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Biopsies results waiting

Whats the longest anyone has waited for biopsy results that have been bad news?.I'm waiting for uterine biopsy results and every day I don't hear im hoping its...

Whats the longest anyone has waited for biopsy results that have been bad news?....

•3 years ago

should i go private?

GP has referred me to post coital bleeding service at local hospital, "fast track" for suspected gynae cancer. Just found out that there is a waiting list of...

GP has referred me to post coital bleeding service at local hospital, "fast trac...

•3 years ago

Abnormal smear

Hi, so I had a letter saying my smear showed I was hpv positive and they found I have borderline cells. I am quite lucky as they booked me in for Monday...

Hi, so I had a letter saying my smear showed I was hpv positive and they found I...

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•4 years ago

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HPV

Hi, In 2018 I tested positive for hpv virus and last year I tested negative for the virus, If I sleep with the same person who gave me the virus and I’m now...

Hi, In 2018 I tested positive for hpv virus and last year I tested negative for...

•4 years ago

Thickened endometrium urgent referral

Hi Eve, I just wanted some advice please as I have been unable to get any info from my doctors. I'm 39 and have been having episodes of flooding (losing about...

Hi Eve, I just wanted some advice please as I have been unable to get any info f...

•4 years ago

If you’ve never had sex, do you still need to go for a smear test?

A smear test involves taking a sample of cells from the cervix and testing them for abnormalities, that if left untreated, have the potential to turn into...

A smear test involves taking a sample of cells from the cervix and testing them...

•5 years ago

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CA125 normal

Just rang up for my CA125 blood test results and they've come back normal. I'm crying, don't know why. I'm 50 post menopausal with right adnexal cystic mass,...

Just rang up for my CA125 blood test results and they've come back normal. I'm c...

•6 years ago

pelvic ultrasound and TVUS today

hi I've just got back from having a pelvic ultrasound then an unexpected TVUS today. findings were fluid and a cyst on right side and endometrial lining just...

hi I've just got back from having a pelvic ultrasound then an unexpected TVUS to...

•6 years ago

Possible uterine cancer. Waiting on biopsy results.

Post menopausal. Spotting and 17.3mm endometrial lining. Had a biopsy 3 weeks ago. Rang hospital over a week ago as was told results would be in up to two...

Post menopausal. Spotting and 17.3mm endometrial lining. Had a biopsy 3 weeks ag...

•6 years ago

Hysteroscopy

Hi, I had a hysteroscopy three days ago due to having a bleed. I hadn't had a period for over 17 years and all of a sudden I had what could be classed as a...

Hi, I had a hysteroscopy three days ago due to having a bleed. I hadn't had a p...

•7 years ago

Health screening following salpingo-oophorectomy

Hello everyone, I am a BRACA gene carrier & double breast cancer survivor (aged 31 & 42). I had a salpingo- oophorectomy at 37, I am now 45. I have had no...

Hello everyone, I am a BRACA gene carrier & double breast cancer survivor (aged ...

•7 years ago

What’s new in the cervical screening service?

The Eve Appeal's Information Nurse, Tracie Miles, explores the recent changes to the cervical cancer screening invitation letter, and the potential impact this...

The Eve Appeal's Information Nurse, Tracie Miles, explores the recent changes to...

•8 years ago

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There are various scans involved in diagnosing and treating gynaecological cancers...but what are they?

The scans commonly used in gynaecological cancers include ultrasound, CT, MRI, and isotope scanning. An ultrasound scan uses sound waves. The sonic...

The scans commonly used in gynaecological cancers include ultrasound, CT, MRI, a...

•8 years ago

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Should I be asking for genetic testing for gynaecological cancer?

Only a small number of cancers are linked to genetic causes and only a small number of gynaecological cancers such as ovarian and womb (uterine) cancers run in...

Only a small number of cancers are linked to genetic causes and only a small num...

•8 years ago

Is there a blood test for gynaecological cancer?

There are no blood tests that will detect any cancer. There are some proteins the can be measured in the blood once cancer has become established. An example...

There are no blood tests that will detect any cancer. There are some proteins ...

•8 years ago

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Why do I need to wait until I'm 25 to have a smear on the NHS?

Tracie Miles, The Eve Appeal’s Specialist Gynaecological Cancer Information Nurse, tackles another key topical question during Cervical Screening Awareness...

Tracie Miles, The Eve Appeal’s Specialist Gynaecological Cancer Information Nurs...

•8 years ago

I've been asked to go back for a “test of cure” 6 months after my treatment for an abnormal smear; Does this mean that I have cervix cancer?

Today marks the beginning of Cervical Screening Awareness Week – so we thought we’d kick it off with a blog post about smear tests answering the question......

Today marks the beginning of Cervical Screening Awareness Week – so we thought w...

•8 years ago

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Cannot see chocolate cyst in ultrasound after a month

Hi, i am 20 nd half yr old and last month was diagnosed with PCOD in my right ovary and 4 cm plus CHOCOLATE CYST in my left ovary during my periods from...

Hi, i am 20 nd half yr old and last month was diagnosed with PCOD in my right ov...

•8 years ago

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