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Q: Bled After Sex - Please Answer
asked by: mewood on October 10th, 2005
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Noticed very light pink mixed in with my secretions and slight discomfort after I went to bathroom this morning a few hours after sex. I've been to the bathroom several times since this morning and both symptoms had gone away. It only happened the first time I used the bathroom.
What could this be?
I had sex on oct 2nd and on friday, oct. 7th with no problems. Prior to oct. 2nd, my husband and I had not had sex since around august 23rd (about 6 weeks or so).

I am 32 y/o and very overweight. I had a pap smear on 9/13/05 (my first one in many years) and it came back ascus (atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance). My nurse practitioner did not seem concerned about this result. She told me to schedule a repeat pap in 4-6 months. I have not told her about the episode this morning.
During my annual, I also tested negative for gonorrhea and chlamydia so I know it's not that.
If it were a cervical polyp, wouldn't she have seen that during the speculum exam?
I'm just trying to figure this out.
Should I press for a pap smear sooner?
I have never in my life had bleeding after sex and pray I never do again.
Any replies are appreciated.
I wouldn't go from ascus to something serious so soon, would i?

Thanks and god bless.
Thanks in advance for your help.
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overlyworried
replied on October 12th, 2005
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I, too, have had ascus. They also told me to wait 4-6 months before having another pap smear done but I went ahead and got a second opinion from another Dr. After about 3 abnormal paps, they finally figured out that I had hpv (human papilloma virus). I had to have biopsies taken from my cervix (6 to be exact) and they all came back non-cancerous.

Scientists use to think that hpv was kinda like herpes, where once you get it you will have it for the rest of your life. But, now they've discovered that it can be cleared up without the chances of it occuring again. It went away on it's own. This was about 3 years ago and I have had nothing but normal paps ever since.

I've always heard that ascus moves very slow, which is why they're usually not in a big hurry to take care of it. I'm sure you're fine. May want to get a second opinion, though, just to be on the safe side.
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