Re: Pre-Period Spotting ....Follow-Up Questions
From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 28 May 2003 22:41:01 -0500 (CDT)
At Wed, 28 May 2003, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>
>Thank you for your previous response. I've included my initial question
>and the doctor's response below my follow-up questions, which are.....
>
>1. Should I make an appointment immediately, or wait until my next
>visit - approximately 10 months from now?
Within the month
>
>2. What can I expect at the visit? How can they tell what's going on
>INSIDE the uterus?
Endometrial biopsy and transvaginal ultrasound, then maybe D&C &
hysteroscopy
>
>3. What could this possibly be, or are the possibilities too numerous?
Quite numerous from normal to cancer. and everything in between.
>
>I'm sorry for so many questions! Thank you so much.
>
>>At Sun, 25 May 2003, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>>>
>>>I know that brown/black blood is old blood. For about a week before my
>>>period starts, I always have this brown discharge, along with some
>>>bright red blood. There is no "flow", so to speak - I just notice it on
>>>the tissue after using the bathroom. It does't really bother me. I
>>>just want to make sure it's okay to continue to ignore this, or does it
>>>seem like something worth checking out.
>>>
>>>I'm 36 years old, normal exam 2 years ago, no health problems, no
>>>children, not sexually active.
>>>
>>>Thank you.
>
>At Tue, 27 May 2003, Richard Chudacoff, MD wrote:
>
>>I would not ignore this. There certainly could be something going on
>>inside the uterus.
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R.Daniel Braun, MD FACOG FOG
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