hello I know this was posted in Feb but I have just had the same and waiting on an urgent referral as we speak! How did you get on? X

In the end they did a urgent referral to gynaecology as there was such a long wait for colpscopy. The specialist looked and acouple weeks later lasered the ectropian and that was it. She didnt even mention cc and just said an ectropian is common if u have been on the pill for a long time or during pregnancy.i have just had a smear test done and nothing was said about anything looking sore etc so I assume the ectropian has gone. Just waiting the dreaded smear test results.

Looking back I think my hormones were so high and low due to having my daughter that I just didnt deal with things rationally at all. I hadn't even had a worrying smear result but in my head I convinced myself the ectropian was something nasty. The depo didnt so me any favours either so am off of that and much happier on the pill.

Hope you are okay? Xx

Hello I had my colposcopy yesterday- have you had one of these yet?? 
anyway she found the area that was bleeding and used silver nitrate on it- told me next time if it continues they will need to freeze it. She discharged me and told me it was completely normal and I feel reassured- xxx

No I haven't, I got told I have the ectropion on wednesday and they told me to come back if the bleeding continues and they will sort it. I've had cramps all day today but with no bleeding so I'm not too sure what that is down to. xx

Hi I’m new to this I went to dr Monday and had pains in tummy 

she looked like a smear test said can see cells or ecropion is what she’s hoping 

I’m going in Monday for my colposcopy I’m a nervous wreck

i always keep up to date with my smears every 3 years! I’m 43 with 3 children

im worried it cc I’m just so so worried so know how you r all feeling ‍♀️

Hello- I had my colposcopy she stated that most people that get sent there it ends up being ecropion. She found the area that was bleeding and applied a small amount of silver nitrate to it and said to go to my smear in January which is when it's due. If you've always kept up with your smears that's brilliant just try think positive. As humans I think we always think the worst case scenario and guess it's normal. You will have to let us know how it goes on Monday I will have everything crossed it's good news xxxx

thank you very much 

feel drained from the worry tbh it’s made me ill

will let you know Monday 

it’s good news 

they taken swabs too

ome STD AND another at top of vagina can’t remember what it’s called 

thanks again

can I ask did u have bloated tummy and pains ?

I'm so relieved I stumbled upon this thread. I'm literally in the same boat as you all and am sick with anxiety. I can't sleep and feel like crying constantly. Went to a clinic and was told I had cervical ectropion and was meant to be referred to have a colposcopy but now have to go to my doctor to be referred. I know I shouldn't but I've looked on google and ended up scaring myself thinking I have cervical cancer or cancer cells. So glad that I can read this thread and not feel as though I'm alone in feeling this way x

I had my son in April 2018 and am still breastfeeding! My periods returned in March 2019 and were a bit irregular to start with and I've been spotting occasionally in between, had smear in May 2019 which was clear. I went to the dr due to the spotting and she can see an erosion and wants to send for colposcopy just to check as I've been spotting!

Im worried out of my mind and feel desperate! 
Does this sound like CC???

Hi ladies, 

I know it's been a while since a post on this thread. I've been suffering with cervical erosion since 2017/18. I am age 27, basically I have been on pill since age 15 and age 21 I had some bleeding post sex, discomfort wearing tampons and cramps. Had a colposcopy, borderline cells and erosion/etropcion was treated was put on yasmin pill some time after that and all seemed great. A few years back (I have been with partner 6 years) bleeding after sex started again, cramps, discomfort during and wearing tampons. Periods were painful and heavy.

I was put on a colposcopy waiting list for 4 months and was lucky to have private health care via my job. In July 2019 gyne thought it was endometriosis (they didn't even examine me) I had a laproscopy, hysteroscopy and what do you know, they found severe erosion and gave me cautery to the cervix. Fast forward to November unable to have sex periods awful, poor after care advice and it still hadn't gone away. I saw another gyne and she gave me silver nitrate and told me to change to cerazette.

I have seen the gp 3 times since then and finally today have been told my erosion is back and worse. I've been advised to come off contreceptive pill and am now on an NHS gyne waiting list. I don't understand what's caused it but mostly I'm told it's the pill and hormones or a combo of the two. Apparently lazer or actually cutting away some of the area is the only way for people in my case who it keeps returning for. It isn't dangerous, it's very uncomfortable as we all know but not cancerous as far as I've been told by the 2 gynes I've had and Gp. I had CIN 1 cells that also went away years ago so it could all be related some how. Another big side affect for me was discharge that was a whitey light yellow colour with no odour but again misdiagnosed as BV. 

I don't know exactly why it hasn't improved after so long but it is really starting to get me down. I hope this helps anyone reading this as I did so much research for so long and thought I was genuinely going nuts! 

Hi all. Had my second smear last year, showed HPV, went back this year for a follow up. Smear was so painful yesterday she mentioned ectropian and referred me to colposcopy. I'm worried sick at what this might be. What Happens at colposcopy? I'm dreading it as the pain at the smear was too much I could have cried. I'm going out of my mind. I didn't sleep last night and now I'm sat googling when I know I shouldn't be. I'm 28 and came off the pill years ago, sex is so painful I've just stopped trying. There wasn't any pain or mention of ectropian last year at my smear so now I'm so worried. 

Hi all. Had my second smear last year, showed HPV, went back this year for a follow up. Smear was so painful yesterday she mentioned ectropian and referred me to colposcopy. I'm worried sick at what this might be. What Happens at colposcopy? I'm dreading it as the pain at the smear was too much I could have cried. I'm going out of my mind. I didn't sleep last night and now I'm sat googling when I know I shouldn't be. I'm 28 and came off the pill years ago, sex is so painful I've just stopped trying. There wasn't any pain or mention of ectropian last year at my smear so now I'm so worried. 

From what I know ectropion can start randomly you may not of had it at last smear but it can just kind of come out of no where. Have you had any children? 
My ectropion was the same really painful sex bleeding after intercourse painful to put a tampon in, they treated it with silver nitrate and I've had no problems since! When is your colposcopy x

Thank you for replying . 
No I haven't got any children. Nothing too unusual, no bleeding after sex just painful so now I don't want to even try it, all I can think of is the pain so it's put me off completely. My colposcopy is two weeks today which I know isn't that far away but can't help but be anxious about it xx