period or more sinister?

[ashebs]

hi i am 22 ,for the last 3 and a bit months i have been bleeding off and on now i have two children and my youngest is 19 months old before her my period was fine 21 days apart 4 days long, now im spotting evry other day in-between my 8 day apart bleeds which last 5 days or more. nothing else really wee a bit more bloating pain in ovary's bleed if i have intercourse and after for 4 days. bleed is like normal period medium blood spotting is up to 3 times a day. also if i check my cervix i bleed quiet bad 3 seconds and my fingers covered in blood even if there is no sign of bleeding. am worried.
im not on any birth control since bub was born and no medications not stressed well no more that normal. just worried and slightly frustrated as you could imagine

[ashebs]

ok results in and no aniemia which is swell but i have an thyroid gland problem.
more tests fri 12th...so more updates then

[ashebs]

went to doctors today, took blood urine and did swab.... have to get results in 4 days. hope to give you more info soon. thank you for your answers.

doc also commented on how high my uterus is sitting.
and my blood pressure 40/90...he said it was low...

[Dr. Kokil Mathur]

Hi
Welcome to the MedHelp forum!
Needless to say, any abnormal bleeding from vagina should be investigated. Well the two most common cause of inter menstrual spotting are ruled out in your case—pregnancy and birth control pills. Other causes are hypothyroidism, cervical dysplasia, cervical polyps, cervicitis (infection/inflammation of cervix), vaginitis (infection/inflammation of vagina), cervical and uterine cancer, uterine fibroids, hormonal imbalance as in polycystic disease of the ovary, use of blood thinners, genital ulcers, STDs and stress. Also since you bleed on touching the cervical area or after intercourse, it is most likely an infection. Possibility of cancer is always there, but all other causes need to be eliminated first. Please consult your gynecologist at the earliest for internal examination and PAP smear.
Hope this helps. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!

[ashebs]

had my last smear before baby was born coming up to 2 yrs so need one anyways. may need it because its very annoying and costly. so def going to doc's just dont want to hear the big C word...:) thank you for your response

[kelj79]

have you had a cervical smear recently or been to your doctor about this? It could be lots of things causing this but best to get it checked out.