YOUNG-WOMEN Messages for January, 2003: Re: abdominal pain and brown discharge 3 months post-abortion

Re: abdominal pain and brown discharge 3 months post-abortion

From: Bernard Cristalli MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 4 Jan 2003 01:16:30 -0600 (CST)

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At Fri, 3 Jan 2003, maude wrote: >
>i am a 23 year old female in good general health. i had an abortion 3
>1/2 months ago at 12 weeks gestation. my first two periods
>post-abortion were normal (i was put on alesse oral contraceptive.) the
>third month however, i have been having constant achey cramps in what
>feels like my cervix (and general adbomen.) accompanied by thick brown
>discharge and relatively large brown clots (some bigger than a quarter.)
>it has been constant for 2 1/2 weeks. i have CIN 1/HPV and have not had
>a pap in over a year, (though i have arranged to have an appointment for
>one in 2 months.) could this indicate some problem with my cervix? when
>i went back for my post-abortion check up, i wasn't examined internally,
>as i later found out i should have been. the nurse just pressed on my
>tummy and scooted me out. i'm worried my cervix hasn't closed properly
>and i'm discarding bits of my uterus, or that the abortion has
>aggravated the CIN into a more advanced stage. have you ever heard of
>this before? please help!
>thank you very kindly.

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This spotting is likely to be related to your pill rather than to your cervix. You did what you ought to (having an appointment for a pap test). Go and see your doctor if this is a disturbance.

-- *These comments are for educational purpose only. They can't replace an examination by your doctor. * I won't have time to answer personal mails, please post to the forums.

Bernard G. Cristalli MD AMACOG AIHP - ACCA - Paris France OBGYN.net Editorial Advisor Urogynecology Editorial Advisory Board http://www.obgyn.net/corresp/cristalli.htm

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