Hi.
I need some advice. I'm going crazy. I'm about to turn 33 and had this since age 29.
I gave birth to my daughter in August 2020 and ever since then I've had spotting after sex and sometimes mid cycle. I initially chalked it off to hormones. However this continued.. I Had a smear in Nov 2020 as it was due which was hpv negative. Then I Saw my GP in Feb 2020 had swabs and scan which were fine so referred to gynaecologist. I was treated for ectropion in Dec 2021. (wait list was 9 months). Then symptoms restarted in August 2022. Saw gp again in Feb 2023, had scan and swabs, all normal. So again referred to gynaecologist (its now Jan 2024 and still on wait list). Paid private in June 2023 as it was staring to really worry me that it hasn't cleared up. Consultant saw small ectropion and treated again. I was relieved that this was the cause. Anyway. The bleeding after sex continued even after treatnent so went back to private consultant again in August 2023 who said there were no signs of ectropion and as my last smear was normal, and swabs and ultrasound were normal, that it's probably nothing for me to worry about.
And that was it!
Still spotting after sex. Sometimes there's more than other occasions. Never loads. Usually pink mixed in. But still happening. So 3.5years and no answers.
I'm really stressed that no one seems bothered by this other than me.
Is it really just one of those things.
We get told so much as females that it isn't normal. Yet here I am. It's gotten to the point where I don't want to have sex with my husband because of the anxiety I get after. I've had a few rare occasions where I've not had any but 9 times out of 10, I do.
What can I do. My GPS just take me down the same Route and I've been waiting nearly a year to see a consultant on the NHS again and I can't keep paying private when they don't offer any more help.
As its been happening for so long now, I'm afraid that if it is what I'm afraid of.. It's past the early point.