should I just get used to bleeding?

[hatgirl]

ok so been building myself up to post this

top and bottom of it is that I bleed occasionally most months during sex, in between periods after a big poo generally any time there is any stress on my body since I was about 21 (so about 6 years+) BC pills have no affect on controlling the bleeding so I stopped taking them about 4 years ago as the negatives if they weren't going to have any impact on controlling my cycle outweighed the positives for me.

I have been to the doctors on numerous occasions, first Dr (older, male, white european, stern) told me to keep a diary, no checks, nothing, but changed my BC in case it was something to do with that but it was around Jade Goody time and i didn't feel I was being taken seriously . Second Dr (younger than me, male, asian, nervous) basically was v.v uncomfortable and asked me several times if I was sure I wasn't pregnant (very sure thanks) and got rid of me sharpish after I cried on him due to feeling so emotional, scared and fed up. 3rd Dr (female, white british, older, kind) took me seriously and arranged for me to go back for a proper check. The Fanjo check happened, all my bits thoroughly felt, squeezed and swabbed and.... nothing. Dr said that it may be that the capillaries on my cervix were weak or something but had no real explanation. Basically all three have come at it from very different view points and all come up with a bit of a nothing response. The bleeding when it happens is more than just spotting.

Now me and DP have been TTC but pretty informally - we sort of make an attempt at contraception but are playing a bit of 'a if we get pregnant its ace, if not its because we aren't really trying so its not a problem' type game. I'm starting to get worried though that perhaps I have womb/fertility issues and the bleeding is going to be a problem and is something that is more serious that has been missed. Should I just trust the doctors that isn't a problem or should I be making a nuisance of myself and demanding a more thorough diagnosis. Has anyone else had anything similar happen? Am I just being a hypochondriac?

endometritis (sp?)
Is the first thing that came to mind.
Possibly PCOS - have you had full bloods done?
No experience but you are definitely not being a hypochondriac - can you go again, change practice, or ask for referral to specialist?

I haven't had your experiences, but I think you should go and get a referral to a gynaecologist and then when you've got the all-clear from them, it won't be playing on your mind.

Good luck with the not really TTC! My DH and I did that, and it took 15mths to conceive DD. It took 2mths to conceive DS which was a bit of a shock cos I'd thought it'd take ages again (I knew how to do it by then though! ).

I had really bad bleeding for over a year. I wore a pad every day.
I had smear tests and ultrasounds done but not much was found. My cervix bled on touch and my womb lining was thick.
It got to the stage where I was at work and came through a super tampon plus towel in 2 hours.
My gp fitted a coil after I begged to have everything removed.
No more bleeding. Although I still wear a liner because I spot randomly but so much happier.
Obviously the coil is not an option if you're ttc.
I'd definitely push for something though. Goodluck, hope they can do something for you

Not exactly like you have, but after DC3 I didn't stop bleeding, constantly at the docs, tested for STDs, tried a few different meds and was then referred to a gyno. Tested me for STDs even though I hadn't had sex since the last tests. Had an internal scan to check no surgical swabs or anything had been left in during CS, that was clear. Tested me for STDs even though I hadn't had sex. Had a fanny-oscopy (sorry can't remember the correct name) and everything was clear. Tested me for STDs AGAIN. They decided it was hormones and my age and suggested a Mirena coil. That didn't work either, for a long, long time.

It's crap and so inconvenient, ask for a referral to a gyno. Hope you get it sorted out.

Silvery that sounds a lot like me! I had terrible anaemia as a result too. Only the Mirena didn't stop my bleeding, it has taken 18 months to two years to work like they said it would and I still have a "period".

I had lots of smears and swabs taken as well. And the internal scan I mentioned was an ultrasound. I've blocked a lot out.

I think you need to go and have some tests done with a gynaecologist to set your mind at rest

You sound a little like me / I used to bleed every time we had sex and tired out that I had polyps (little fatty bits of tissues on or near the cervix)

In my case some were cancerous so got zapped and cone biopsy

Weirdly enough I went back on the pill after 4yrs of being off it and then had terrible bleeding every 2/3days and ESP during sex

Came off pill and been fine ever since

I had bleeding after sex on and off for years. GPs kept testing me for STIs and infections and BV kept coming up & I kept getting anti-biotics for it. Eventually I saw a GP who said post-costal bleeding wasn't a symptom of BV and referred me to a gynaecologist. I had cervical erosion/ ectropion. Caused by years on the Pill.

Had cautery under general anaesthetic as a day patient. Sorted me out totally.

Just a possibility.