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please help - vaginal bleeding.
I am 30 years old and have always had irregular periods. I suffer from panic attacks and was diagnosed with white coat syndrome 2 years ago. I have a question regarding vaginal bleeding that I've been having as of late.
2012: I had no periods. Light spotting once in a while - but nothing regular.
MARCH 2013: Period for 6-7 days [normal flow]
APRIL 2013: Light spotting for 3-4 days [pink/brown tint]
MAY 2013: Period for 6-7 days [normal flow]
JUNE 2013: No period at all, nor any spotting.
JULY 2013: Very start of the month, light spotting, orangish/pink/brown tint, and only when I wiped myself. It never got on a pad, just tissue when I wiped. ALSO, I instered a tampon to make sure it was, indeed, vaginal bleeding. And there was light red/pink on the tampon. So, I do know it's vaginally.
MY MAIN CONCERN: I have spotted in the past before, but only for 3-4 days at the most. This started July 4th, and here it is July 13th. The spotting doesn't occur all day long. IN FACT, it only goes on after a "hard" bowel movement. In the morning, I will urinate and wipe - nothing there. 2pm rolls around and I have a "hard" bowel movement - and there is blood from my vagina. I know it isn't hemmrhoids or from my rectum, because I insterted a tampon vaginally to test to see where it was coming from.
If you need anymore information, let me know. I understand that I need to go see a doctor. But with my husband deployed [which also means there is no way I can be pregnant, and yes I took tests to be on the safe side] and no family here where we're stationed, I would like to wait until he returns home in a couple of months, so that someone is there with me, due to my panic attacks. Any information you WILL ease my mind. No cramps, no pain, no burning when I urinate. I don't drink anything BUT water [because of my panic attacks] and I'm not on any birth control.
2012: I had no periods. Light spotting once in a while - but nothing regular.
MARCH 2013: Period for 6-7 days [normal flow]
APRIL 2013: Light spotting for 3-4 days [pink/brown tint]
MAY 2013: Period for 6-7 days [normal flow]
JUNE 2013: No period at all, nor any spotting.
JULY 2013: Very start of the month, light spotting, orangish/pink/brown tint, and only when I wiped myself. It never got on a pad, just tissue when I wiped. ALSO, I instered a tampon to make sure it was, indeed, vaginal bleeding. And there was light red/pink on the tampon. So, I do know it's vaginally.
MY MAIN CONCERN: I have spotted in the past before, but only for 3-4 days at the most. This started July 4th, and here it is July 13th. The spotting doesn't occur all day long. IN FACT, it only goes on after a "hard" bowel movement. In the morning, I will urinate and wipe - nothing there. 2pm rolls around and I have a "hard" bowel movement - and there is blood from my vagina. I know it isn't hemmrhoids or from my rectum, because I insterted a tampon vaginally to test to see where it was coming from.
If you need anymore information, let me know. I understand that I need to go see a doctor. But with my husband deployed [which also means there is no way I can be pregnant, and yes I took tests to be on the safe side] and no family here where we're stationed, I would like to wait until he returns home in a couple of months, so that someone is there with me, due to my panic attacks. Any information you WILL ease my mind. No cramps, no pain, no burning when I urinate. I don't drink anything BUT water [because of my panic attacks] and I'm not on any birth control.
so you think it sounds like PCOS? that is something i can live with, right? it isn't a death sentence in other words?
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Hi!
If you were my patient, I would repeat the pregnancy test (I ALWAYS do that) and I would probably also check some other hormone levels such as thyroid and prolactin, and FSH I would then most likely recommend taking progesterone for 14 days to induce a period and be certain that all the tissue/lining within the uterus had been sloughed and drained. Sometimes this results in fairly heavy bleeding. You probably have a variant of PCOS and taking something like oral contraceptive pills to regulate your bleeding might be a good idea. Cyclic progesterone is another option. If you do want to conceive, you may need to take fertility meds, but that doesn't sound like your main concern right now.
You might be able to just call your doctor and not need to go in for an exam--depends upon how long it has been and how "nice" your doctor is!
Good luck!
Dr B
If you were my patient, I would repeat the pregnancy test (I ALWAYS do that) and I would probably also check some other hormone levels such as thyroid and prolactin, and FSH I would then most likely recommend taking progesterone for 14 days to induce a period and be certain that all the tissue/lining within the uterus had been sloughed and drained. Sometimes this results in fairly heavy bleeding. You probably have a variant of PCOS and taking something like oral contraceptive pills to regulate your bleeding might be a good idea. Cyclic progesterone is another option. If you do want to conceive, you may need to take fertility meds, but that doesn't sound like your main concern right now.
You might be able to just call your doctor and not need to go in for an exam--depends upon how long it has been and how "nice" your doctor is!
Good luck!
Dr B
Sorry for such a lengthy post. Because of my panic attacks and health anxiety, I always go straight to cancer or I am dying. :(
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