Print

Please login or register.
1 Hour 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month Forever
Login with username, password and session length

[Padine]

I asked advice on this page a few months ago about VA and dryness. Went to GP and for last 6 weeks been using Estriol (now twicw a week). All was well and normal loving resumed!
On Sunday(after a poo) there was slimy brown discharge when I wiped clean. Yesterday had a little brown discharge and today (after a poo) I had slimy redish discharge. I don't know what to do.
Do I tell the Receptionist at my Practice that I'm 65 and having a kind of period, how soon can I see my own lovely lady GP? I am terrified about this.

After a back MRI, they noticed a shadow on my cervix, but all was clear thankfully. This was early 2021 and I went through the most horrendous gyn. examination. Young male Dr, most unsympathetic, poking away at me altho I asked him to stop (I have never endured pain or embarrassment like it). The lady consultant came to the room and tried to calm me down, apologising all the time etc...etc.....  I refuse to have young man gyn again.

[Penguin]

I think they say bleeding can happen with any change in hrt for up to 6 months and be okay. Is there a nurse you can see instead? I think you should be honest when you phone the GP and insist on seeing a female.

[Padine]

Thank you Penguin.

[CLKD]

It depends on where the discharge is from, sometimes vaginal atrophy can cause staining if the tissues are dry and thin. 

Or there may be a dry slit in the anus/back passage.  Has this happened again?

For peace of mind mayB make an appt with the Practice Nurse and keep an eye on things until then.

[Padine]

 Thanks CLKD.

[bombsh3ll]

You don't have to be examined by anyone you don't want to. And if an examination is uncomfortable for any reason, you can tell them to stop.

This sounds almost certainly benign, but do get it checked by a female GP or nurse, and remember to make sure your cervical screening is up to date.

I would use the estriol daily in the run up to your appointment in order to make it as tolerable as possible.

[MrsMitch]

Patine, I won't see a male gynae. My GP tells me off for insisting I see a woman, but I don't care. I always check and double check when making appointments,  when I receive one through the post etc, that they are aware I won't see a man. Remember,  middle Eastern religions don't allow women to see male health care professionals and that's always accommodated, so don't be afraid to insist.