YOUNG-WOMEN Messages for January, 2002: Re: Abdominal Pain, discharge, and painful periods

Re: Abdominal Pain, discharge, and painful periods

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 17 Jan 2002 20:22:04 -0600 (CST)

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At Thu, 17 Jan 2002, nicky wrote: >
>HI, I am a 15 y/o female, and for as long as I can remember, I have had
>a lot of vaginal discharge. In the last few weeks, there has been about
>three times as much as the usual. I also have some abdominal pain (it's
>about two inches under my belly-button, and about three inches to the
>right). On the first day of my period, the pain is so severe that I
>have left school early several times. The discharge and the moderate
>pain have no change in relation to my periods. I don't know if these
>things could be related or anything. I am a virgin, so this can't be an
>STD. I'm paranoid to tell my mom or go to the doctor, because I am
>terrified of having to get a pelvic exam. I don't know what to do.
>Please, any help would be incredibly useful. Please let me know if you
>need more information or anything, I'm pretty desperate. Thank you.

Could be dysmenorrhea (Menstrual cramps). Disharges need to be evaluated under the microscope to know much about them. There is a link on this site to info about "My First Pelvic Examination" check it out. then tell your Mom and go to the Gynecologist.

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R. Daniel Braun, MD FACOG  FOG

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