Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Posts: 330 Location: Pennsylvania
Is This Normal?! Posted: 11-06-04 16:07pm
Ok, so yesterday I had a doctors
appointment to get my annual check up and
pap smear done. I totally hate pap smears
because they feel funny and kinda hurt.
But
anyways, I got there, they did their
thing, and I went home (all in about 15
minutes). Well, when I got home and went
to the bathroom, I noticed that there was
brownish colored stuff on the toilet paper
when I wiped (i know... Tmi... Sorry
guys). I thought that it was just an
aftermath of the pap smear. Well, when I
woke up this morning, it was still there.
It's almost like i'm spotting and i'm not
supposed to get my period for another
week!! What could this be? Is it normal?
I mean, i've had other pap smears and
it's never happened before! I'm just
kinda worried. Any ideas would be
helpful! Thanks!!!
~sam
I dont think its from the pap smear, maybe
your just spotting before your period or
maybe your about to start. I dunno but
is there a possibility of pregnancy?
Minimal spotting after a pap smear is
normal, a heavier discharge caused by
vulvar infections or hpv should be
treated. A common disbelief is that
papanicolaou test during which a sample of
tissue from the cervix is taken is that
female reproductive organs can be damaged.
This is totally wrong, as papanicolaou
test is safe and can be performed even
during pregnancy. Minimal spotting after
a pap smear is normal, a heavier discharge
caused by vulvar infections or hpv should
be treated.
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GuitarJade
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Posts: 330 Location: Pennsylvania
Posted: 11-06-04 16:18pm
Um, my period isn't supposed to come for
another week and beacuse i'm on the pill
it's never off. And yes, there is a slim
chance that I could be pregnant but there
really isn't a chance that it's
implantation bleeding because (if I am
pregnant) i'd already be about 6 or 7
weeks along! I just don't know what it
is!
But
anyways, I got there, they did their
thing, and I went home (all in about 15
minutes). Well, when I got home and went
to the bathroom, I noticed that there was
brownish colored stuff on the toilet paper
when I wiped (i know... Tmi... Sorry
guys). I thought that it was just an
aftermath of the pap smear. Well, when I
woke up this morning, it was still there.
It's almost like i'm spotting and i'm not
supposed to get my period for another
week!! What could this be? Is it normal?
I mean, i've had other pap smears and
it's never happened before! I'm just
kinda worried. Any ideas would be
helpful! Thanks!!!
