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Re: SPOTTING: Spotting after sex even though tests say i'm normal??
From: Erica (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:50:26 -0500 (CDT)
Thank you for your response. I actually went back to my ob/gyn today
and she did a test to check for any vaginal infection (yeast or
bacterial) and it was negative. She sent off a culture as well but i
won't get those results for another few days. She said everything looks
normal and thinks the spotting has to do with ovulation, or just my
uterine lining shedding a bit which she states is normal. She said all
the tests she can think of to rule things out have been done and are
normal so there is no cause for concern, even if it continues. I never
know how to approach things with doctors as far as suggesting other
things, after all, they are the doctors..i am always afraid of how they
will react. What do you suggest? Do you think the test to check for
polyps is neccesary? the ultrasound she did showed my uterus, but she
did not use any of those other methods you mentioned. thanks again.
At Wed, 15 Oct 2008, D. Ashley Hill, M.D. wrote:
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>There are several things that can cause this, although it sounds like
>you have had a number of these "ruled out" by various tests. However, I
>can't tell if you have had an evaluation of the inside of your uterus to
>make sure there are no polyps (usually non-cancerous growths of the
>uterine lining). Some methods to rule out polyps include: saline
>vaginal sonogram (putting a small amount of water into the uterus during
>a vaginal sonogram), hysteroscopy (inserting a small, fiberoptic tube
>into the uterus) and HSG (a special x-ray of the uterus). A normal
>vaginal sonogram will not help. Best wishes.
>
>Ashley Hill
>
>At Mon, 13 Oct 2008, Erica wrote:
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>>At the end of September my husband and I had sex and it hurt pretty bad.
>>It wasn't rougher than usual or anything like that, but it had been a
>>while (a couple weeks) since we had sex last. Afterwards, when I was in
>>the bathroom, I noticed very very light pink spotting on the toilet
>>paper when I wiped--it was maybe 3 or 4 drops total. I don't remember
>>this happening for a very very long time, maybe ever. I have been off
>>of the pill for over a year (was previously on it for 8 years), and I am
>>26 years old. My last pap which was 2 months ago was normal, as were
>>all the paps i've had in the past. I went to my OB/GYN to get checked
>>out because this wasn't normal for me (some discomfort is typical for
>>me, my ob/gyn says i have a "small vagina" , but this pain was
>>intolerable).
>>
>>Everything checked out fine and the doctor thought it was b/c my period
>>had just ended and i was just more sensitive than usual. She even did
>>an ultrasound and looked at my uterus, cervix, ovaries, kidneys,
>>bladder, etc to rule out any cysts or anything else suspicious--but
>>again, everything was normal (thank goodness)
>>
>>Fast forward 2 weeks and I again am spotting after sex. My level of
>>discomfort is back to "normal", but I am still having that light
>>spotting. We had sex 5 days ago (which was about 1.5 weeks after the
>>last time), and again tonight, and there was spotting both times. Should
>>i call my doc again even though all my tests which were done less than a
>>month ago were normal? I'm concerned... but maybe this is normal?
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