through blood. It's
>all fine. So she is referring me to a gyno. I haven't had a pap smear
>since June 99. Sometimes it hurts to have sex. Not during penetration.
>But during thrusting. Sometimes it feels like he hits something inside
>me. My stomach is almost always tender. Most of the time I can't even
>lay my arms on my own stomach. And I have had very frequent urinary
>tract infections. At least one every two months. But I do what my
>doctor tells me. What could be wrong with me? Could it be cancer? About
>the same time that I started all this bleeding my left hip joint started
>hurting to where I cried all the time and couldn't even sleep. My
>doctor took x-rays but nothing. It has been 4 months now with all these
>problems. Could they be related? I'm afraid of something deadly. What
>could it be, especially the bleeding? Please respond soon. Thank you.

At your age, it is very unlikely that any of this represents cancer. On the other hand, I think that you should seek an exam from a gynecologist, because there may indeed be something that does require attention. Just the fact that you are this much overdue for your pap is troublesome... Lynn

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Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

**Note:  Opinions expressed here are for educational purposes only and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient relationship.  This information is not intended to supplant the need for you to consult with your physician prior to choosing therapeutic options and/or interventions.

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