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Re: Strange residue on tampon
From: Kelly Shanahan, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 21 Oct 2000 00:46:14 -0500 (CDT)

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At Fri, 20 Oct 2000, Melanie wrote: >
>For the last two menstrual cycles, I have noticed a large green spot on
>my tampon toward the end of the cycle. Is this indicative of something
>I should have checked out by my gynocologist? I am 42 years old and have
>been menstruating since age 13. I gave birth to my only child 7 years
>ago. My fairly regular cycles have gone from a pretty consistant 30
>days to 25 - 27 days in the past 4 or 5 months. I last saw my
>gynocologist in June and had a normal pap smear at that time. Any
>thoughts?
>
>--
>Melanie
>

How green do you mean? A greenish tinge may be na infection which should be checked out. Bright crayola green may be from foods or viatmins and should still be checked out (crayon colors are usually not found inthe human body, afer all!)

-- M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG South Lake Tahoe, CA
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