Re: Post LEEP Problems
From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 28 Dec 1999 20:56:18 -0600 (CST)
At Mon, 27 Dec 1999, Dawn wrote:
>
>I had a LEEP done 9/95 for mild dysplasia. I have had nothing but
>problems since then. My periods that used to be 5 days long are now
>10-12 days long.
Can't say what's doing that, but the LEEP can't.
>If I have intercourse within about a week after my
>period I bleed, not extremely heavy but more like the very beginning or
>end of my period. Sometimes it just lasts for a day or so sometimes 2
>or 3 days. I also sometimes spot (usually a brownish color) around the
>time I think I am ovulating. I did not have any of these problems prior
>to the LEEP. I have been to my doctor about this and have had normal
>paps since my LEEP. I have also been tested for STDS. My doctor told
>me that my cervix is friable and it is nothing to worry about. The only
>solutions they offered me was to go back onto the pill. (I get
>headaches from the pill, I also prefer more natural means of healing so
>the pill is not an option for me.) Are there any other options to deal
>with this?
Sounds like a combination of hormone irregularity and friable cervix
(the friability possibly secondary to the LEEP).
>How normal is it to have a friable cervix?
After a LEEP, not unusual.
>Any information
>you could give me would ge greatly appreciated!
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Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York
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