There are spotting and cramps soon after periods. Why?
Hello doctor,
My wife had a cervical tumor or some kind of growth when she was a teenager. Whatever it was, medication took care of it for her. Now she is 31, has three kids, and in the last few months, she experiences spotting and cramps one day after her period ends. She has a Pap smear appointment the next week, but I am extremely worried in the meantime. What are the chances that the symptoms are because of cancer? Are there other benign conditions that are more likely to cause this? Please help.
26 Apr 2024 - 1 min read
What causes irregular and heavy bleeding after an abortion?
Hello doctor,
I have been bleeding heavily for the past two days. I had large blood clots, and I soak through a sanitary pad every one to two hours. My last normal period was before five months. After that, I did not get a period for the next two months. I got a period on the third month but it only lasted for one day, and it was light. In the fourth month, my period was strange. It was a mixture of spotting, light bleeding, and moderate to heavy bleeding which lasted for 11 days. It stopped because I took a Plan B emergency contraceptive pill not because I had unprotected sex but because I read that it will stop the period. My period ended after that for three days. I had spotting before seven days which continued as a normal period after two days. From the next day of my normal period and till now, I have been bleeding very heavily and passing large clots.
I had a surgical abortion last year at 13 weeks. My period came back on the very next month of my abortion. After three months, my gynecologist did a transvaginal ultrasound to check me for PCOS. The ultrasound showed that I had polycystic ovaries, but blood work showed normal hormones, so PCOS diagnosis was not confirmed. The ultrasound was otherwise normal. Before three months, my endocrinologist wanted to do a scan because she still believed I had PCOS. The scan was normal, and It just showed polycystic ovaries. She did another round of hormone testing, and my hormones were normal after which PCOS diagnosis was not confirmed. I am 5’9 in height and 270 lbs in weight. I gained over 50 lbs since last year due to depression from abortion. Now I have been reading a lot about uterine (womb or endometrial cancer), and I am worried that I might have cancer. Can uterine cancer develop that quickly?
23 Apr 2024 - 1 min read
Can one get pregnant after abortion and perforated uterus?
Hello doctor,
I did an abortion seven years before, and I have not got any complications since then. But I was reading about the perforated uterus, and now I am worried. I do not have any medical issues, and my concern is that I am getting scared I might not be able to conceive again.
23 Apr 2024 - 1 min read
How to regulate irregular periods in an overweight patient?
Hello doctor,
How to regulate periods on time? How to manage my overweight? My height is 5 inches, weight is 150 lbs. Please help me on how to control my weight and periods problem.
22 Apr 2024 - 1 min read
Will a vaginal prolapse diagnosis require a pessary fitting?
Hello doctor,
If I have vaginal prolapse, will I be fitted with a pessary the day of discovery or will I be told to return another day? I am not really sure if you have a uterine prolapse but I seem to have several similar symptoms which includes, the feeling that you are sitting on a ball, increased discharge, constipation (what I believe to be the leading cause, since I have had chronic constipation as a child), a pulling or heavy feeling in the pelvis, the sense of something coming out of my vagina (when I checked with a mirror it looked like something was right at the entrance of my vagina). I have already made an appointment to consult my gynecologist. However, I just wanted to know how long it would take to treat this problem.
17 Apr 2024 - 1 min read
