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What is the reason for a missed period and hip pain?

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Hello doctor,

I have missed my period by eight days. There is swelling and redness around the right labia, a foul odor coming from the vagina, and pain in the right hip. Please help.

Thank you.
Answered by Dr. George Shelton

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Hi,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

I read your query and can understand your concern.

As I understand it, you are experiencing some concerning symptoms. We recognize that this can be difficult to manage, and we want to offer our support.

Based on your symptoms of vaginal swelling, odor, and right hip pain, you may have pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). This condition is sometimes caused by sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

Here is what you should know:

  1. The only way to check for pelvic inflammatory disease, test for possible infections, and ensure there are no other serious issues is through an in-person physical examination, a pregnancy test, and testing for infections.

  2. Please schedule an in-person examination as soon as possible, ideally within the next one to two days.

  • If you develop fevers (high body temperature), chills, severe pain, or new abdominal pain (pain in your stomach area), you should go to the emergency room immediately. These symptoms could indicate a more serious condition, and timely treatment is important.

  • Since you have missed your period, it is important to be evaluated in person and undergo testing for possible pregnancy.

  • You can start with an at-home pregnancy test, but it is still essential to be seen and checked by a healthcare provider, even if the result of the home pregnancy test is negative.

  1. Again, we strongly recommend seeing a doctor in the next 24-48 hours, unless you begin experiencing the concerning symptoms mentioned above (such as worsening pain, new pain, fever, or chills).

  2. For concerning symptoms, go to urgent care or the emergency room for care.

  • You will likely be prescribed medication based on the doctor’s findings regarding the cause of your symptoms and whether you are pregnant or not.

Please contact us again to update us within the next 48 hours.

I hope this helps.

Kindly revert so I can assist you further.

Thank you.

Medically reviewed by iCliniq medical review team
Published At September 24, 2025
Reviewed At October 6, 2025

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Dr. George Shelton
Dr. George Shelton

Internal Medicine

Education:

MD

Professional Bio:

Focus: Understanding & explaining how scholarly information can impact individuals’ lives in direct, meaningful, and powerful ways. PERSONALIZED PATIENT HEALTH: Using Patient Strengths to Achieve Better and Personalized Health Translating Medical Knowledge for Patient, Practical decision-making. Using deep understanding of patient lives to develop personalized health advice and motivate lifestyle changes. Over 12 years in health and medicine. People are empowered by understanding their health and how to make healthy high-yield changes. The best place for medical information and health information is not in a medical journal. The best place for information about your health is not even with your doctor—but with you. You should know your health, and have it explained how YOU can understand it well enough to make decisions. Looking at your life, your strengths, and health, I offer solutions that are high-yield changes in diet and exercise that are not high-cost or high-effort.

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