Cervical ectropion - should bleeding last ages?

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Hi all, hope you can help.

During a smear test a few years ago, the GP spotted that I may have cervical ectropion (bleeding easily when friction occurs - e.g. sex, smear tests, etc.).

But I don't get bleeding immediately after sex. My experience is that sometimes it seems to bring on my period early, a few days later. Or I get spotting for a couple of weeks afterwards.

Is this normal, for cervical ectropion? And if so, is treatment available on the NHS?

I'm actually now on the mini pill, which confuses matters due to breakthrough bleeding.

I had a lot of irregular bleeding for the first 5 months of taking it, then nothing for 3 months (which was great). But then this month, I started bleeding a couple of days after sex... and missed a pill around the same time (massively annoying - only the second time!).

I've now been bleeding lightly for 2 weeks (no more sex during that time). Seems like a lot, after only missing one pill. So could it be related to the cervical ectropion?

Background: I don't want more children (I have three). My periods were heavy/troublesome after birth last year, so the GP arranged an ultrasound and everything looked fine. So I asked the GP if I can minimise or stop my periods - and the mini pill was advised. But I wonder if the coil would be better for me.

It's difficult as there are multiple issues going on. Bottom line: I want to bleed as little as possible!!!

Did you ever get to the bottom of this? I've been told I have ectroption in the past but for months I have been experiencing brown spotting that starts a few days after my period ends. It lasts about 5 days. I've been referred to colcospy and I'm feeling really anxious about it.

I had this. I started having non-stop periods - I'd have the period proper and then it would just carry on very lightly until the next one. I had a health assessment done at work and mentioned it, and they referred me for a transvaginal ultrasound, where they said I had uterine polyps.

I was booked in to get them taken away, and the consultant said he'd sorted out the ectropion too and said that it was probably the actual cause of the bleeding rather than the polyps. I've not had any problems since. So I would say that if you have ectropion it's worth getting it sorted out. Long waits on the NHS though, I had mine done privately (it was about 10 years ago).

I had this, had bleeding from January this year, extraction suspected in July but the bleeding stopped on its own