WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for November, 1999: Re: Abnormal bleeding

Re: Abnormal bleeding

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 23 Nov 1999 20:35:58 -0600 (CST)

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At Tue, 23 Nov 1999, Mikki wrote: >
>Hi...I'm a 26 yr.old female, one previous pregnancy in '95 resulting in
>our beautiful daughter, and I have been having irregular vaginal
>spotting since mid-August. I have had an ultrasound, PAP smear and
>regular pelvic exam by my ob/gyn, and everything looks normal. The
>spotting is usually just noticeable after I use the restroom, and I see
>it on the toilet paper, sometimes it is brown in color, but mostly
>bright red. Although the amount is small, I can get it before my
>period, and now, after my period ended on Friday, I noticed it again
>today. My ob/gyn didn't seem too concerned about it at this time,
>saying that it is just probably a hormonal imbalance and that we could
>try to use bcp's if I wanted to. However, we are trying to conceive,
>and therefore the dr. agreed we should just ttc, and see how it goes.
>I've also been having a lot of back pain as well. Should I be concerned
>about this spotting? Thanks much!
>
>Mikki

MiW from HiNY,

Your doctor's suggestions sound appropriate from your history. If you're concerned about the potential hormone imbalance, an endometrial biopsy in the latter half of your cycle would be indicated.

--
Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York

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