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Re: GYNECOLOGIC: bleeding during sex
From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun May 18 18:41:48 2008
CAB
Possibly. I have had some that stop after changing pills, or having
pregnancies. Others continue with the bleeding...Dr. von Almen
At Sun, 18 May 2008, cab wrote:
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>Dr. vonAlmen
>Thank you for your explanation. That is similiar to what my doctor
>described to me. Will this problem eventually go away? I am still young
>and I would like to be able to have a normal sex life! I have gone to
>the gynecologist annually since I began having sex, I have always been
>careful when choosing partners/using protection. I have done everything
>right and so far I have experienced no problems. So I am very upset
>that this is happening.
>
>At Sat, 17 May 2008, William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG wrote:
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>>CAB
>>
>>Because the cervix is an organ that is constantly rebuilding, it has the
>>tendency to become very engorged with blood vessels and immature tissue.
>>It can then bleed very easy. It is not a true infection. Some say it
>>is hormonal changes, but we all have groups of women that have very
>>freely bleeding cervices. The old gynecologists used to burn them, but
>>I am not sure that helped any more than just watching them...Dr. von
>>Almen
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>> Sat, 17 May 2008, cab wrote:
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>>>Can you please describe chronic cervicitis? I do not understand how I
>>>could get this - I have never had an STD or even a yeast infection. I
>>>got the gardisil shot this past year.
>>>Is this something that will last for life???
>>>>
>>>>CAB
>>>>
>>>>If pap and cultures are negative, this may just be chronic cervicitis
>>>>and there is not much you will be able to do about this...Dr. von Almen
>>>>>
>>>>>I am 26 years old and I have recently begun to suffer from bleeding
>>>>>during intercourse - not after, just during. I do not experience any
>>>>>pain. My boyfriend is not particularly large. I was not a virgin
>>>>>before I met him and I never experienced this problem before. I have
>>>>>been sleeping with my boyfriend for about a year and a half. The first
>>>>>time it happened was a couple months ago - I didn't think much of it
>>>>>because I had not taken my birth control right that week and I figured
>>>>>my period came early. It happened again recently and I could not think
>>>>>of any reason. I went to my doctor and she was unable to find anything
>>>>>wrong with me. All of my paps have been normal, I do not have an STD or
>>>>>an infection and I have never been pregnant. I am on the pill. She
>>>>>used a large cutip to poke my cervix lightly and it immediately started
>>>>>to bleed. She used silver nitrate to cover the area and told me I have
>>>>>nothing to be worried about. Is this normal? Do I need to have
>>>>>additional tests done? I am scared to have sex again and I find this
>>>>>extremely embarrasing and gross.
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>> 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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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
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William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Private Practice
New Orleans, La.
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