Women's Health Issues: LadyGardening for Dummies

Mars Bar · 13-03-2018 11:46pm

If it's something that's not regular for you and it is concerning you then that warrants a trip to a doctor in my opinion.

MiliMe · 14-03-2018 12:05am

Jezzabelle wrote: »

Hi

Just wondering has anyone experienced regular spotting in between periods?. I've been tracking my periods / symptoms over the past few months as we are trying to conceive and have noticed I get slightly dark bloody mucus followed by pale pink discharge exactly 7 days before my period begins. Only noticeable when I wipe. Sorry for TMI!.Its not every month but the majority of them and nearly always at the same time - 1 week before period due. Periods are pretty much bang on give or take a day and have an average of 29 day cycle. Is the spotting something I should be concerned about or get checked out?

We are in the same boat. I have the very same, exactly a week before my period. I havent worried too much about it because it was normal for me but as far as i can remember it only started after id had a baby. She is almost 3 now and really can't remember it happening before she came along). Trying for a baby now and starting to think its something I ought to get checked.

eire1 · 27-04-2018 9:14pm

Hey, anyone else got a cervical polyp removed? GP noticed it during the smear and referred me. Just wondering what is involved in removal.

Thanks

LirW · 27-04-2018 9:39pm

The procedure is pretty much the same when you have abnormal cells removed.
It's not the nicest treatment but you'll get over it, it takes around 20 minutes, local anesthetic, it's noisy and not the most comfortable thing you'll do. You can go home after it, have painkillers and sanitary towels ready, you'll have spotting for 4-6 weeks. Might be a good idea to take the day off.
Good luck with it!

eire1 · 28-04-2018 4:21pm

LirW wrote: »

The procedure is pretty much the same when you have abnormal cells removed.
It's not the nicest treatment but you'll get over it, it takes around 20 minutes, local anesthetic, it's noisy and not the most comfortable thing you'll do. You can go home after it, have painkillers and sanitary towels ready, you'll have spotting for 4-6 weeks. Might be a good idea to take the day off.
Good luck with it!

Thanks. Not sure your post has made me feel better about it

I wasn't expecting to hear it described as noisy.

LirW · 28-04-2018 6:17pm

eire1 wrote: »

Thanks. Not sure your post has made me feel better about it I wasn't expecting to hear it described as noisy.

I really don't wanna be a downer, I had cells removed recently and I'm usually pretty chill about anything medical but I found that not very nice. The noise comes from a tube that sucks off the dead tissue. I'm not sure if that's used with polyps but afaik when they can't find the base of it they just extract a tiny bit of the cervix too.
But to be honest, the 6 weeks no sex after it are the worst part about it :pac:

Shoebox1926 · 29-04-2018 12:18am

Hi just looking for some advice. I had a smear test about 3 years ago, the results came back as abnormal cells but no HPV virus. Ive had no checks since and have been to see my doctor a handful of times since for different reasons but smear test was never mentioned. Over the last 4 years ive had irregular periods. They stopped for about 7 months 4 years ago and since then I occasionally miss the odd month or two (im not sexually active). When I went to my doctor about this 4 years ago and I was put on a waiting list to see a gynaecologist. The waiting list was 2.5 years long, in this time my period came back, I moved away for 6 months - during the time id moved away I had been sent a letter (which I didnt know about) explaining I had to reply to them within a certain time frame and if I didnt id be removed from the waiting list. I missed the letter, once I got back my periods returned and I didnt bother trying to make another appointment.
Now with the recent scandal about cervical cancer being wrongly diagnosed in women im concerned that I may have something? I dont like my doctor, shes rude and cant get me out of her office quick enough. I cant change doctor as im on medical card and cant afford health care. Ive literally got 8 euro to last me until Thursday.

Sile Na Gig · 29-04-2018 6:04am

Shoebox1926 wrote: »

Hi just looking for some advice. I had a smear test about 3 years ago, the results came back as abnormal cells but no HPV virus. Ive had no checks since and have been to see my doctor a handful of times since for different reasons but smear test was never mentioned. Over the last 4 years ive had irregular periods. They stopped for about 7 months 4 years ago and since then I occasionally miss the odd month or two (im not sexually active). When I went to my doctor about this 4 years ago and I was put on a waiting list to see a gynaecologist. The waiting list was 2.5 years long, in this time my period came back, I moved away for 6 months - during the time id moved away I had been sent a letter (which I didnt know about) explaining I had to reply to them within a certain time frame and if I didnt id be removed from the waiting list. I missed the letter, once I got back my periods returned and I didnt bother trying to make another appointment.
Now with the recent scandal about cervical cancer being wrongly diagnosed in women im concerned that I may have something? I dont like my doctor, shes rude and cant get me out of her office quick enough. I cant change doctor as im on medical card and cant afford health care. Ive literally got 8 euro to last me until Thursday.

