Experiences with

Cervical screening

Hi everyone, Quick Summary:- (I am a 29 single, needle phobic woman from Northants, about to embark on IVF with donor sperm from CARE + egg share) Just thought I'd give you an update... I had my pre-treatment scan this morning & my bloods. I would like to try the egg share option to help other lovely

Sorry for the gross topic... So I bled for the first time this week since October 6th. I am still undiagnosed with what ever has been going on. A simple question really - could blood in poo (and also the mucus - I have had awful problems with constipation since this whole investigation has started,

The invitation letter women receive as a reminder to attend their cervical screening from NHS England has recently changed. It now includes a sentence stating ‘it is up to you whether or not to have cervical screening’.

After all the issues i have had. It was Egg Transfer day this morning. All ready for transfer, the embryo thankfully survived. In the operating theater room, the instrument is inserted which is used for smears, a few moments later the Dr get's up from his chair and knocks on the door of the embryologists

Hello, after having lettz in May I have been having horrible cycles, sorry for TMI but my cycle has just been bitty and lots of little clots, also dark black brown colour. I have had more pain than usually with it but nothing to complain about. Well until last week then I was admitted to hospital due

Hi Ladies... well I thought I'd start this conversation and wondered what your comments would be. I had my surgery last December for 3C radical hysterectomy which included my cervix being removed. Now my question is when or can being intimate take place. I've read having your cervix removed does make

I work in the area of cancer awareness and would like to know if anyone is providing training on any aspect of Cervical Screening and Cervical Cancer as it is my area of interest both personally and professionally.

After experiencing heavy periods for a time, I opted for an ablation which removed the lining of the womb. This was two years ago and I had previously had a normal smear. I have recently started having small amounts of blood and wondered if this was normal or if I should visit the Gp?

Hi. I have recently been diagnosed with endometriosis and have been receiving prostap injections. I have also had hpv virus detected on my smear present with CIN 1. After several attempts at trying to get information/reaccurance from my go has left me in a state of panic mentally/emotionally. Any advice

Hi, My name is Kate and I am studying A Level health and social care. For one of my units I am looking at cervical cancer because my Gran had it. For my coursework I have to first look at the signs and symptoms of cervical cancer. I have found that some signs and symptoms are a single swollen leg, abnormal

hi I am new on here, but it would be really helpful if I could get some advice on if I should move on and except that endometriosis is not what I have or keep my motive on getting the diagnosis. since the age of 16 I have suffered loads with my periods and irregular bleeding even bleeding after intercourse

Big hello to all of the community! I am new around these parts, though I have offered from age 11 with severely heavy periods and pain, eventually being diagnosed with endo age 21 (really had to push for it though!) Bit worried just lately, had my more a coil out in Feb after i started getting severe

My husband had a bad pneumonia and admitted to the hospital. He has been having neutropenia and low WBC at 1.7 for several months. The heme-onc physician was scheduled to see him in November but because of the bad fever and tremors, we went to the ER. They admitted him and loaded him with antibiotics

I have chronic daily vulvar pain with severe inflammation episodes for the past 6 years along with chronic nerve pain on the left side of my body since I was 29. I have invested nearly $30,000.00 in the top specialist doctors from Vulvar and OBGYN specialists to spine surgeons, top physiatrists, osteopaths

Help ladies! I've come home to a letter from nhs confidential about booking an apt to attend a gynaecology service at a number of different hospitals. I spoke with the nurse yesterday who said I should receive a letter about booking a scan but this should be done at leeds- is this what anyone else had

Hi Im just wondering if there is anything else that myself & finacee will need doing before we start drugs/treatments. We are having Ivf with Icsi and so far have had my Fsh blood test (days 1-3 and days 5) my TFT blood test, rubella bloods which I am immune, both had our sti tests and I've had my cervical

Did any of you hear that the FDA recently issued a warning against the use of products marketed as ovarian cancer screening tests? A lot of people think that pap smears detect ovarian cancer (which they DON’T), but even tests like the CA-125 test, which measures proteins that are a marker for ovarian

For any of you first timer's like me I can tell you ET is much like a smear test but lasts a little longer. You have ultrasound on your belly so you get to watch everything happening, which is good! DH came too and they let him take pics of the eggs under microscope. We had 2 eggs put in as that is all

After seeing a gynaecologist and having a pelvic exam recently, I have been feeling miserable for a few days, and now I am wondering if I should consider trying for another doctor, or if that would be a mistake. I want to know if what happened is acceptable, or if I am right in feeling that the gynae

I am 63 years of age, I previously had a merino coil which was removed 3yrs ago and at the same time I was referred to gynaecology to have a polyp removed. I am taking a combined HRT and have done for last 2/3 yrs. I had a smear test last year all ok. I have not had a period for the last 15 yrs and