I recently had exxcessive post menopausal bleeding ( I have been on HRT for six months ) have not had a smear test in 5 years. Following a GP visit she referred me to the hospital - the note for the hospital dr stating prolonged post menopausal bleeding and that she had done an internal and noted blood on the cervix. all talk and tests then ( from seeing the dr at the hospital focused on uterine cancer - a biopsy ( turned out wrong) of the uterus - then a hysteroscopy and uterine biopsy. Fast forward 7 or 8 weeks and the biopsy result came back as the uterine cells were normal.
the thing is I am still bleeding and it hurts after sex. I just went for a smear test and assumed they would be testing for cell changes or cancer but I was told they just test for the virus that causes cervical cancer. I bled and as soon as she took the swab ( she actually said that as she took it - ‘it’s started to bleed’ and yes, now I am bleeding with each wipe.
my concern is - could all the bleeding and discomfort and pain be cervical cancer and could it actually be missed if they have only been testing for uterine cancer ? Would it be noticed during internal check/ hystoscopy and sonogram?
Thankyou for reading