Apparently the state will pay for you to get seen by someone, according to Simon Harris, anyway.

https://twitter.com/simonharristd/status/990262674696089605?s=21

Slow Show · 29-04-2018 9:21am

Shoebox1926 wrote: »

Hi just looking for some advice. I had a smear test about 3 years ago, the results came back as abnormal cells but no HPV virus. Ive had no checks since and have been to see my doctor a handful of times since for different reasons but smear test was never mentioned. Over the last 4 years ive had irregular periods. They stopped for about 7 months 4 years ago and since then I occasionally miss the odd month or two (im not sexually active). When I went to my doctor about this 4 years ago and I was put on a waiting list to see a gynaecologist. The waiting list was 2.5 years long, in this time my period came back, I moved away for 6 months - during the time id moved away I had been sent a letter (which I didnt know about) explaining I had to reply to them within a certain time frame and if I didnt id be removed from the waiting list. I missed the letter, once I got back my periods returned and I didnt bother trying to make another appointment.
Now with the recent scandal about cervical cancer being wrongly diagnosed in women im concerned that I may have something? I dont like my doctor, shes rude and cant get me out of her office quick enough. I cant change doctor as im on medical card and cant afford health care. Ive literally got 8 euro to last me until Thursday.

If you had your last smear three years ago, you can go get another now (unless you're older than 49). Regardless as the above poster said, you should be able to go to your GP and get a smear test done.

Down the road, there's nothing stopping you changing your medical card over to another doctor.

duvetdayss · 29-04-2018 8:40pm

I know everyone is different but just wondering how long it took ye to get your period back after quitting the combination pill (not including the immediate, usual 'break week')

Sile Na Gig · 30-04-2018 4:16am

duvetdayss wrote: »

I know everyone is different but just wondering how long it took ye to get your period back after quitting the combination pill (not including the immediate, usual 'break week')

Two years...I got pregnant immediately...

duvetdayss · 30-04-2018 9:59am

Sile Na Gig wrote:

Two years...I got pregnant immediately...

Two years between quitting and ovulating? Wow. I'm seven weeks in and getting impatient, not trying to get pregnant but want to know that everything is back to normal

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Mars Bar · 30-04-2018 11:18am

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You are not this posters mother. Please don't be so confrontational on thread.

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Mars Bar · 30-04-2018 2:14pm

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What we can do though is not make this an uncomfortable place for women to ask questions. You gave sound advice 6 months ago and she didn't take it. You don't need to know any more than that.

We can continue this in PM from here if you wish but we won't be derailing this thread any further from here.

JP Liz V1 · 30-04-2018 11:25pm

Shoebox1926 wrote: »

Hi just looking for some advice. I had a smear test about 3 years ago, the results came back as abnormal cells but no HPV virus. Ive had no checks since and have been to see my doctor a handful of times since for different reasons but smear test was never mentioned. Over the last 4 years ive had irregular periods. They stopped for about 7 months 4 years ago and since then I occasionally miss the odd month or two (im not sexually active). When I went to my doctor about this 4 years ago and I was put on a waiting list to see a gynaecologist. The waiting list was 2.5 years long, in this time my period came back, I moved away for 6 months - during the time id moved away I had been sent a letter (which I didnt know about) explaining I had to reply to them within a certain time frame and if I didnt id be removed from the waiting list. I missed the letter, once I got back my periods returned and I didnt bother trying to make another appointment.
Now with the recent scandal about cervical cancer being wrongly diagnosed in women im concerned that I may have something? I dont like my doctor, shes rude and cant get me out of her office quick enough. I cant change doctor as im on medical card and cant afford health care. Ive literally got 8 euro to last me until Thursday.

Is there a nurse or other doctors are your clinic, book in asap for a test and good luck

Sile Na Gig · 01-05-2018 12:19pm

duvetdayss wrote: »

Sile Na Gig wrote:

Two years...I got pregnant immediately...

Two years between quitting and ovulating? Wow. I'm seven weeks in and getting impatient, not trying to get pregnant but want to know that everything is back to normal

I got pregnant before I had a bleed, and didn’t have periods while I was pregnant and breastfeeding...obviously I bled after giving birth. If you’re sexually active I’d recommend being careful and possibly getting a pregnancy test. Not that this couldn’t be normal for you but I thought that I just hadn’t gotten my period, turned out I was pregnant. If you’re not wanting to be pregnant it’s in your best interest to find out ASAP...

Kitkat1995 · 12-06-2018 4:42pm

Hi, I have been on the pill for about two years and recently came off it. I came off the pill halfway through the 3rd week on it so got a breakthrough bleed. I then got an actual period about a month later and i'm now waiting on my second period and its about 14 days left. I've taken about 3 pregnancy tests and not pregnant

just wondering what else it could be causing the delay in my period ?

