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Re: [Birth Control] Abnormal Paps and dark bleeding

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 21 Aug 2001 12:53:17 -0500 (CDT)


At Tue, 21 Aug 2001, Holly wrote: >
>I am 23 and just had my 2nd papsmear result come back abnormal, possibly
>HPV I was told. I am now scheduled for a colposcopy(sp?)in two weeks.
>In the meantime I have begun having very dark mid-cycle bleeding, very
>thick, almost black in color and tar like. I am wondering if this means
>that I may have something more advanced than just HPV or if it there is
>some other reasonable explanation? Just getting a little worried.

Was there a birth control question? The bleeding has nothing to do with HPV or with the abnormal pap smears. That is a separate issue that you will want to discuss with your doctor.

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William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

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