Hi guys,

I know my problem is probably nothing compared to what people are going through, I was just looking to see if others were experiencing the same issue as me and what their outcome was after their smear test etc. 

So since I was about 21 I have experienced on and off post sex spotting not bleeding, it only happens sometimes and is very light pink. Everytime it happened for long enough I got examined by my GP and had vaginal swabs done which would come back with thrush,  forward to now, I have not had sex for the past 7 months since the split from my partner, however a month ago I experienced light spotting after orgasm which freaked me out, I went back to my GP for an examination, as barring this i don’t experience any other symptoms like bleeding between periods or heavy periods etc. My cervix looked red upon examination and I also had grey discharge, this also came back as thrush/ yeast infection. The spotting didn’t happen again after orgasm but it is still freaking me out.

I used to have pretty bad PMS symptoms however the past 7/8 months I have started the gym and lost around 8kg which has resulted in less painful/ heavy periods and my periods are pretty regular now. 

I have a smear test due as i just turned 25 in November. I am genuinely scared to go, as I’m worried something sinister is going on, and I have had unprotected sex in the past with multiple partners although have had no STD’s but I know HPV is not something detectable in a swab, any thoughts/ anyone who has experienced similar?