Concerned about potential cancer

Hi, I'm new to forum posting so forgive me if I'm posting in the wrong place!

I'm a transgender man, meaning I'm changing from female to male and I've been out as transgender for 9 years now.

About a month ago, I started getting bleeding downstairs, like a period, but I'm on the contraceptive pill. It didn't stop for a while, when it did, I was intimate with my partner, but that only caused me to bleed again. I also have lower back pain occasionally but an almost constant pain in my lower tummy area, I don't know whether to chalk those up to being fibromyalgia symptoms, even though they are new for me.

I went to the doctors to get checked out, had a really rough time with gender dysphoria as she used the wrong pronouns for me and called me a girl. But regardless, she did a swab for STIs and I think she did a smear test but im not too sure as I was really uncomfortable and couldn't focus.

I bled quite badly after the tests, and now im waiting for the results, I've also been referred for a colposcopy, though im still waiting on the referral letter to arrive.

I guess I'm posting here to get some comfort, or maybe some reassurance that everything will be okay.

Im 24, I really don't want to have cancer, especially not cervical cancer due to me being transgender.

Any words of advice or comfort or anything would be really appreciated while I wait for results and colposcopy!

  • Hi Link

    I'm really sorry you are worried about the bleeding and also your experience with the nurse misgendering you, that must have been an awful experience.

    When I was on the contraceptive pill although it stopped my periods I did occasionally have some breakthrough bleeding and pain. This is quite normal.

    You did the right thing going to get the tests despite your fears. It's rough waiting for results, I know (I have breast cancer so have done a lot of waiting the past few weeks).

    I guess try to find some comfort in that there are multiple reasons for having bleeds that are NOT cancer, but it is our human nature to always assume the worst. 

    Hope you get an answer soon, all my love.