LirW · 13-06-2018 4:26pm

Kitkat1995 wrote: »

Hi, I have been on the pill for about two years and recently came off it. I came off the pill halfway through the 3rd week on it so got a breakthrough bleed. I then got an actual period about a month later and i'm now waiting on my second period and its about 14 days left. I've taken about 3 pregnancy tests and not pregnant just wondering what else it could be causing the delay in my period ?

When you come off the pill your hormone levels are a mess and for many it takes a couple of months until a proper cycle establishes. Unfortunately you're probably one of them and will have a bit of a head melting time ahead of you.

Kitkat1995 · 13-06-2018 4:33pm

Thanks for the reply and yes my poor head is going to be all over the place waiting for it to come I think

Prominent_Dawg · 15-06-2018 10:49pm

I'm twenty five and this morning received my first cervical check letter inviting me for a smear test, It was very unexpected.. Just curious am I the only one that found this quite scary.. I understand the idea of cervical check is just to detect changes, but its extremely scary especially hearing such sad & negative stories involving cervical check over the last year, of course it’s going to be the first thing you think of

LirW · 16-06-2018 12:07pm

Prominent_Dawg wrote: »

I'm twenty five and this morning received my first cervical check letter inviting me for a smear test, It was very unexpected.. Just curious am I the only one that found this quite scary.. I understand the idea of cervical check is just to detect changes, but its extremely scary especially hearing such sad & negative stories involving cervical check over the last year, of course it’s going to be the first thing you think of

It still is so important to go. Of course the news are really sad but especially now the chances that something will go wrong are marginal. It just all came out a few days after I had my Lletz treatment and it was a strange feeling but then I thought, well they called me in, I had treatment, how high are the chances that something will be missed then? I totally understand that trust is broken but I'd still go, it is so so so important to attend to the smear tests.
Back home I had an annual smear since I was 14 or so, everyone does. It'll be all good.

Lia_lia · 16-06-2018 8:23pm

Prominent_Dawg wrote: »

I'm twenty five and this morning received my first cervical check letter inviting me for a smear test, It was very unexpected.. Just curious am I the only one that found this quite scary.. I understand the idea of cervical check is just to detect changes, but its extremely scary especially hearing such sad & negative stories involving cervical check over the last year, of course it’s going to be the first thing you think of

Every woman gets this letter when they turn 25. I was very nervous getting it done first time (more about the procedure than the results) but it's grand. Takes a few minutes. Do get it done. What happened recently was awful but surely they are being extra vigilant with checking the samples because of this.

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LegacyUser · 19-06-2018 8:08pm

Hi Ladies, im 27 Iâ€™m currently waiting on my medical card to come back to go to the doctor should be here any day but I was wondering if anyone might have had similar case.

Iâ€™ve noticed in the last 6months my period has started lasting longer than usual it went from a good 5 days up to nearly all month long! Iâ€™m not bleeding like normal though itâ€™s all very dark brown/black! I might get a couple of days of nothing and then straight back into a light black/brown bleeding thatâ€™s never heavy but constant.

Iâ€™ve never been on any medication or the pill. Iâ€™ve done googling but Iâ€™ve frightened the life out of myself!!!

sullivlo · 19-06-2018 9:24pm

Scaredgirlo wrote: »

Hi Ladies, im 27 Iâ€™m currently waiting on my medical card to come back to go to the doctor should be here any day but I was wondering if anyone might have had similar case.

Iâ€™ve noticed in the last 6months my period has started lasting longer than usual it went from a good 5 days up to nearly all month long! Iâ€™m not bleeding like normal though itâ€™s all very dark brown/black! I might get a couple of days of nothing and then straight back into a light black/brown bleeding thatâ€™s never heavy but constant.

Iâ€™ve never been on any medication or the pill. Iâ€™ve done googling but Iâ€™ve frightened the life out of myself!!!

We can't offer medical advice here, sorry. Best to get checked out at the doctors if its something that's concerning you.

colly15 · 20-06-2018 2:45pm

Hi All, just looking for some advice, I advised my doctor last july about changes in my cycle. smear came back normal but I requested a repeat smear this year which came back abnormal. I had a lletz procedure done just over a week ago. Bleeding has gone through different stages of colour, I am so tired ever since the procedure. Is this normal

thanks
C

sullivlo · 20-06-2018 6:27pm

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We can’t offer medical advice, so if you’re concerned, please see your doctor.

Experiences allowed, but no suggestions of what might be wrong.

tiredblondie · 28-06-2018 10:02am

Any idea how long it's taking to get smear test results?
6 weeks tomorrow since i had it done.

Women's Health Issues: LadyGardening for Dummies

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