WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for July, 2001: Re: Abn pap, ammenorhea, etc.

Re: Abn pap, ammenorhea, etc.

From: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 20 Jul 2001 18:05:07 -0500 (CDT)

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At Fri, 20 Jul 2001, Julia wrote: >
>Hi. I am a 21 year old female. I was put on oral contraceptives in the
>summer of 1998 for reasons of suspected endometriosis. I was switched
>in February of 2001 to a progesterone only pill because I was having OCP
>induced hypertension, dizziness, and headaches. After about 2 months
>(in April) of the progesterone only pill I stopped taking it also
>because of other side effects- acne, vaginal dryness, and weight gain. I
>did not have my period while on this pill.
>I had what I thought was my first period since, in May. It was not a
>normal period for me, the first day being extremely heavy. We're
>talking sit on a toilet and fill the bowl with blood in five minutes. It
>lasted for two more days after that, which were extremely light.
>It's been two months again and I have not had another period. In the
>middle of June my doctor called me and told me I had an "abnormal pap
>smear with unidetified cells." I am scheduled soon for a colposcopy.
>But I am very nervous, usually my doctor is very reassuring. The nurse
>didn't give me much of an idea of what could be wrong, she just said the
>doctor "likes to be careful."
>Now my lymph nodes are swollen, my abdomen cramps every now and then,
>and I've been very fatigued lately.
>Could nothing be wrong? Or if something could be wrong, what are the
>possibilities?
>I appreciate your help

if you are sexually active and not using any contraception, pregnancy could be one of the things that is "wrong". You should do a pregnany test.

-- M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG South Lake Tahoe, CA

author, Your Over-35 Week-by-Week Pregnancy Guide available in all major bookstores and on-line at amazon.com

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