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by Jenny Greenfield
Tue Mar 11, 2014 12:46 pm
Forum: pregnancy & fertility
Topic: Pregnancy testing
Replies: 1
Views: 2360

Re: Pregnancy testing

Hi
Some pregnancy tests will not register that you are pregnant until 3 weeks after fertilisation, so it depends upon when you had intercourse and sperm came into contact with an egg. I would possibly leave it another few days and do another pregnancy test, but please do not get anxious. :)
by Jenny Greenfield
Tue Mar 11, 2014 12:38 pm
Forum: vaginal issues
Topic: Vaginal swelling during pregnancy
Replies: 1
Views: 2333

Re: Vaginal swelling during pregnancy

Hi
It sounds like you are doing the right thing in seeing your GP tomorrow. Maybe he will prescribe you some canesten cream as this will almost certainly help with the swelling and itching.
:)
by Jenny Greenfield
Sun Mar 09, 2014 11:23 pm
Forum: general
Topic: Just severe pain or something else?
Replies: 2
Views: 3028

Re: Just severe pain or something else?

Thank you for your query, Please can suggest that you go back to your GP for further investigations. There are other forms of contraception which may help with your painful periods i.e. Progesterone only methods, but maybe you need more investigations as to why your periods are so painful. It is wor...
by Jenny Greenfield
Sun Mar 09, 2014 9:39 pm
Forum: cervical smears & cervical cancer
Topic: HPV and smear
Replies: 3
Views: 3521

Re: HPV and smear

Hi
No it should not alter you trying to conceive :)
by Jenny Greenfield
Sun Mar 09, 2014 2:13 pm
Forum: vaginal issues
Topic: brown discharge
Replies: 2
Views: 2939

Re: brown discharge

Hi I am assuming that this is the first time that this has happended. It may be worth while getting investigated as you may have some infection. You do not say if your discharge is smelly, but even so if this is not usual for you then it would be prudent to see your GP or Practice Nurse for some swa...
by Jenny Greenfield
Wed Mar 05, 2014 10:53 pm
Forum: vaginal issues
Topic: Thrush,BV,repeat
Replies: 3
Views: 3588

Re: Thrush,BV,repeat

I am sorry to hear about your recurrent problems. Unfortunately for whatever reason some people are more prone to this than others. Have you tried changing your washing powder and shower/bath gel to something which is non biological and unscented? Sometimes when you have a lot of antibiotics for dif...
by Jenny Greenfield
Wed Mar 05, 2014 10:44 pm
Forum: vaginal issues
Topic: Vaginal soreness
Replies: 1
Views: 2574

Re: Vaginal soreness

It is great that you have again met somebody that you wish to be sexually active with. To try and aid your vagainl dryness and hopefully help the soreness after you could try some more lubrication like Sylk or Ky jelly. With regards your cervica screening, by you being sexually active this may mak e...
by Jenny Greenfield
Wed Mar 05, 2014 10:37 pm
Forum: menopause
Topic: Bleeding after Menopause
Replies: 2
Views: 3131

Re: Bleeding after Menopause

Hi
It may bea good idea for you to go to your GP or Practice nurse and just get yourself checked out. They may wish to do an internal examination and take some swabs to see if you may have any infection, which may be causing the bleeding
by Jenny Greenfield
Wed Mar 05, 2014 10:32 pm
Forum: general
Topic: Tampons fall out/retroverted uterus.
Replies: 2
Views: 3188

Re: Tampons fall out/retroverted uterus.

Dear Sarah
It sounds to be like you may have a bit of a problem with your pelvic floor and that your muscles need tightening up. It may be a good idea for you to go and see you GP or Practice nurs who in the first instance can give you some exercises to do to tighten up your pelvic floor.
:)
by Jenny Greenfield
Wed Mar 05, 2014 10:10 pm
Forum: general
Topic: prolapse
Replies: 2
Views: 2954

Re: prolapse

Hi
Yes you can have what is called a rectal prolapse- where part of the bowel comes through into the vagina :)
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