Re: Pelvic pain and spotting between periods
From: Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 19 Sep 2002 16:17:34 -0500 (CDT)
If lap didn't show anything,one has to wonder why an 18 years old girl
has so many madical conditions.Anyhow perhaps an U/S may give you a
hint.
At Thu, 19 Sep 2002, AmyAngel wrote:
>
>Hi. Im 18, never sexually active, and have suffered from chronic pelvic
>pain for about 2 and a half years. Over the past few months, my pain
>has changed its pattern (went from constant everyday to more severe pain
>just before menstruation and also around ovulation) and I have had
>spotting in between my periods. Would the spotting combined with the
>change in pain pattern signal anything?
>Im not on any medications for the pain, or any type of Pill, only
>medicine for hypertension.
>Also, is it usual for chronic pelvic pain to change its pattern after so
>long? I asked my doctor and she said that its not surprising that it
>changed, but Im not sure. No cause found for pain, laparoscopy done 2
>years ago.
>Thanks
>
>--
>Amy Clissold.
>Not a doctor, just a girl who's very interested in medicine,
>and has many medical conditions.
>
--
Alicia M. Lapidus M.D.
Chief of Staff Obstetrics, Hospital Fernández
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Barcelo University
Vicepresident of Argentine Society of Hypertension in Pregnancy
Director Latina Obgyn.net- http\latina.obgyn.net\espanol
Buenos Aires
Argentina
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