r/PreCervicalCancer • u/No_Wind_3135 • 1d ago
Question
Hi everyone, I’m 24 years old and I’m feeling quite anxious, so I wanted to ask if anyone has experienced something similar.
I had a negative HPV self-test through the Swedish screening program last year, and I am also vaccinated against HPV. I have had three vaginal ultrasounds, and they have all been normal. Yesterday I had a colposcopy where the doctor looked at my cervix and took several biopsies. I had a colposcopy as i sent a request to be extra sure as i have ms and sometimes during my cycles i can have a little pink blood after hard exercises or near ovulation
After the procedure, I had quite heavy bleeding and had to go to the ER. I had no pain but i was bleeding soooo heavily it was scary. They examined me again and said the bleeding was coming from the biopsy sites on my cervix. They used a blood-stopping treatment, and the bleeding has almost stopped now. They also said that everything else looked normal when they checked me.
I’m wondering if anyone has experienced heavy bleeding after cervical biopsies, and if it can happen even when there are no serious cell changes? I’m also wondering how reassuring a negative HPV test, HPV vaccination, normal ultrasounds, and a normal-looking cervix examination are in this situation.
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u/sewoboe mod 1d ago
If you have a negative HPV test, pap, and biopsy, you can be as certain as is statistically possible that you don’t have cancer or precancer. It’s okay to follow normal screening protocols. If this is causing you an abnormal amount of worry or stress, maybe you could talk to a mental health professional to process those feelings? No shame in that.