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Cervical screening

Hi everyone! So I had a Pap smear 1 year ago which showed the hpv virus. I just had a follow up one and the hpv is still detected so now my gp is sending me for a colposcopy and biopsy. Has anyone had a colposcopy/biopsy? What is it like? How does it compare to having a Pap smear? I’m so anxious about

Raising awareness!!! ENDOMETRIOSIS 💛💛 My story - Post op images included! It's been one hell of a journey since having my second Son (June 2017) but I'm hoping this is the start of pain free days 2 enjoy with my boys rather than dosed up stuck in bed days on end or on the toilet for hours unable

Hello Eve Team Could you advise please? I am currently experiencing what gynae think is PID as a result of a pregnancy loss with a huge amount of complications. I’ve also had positive swab test for thrush. I am due a smear - overdue now because of the above complications. I keep being told that I

Okay please bare with me here... I have suffered with aches and pains in my pelvic area for about 3 years now. 2016, I ballooned weight wise and my periods stopped, I went to the doctors to check my hormones in case it was PCOS and everything was fine so no more was done. Also in 2016 I had my first

Im due to start ivf in april but my smear test isnt due until june my nurse at my surgery said i couldnt have it any earlier but im wondering would the clinic want me to try to have it early just incase?

Hi everyone! So I had a Pap smear 1 year ago which showed the hpv virus. I just had a follow up one and the hpv is still detected so now my gp is sending me for a colposcopy. Has anyone had a colposcopy? What is it like? How does it compare to having a Pap smear? I’m so anxious about having this done

My body has always annoyed me. I'm sure it's something to do with female hormones and trying different contraceptions. I've recently got acne again, on my back. I've not been on anything since the pill last summer 2018 and then when the pills ran out I didn't bother as I'm single and don't really do

Am getting checked for Endometriosis and premenopausal because I have painful periods and night sweats my lower back pain vibrating in the back of the head and my doctor says is migraines and I had blood in my urine and right now my mean concern is having to wee a lot too when I barely drink a lot too

Am getting checked for Endometriosis and premenopausal because I have painful periods and night sweats my lower back pain vibrating in the back of the head and my doctor says is migraines and I had blood in my urine and right now my mean concern is having to wee a lot too when I barely drink a lot too

My wife has been having recurring cystitis, hematuria, dysuria, nocturia, frequent urination, urgency, on and off for about 8 months now. She was diagnosed with urogenital TB based on a single PCR test (all other tests have been negative). Although she has been taking TB antibiotic drugs, the doctors

Hello, Had some upsetting news today received my smear results in tha Post this morning. Which showed I have low grade cells and a hpv infection. I have had these in the past and my last smear was normal. I was due to start Ivf next month and now I am deverstated that this wil have to be put on hold

Sometimes this journey is just so frustrating I oscillate between absolute rage and utter despair. Finding out I had pretty much no ovarian reserve at 33 was shock enough, particularly after 3 GPs had told me I was fine and to keep trying but to then deal with lack of donors in the U.K., fibroids, hysteroscopy

My story I'm writing this more for myself and I'd like to know your story/symptoms. I have a lap booked on the 19th Feb and I'm starting to get nervous. Iv had painful periods since I started around 13, I'd be up all night for a couple of nights with a hot water bottle and endless painkillers. They

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It's been going on for years now. He has a great diet and has never been constipated but holds. He currently has one child's movicol most days but is so good at holding. He wees himself when he needs to poo and has now started to hold wee as well when he doesn't need to poo. He uses a potty at home so

Hi ladies, wondering if i can get some help here, ive been taking degesterol mini pill now for almost a year. On hallowwen this year i had my first smear and exactly 28 days later i had a period, even though they had stopped completely when i started the mini pill, this period lasted for 18 days, both

Hi I am on levthryorine 100gm and have recently developed Alopecia areata, i am having bloods done and waiting for results but a friend said to smear your inner arm with a small patch of iodine, it should not disappear for around12 hours as this indicates your thyroid is working well, so the quicker

I'll start from the beginning.. always had very heavy very painful periods to the point i would feel close to passing out would go very hot, eyes would go blury and my hearing would go. This happened about 5 times In my teens any place anywhere.. doctors never knew why.. I had a baby 3 years ago and

Hey! I'm new here and wanting to vent about my frustrations to someone who understands, and also have some questions answered. So my symptoms started about 4-5 years ago when I was around 24. Bloating, pelvic pain, irregular bleeding. Got referred to gynae and got diagnosed as IBS. Assumed this diagnosis

Hi all. I’m a 60 year old wife/mom/grandma with Cirrhosis secondary to NASH. I was diagnosed a year ago when they found a clot in my hepatic vein. Now I have lovely esophageal varices, ascites, and portal hypertension. A few months before diagnosis, I also started having trouble with my memory and had