Re: Bleeding during Intercourse...not just spotting
From: Hector Nemirovsky M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 30 Sep 2003 19:01:17 -0500 (CDT)
So to rule out endometrial pathology.
At Tue, 30 Sep 2003, worried wrote:
>
>What would an ultrasound reveal....my doctor has done a pregnancy test
>and I have also done an "at home" test....both negative.
>
>At Tue, 30 Sep 2003, Anonymous wrote:
>>
>>An ultrasound
>>
>>At Tue, 30 Sep 2003, worried wrote:
>>>
>>>what is a U/S?
>>>
>>>At Tue, 30 Sep 2003, Hector Nemirovsky M.D. wrote:
>>>>
>>>>At Tue, 30 Sep 2003, worried wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>I am 33 years old and just changed to the evra patch a month ago at my
>>>>>annual exam, various STD test were done....HIV, Chlamydia(sp?), etc.
>>>>>Also a hemogloben test...all came back fine. I started the patch that
>>>>>day, 3 days later I experienced bleeding during intercourse(I estimate
>>>>>maybe 2 to 3 tablespoons, but blood always looks like more than it
>>>>>really is), I went to my doctor the next day and he attributed it to the
>>>>>patch...well, its one month later and this is still happening(every time
>>>>>I have sex), so I went in again and he still thinks it is the patch...he
>>>>>wants me too wait 2 to 3 cycles. Thats a lot of time...does this sound
>>>>>reasonable? My fear is that there is something seriously wrong and
>>>>>anothe month or two is a long time to wait and not to mention dealing
>>>>>with the bleeding that long.
>>>>
>>>>You can wait, perhaps an U/S may help.
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Hector Nemirovsky M.D.
>>>>Fmr Head Obstetrics Division, Hospital Fernández, Buenos Aires, Argentina
>>>>Fmr Assistant Professor in Obstetrics at Medical School, Buenos Aires University, Argentina
>>>>Private Practice,
>>>>Buenos Aires,
>>>>Argentina
>>>>
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Hector Nemirovsky M.D.
Fmr Head Obstetrics Division, Hospital Fernández, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Fmr Assistant Professor in Obstetrics at Medical School, Buenos Aires University, Argentina
Private Practice,
Buenos Aires,
Argentina
Note: opinions expressed here are for educational purposes
only and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient
relationship. This information is not intended to supplant
the need for you to consult with your physician prior to
choosing therapeutic options and/or interventions.
**Private emails cannot be entertained due to time
constraints; consequently, they will receive no response.