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

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Oh yes, turns out that the lump in my groin area was due to shaving and has now gone...weeks ago. Follow up results were negative so i got the all clear. Thank God!!

Thankyou so much, she was but now she's just so worried about  it all so having vivid dreams and struggling b to stay asleep. 

Thanks for all your advice x

You're very welcome. 
Kalms are also good. They are herbal tablets sold in supermarkets or chemist. That helps with short term stress and worries and sleeping problems. I took them together so I know its allowed but just for a peace of mind for you and her both still feel free to ask a pharmacist or your gp if they can be taken together before doing so.

Its a horrible feeling to be uncertain about something like this but I have her in my prayers. Please update me if she don't mind.

Hi Jody2020 and Kezzles07, 

I hope you don't mind me jumping in quickly but I noticed shiitake mushrooms being mentioned so I just wanted to share some information we have about this.

Although there have been some promising results from the studies that have looked at whether mushrooms can help the immune system, there is still currently no evidence that any type of mushroom can cure or prevent cancer.

Kind regards,

Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator

Hiya. 
No that's fine. We are all here to help and encourage one another so everyone is welcome to add some input.

Where I researched it, it was there to help treat CIN 1...a mild type of HPV which does not generally turn into cancer. It wasn't stated that it can cure cancer. To my knowledge, HPV itself isn't cancer but a precursor to cancer depending on the type.
 

The young lady has what I have also cervical ectropion which can be caused by contraception and excessive hormones which I spoke a bit about my experience of. 
 

By Gods grace she will be fine and it'll have nothing to do with the C word. 
 

I just like to share anything that I feel helped me...and it's for others to then research further into it and decide whether they feel it'll be beneficial to them. 
 

Thankyou so much for your kind words. All so helpful and yes I will get back to you. I do think it has something to do with excessive hormones definitely. She has all the symptoms 

Thanks again 

Sending love x

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Hi everyone, I wondered if anyone can help me as I'm very worried.
 

After my first smear 9 years ago I had CIN3 cells treated and then a normal smear. My next smear was normal too. Then they changed the rules and would only look under the microscope if a patient had HPV (which I didn't) so my 2019 smear wasn't tested under the microscope. I was anxious about this but my doctor at the time said that most cervical cancers are caused by HPV and it's only rare ones which aren't, which would be visible to the doctor when performing an examination, which is probably why I'm so concerned about the situation today.

I'm currently trying to conceive my second child and have been experiencing different periods for over a year. They are regular but I have days of stop start spotting, then 2-3 days of full flow and then some more spotting meaning my period lasts for about 10 days in total. 
 

I've had ultrasounds in the past which came back fine, I've had day 3 and day 21 tests to check my hormone levels and they came back fine and showed I'm ovulating. 
 

I had a very small amount of pink blood after sex in September which the doctor said was from a slight cut/tear and nothing to worry about. I had swabs taken for STDs etc at the time and they came back fine. 
 

Over the weekend I had a very minuscule amount of pink when I wiped after sex. It was a blink and you'd miss it amount. I went for a chat with the doctor today and she did an examination except it was so uncomfortable due to my phobia of examinations that she had to stop and kindly prescribed some diazepam and said I could try again this afternoon. She said she didn't get a good view but thought I had an ectoprion. I went home and went to the loo and when I wiped there was pink blood. I went back this afternoon and was able to tolerate the examination and swabs after having the diazepam. The doctor said she could see I had what looks like an ectoprion but due to my anxiety she would refer me urgently to colposcopy to check it is this as they could get a better view. She said I would be seen within 2 weeks so I am hoping I will be seen before Christmas. The doctor said that I would probably bleed after this examination. Nothing like this suspected ectoprion was noted on my September examination.

My anxiety is out of control because I am so concerned about the possibility of cervical cancer given I am really wanting to have more children. I asked if I need to refrain from sex and the doctor said no. Later however she suggested I do refrain in case I am pregnant and require treatment. The doctor said she thought it was very unlikely it was anything cancerous. I'm terrified however about whether it could be anything sinister. I'm also scared about how I will manage to get through the colposcopy since when I went 9 years ago they had to put me under general anaesthetic to treat me. 

Hi Anxiousmum8, so sorry to hear your situation, how did you get on in the end?

I am in similar situation and so anxious. I went for routine smear and the nurse called the GP in to check after noticing redness and cells on outside of cervix. The GP mentioned cervical ectropion and said she wasn't too concerned but they would be able to get a better look in colposcopy. I've been given an urgent referral within 2 weeks. I'm petrified that the GP was playing it down so not to panic me.

I have only just been discharged from gyne after normal ultrasound and normal hormone bloods. They had booked me in for a hysteroscopy last year but I was petrified of it being painful and when I said I wasn't sure why I needed it they agreed and said they weren't expecting to find anything anyway based on my ultrasound but they'd wanted to rule out fibroid after some heavy bleeding which has cleared up since and they thought was more likely related to Covid vax. I'm wondering surely if it was anything serious it would have been picked up previously but the nurse said not necessarily. I'm so anxious now about the colposcopy appointment being painful or being given bad news.

Hi Anxiousmum8, so sorry to hear your situation, how did you get on in the end?

I am in similar situation and so anxious. I went for routine smear and the nurse called the GP in to check after noticing redness and cells on outside of cervix. The GP mentioned cervical ectropion and said she wasn't too concerned but they would be able to get a better look in colposcopy. I've been given an urgent referral within 2 weeks. I'm petrified that the GP was playing it down so not to panic me.

I have only just been discharged from gyne after normal ultrasound and normal hormone bloods. They had booked me in for a hysteroscopy last year but I was petrified of it being painful and when I said I wasn't sure why I needed it they agreed and said they weren't expecting to find anything anyway based on my ultrasound but they'd wanted to rule out fibroid after some heavy bleeding which has cleared up since and they thought was more likely related to Covid vax. I'm wondering surely if it was anything serious it would have been picked up previously but the nurse said not necessarily. I'm so anxious now about the colposcopy appointment being painful or being given bad news.