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Q: Painful Papsmear And Endo Related?
asked by: praying4abub0 on July 14th, 2007
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I very recently had a papsmear done by my GP as I have had this brown vaginal discharge and am waiting to hear back the results. It was really quite painful when he put the speculum inside me I wanted to cry and have had 5 pap smears now. My doctor thinks that I have an infection and that is why he did the pap smear. My doctor is refering me to a gyno and I have an appointment with the gyno in August, as I have not had a period for 7 weeks now and am on the birth control pill and have had the brown discharge. I also have pain with intercourse and have had really bad and painful periods for almost 7 months now. I also had an hemmorhagic ovarian cyst which ruptured early June. Could all this be a sign or symptoms that I have endometriosis or a strained groin muscle (my doctor and a physio I've been seeing is also thinking it might be)...?
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young Girl
replied on July 14th, 2007
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well from what youve said in your post...it could be a number of things
how long have you been on bc? is there a posibillity of pregnancy?
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praying4abub0
replied on July 15th, 2007
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I'm definitely not pregnant, the doctor has done tests on this a few times. I was on birth control for 2 years and then stopped taking it due to becoming really moody and getting lots of headaches. I've been back on birth control for almost 5 months now. I'm so over not knowing what is wrong with my body - I just want to find an answer....
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Birch
replied on July 15th, 2007
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I'm sorry to hear about your med problems.

My doc thought I had endo, too, but that was just due to excessively painful periods. I did not have any of the other symptoms you have described.

It doesn't make sense to me that a pulled groin muscle would effect your period, give you discharge, and cause such pain during a pelvic exam. And would you have a pulled groin muscle for 7 months?

I would try to get your appt. w/ the gyno bumped up. I would not delay, especially considering your past with the recent hemmorhagic ovarian cyst.
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taykare
replied on July 15th, 2007
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I have pain with pap smears and have all my life the more you relax the less painful they are yet still painful. I have/had endo but had it coterized in 1999-2000 can not remember 1 year gallbladder removed 1 years the endo thing. no period 7 weeks definatlly could be endo. Try not to get to worried they have treatments to fix endo depending on how severe will depend on treatment. Do you have pain with sex too? Sorry you have all these problems. I will be praying for you. Just remeber to try not easy but try to relax with any time they insert the speculem. I had soemone on july 2 put one in me and scratched me all the way in and all the way out at hospital. No relaxing could help me. If it hurts tell them to stop if it is that bad. They will stop and then will tell you to relax please try it will hurt less try breathing like 2 short breaths and one long to relax may help. As I said will be praying for you.
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