Colposcopy inducing period?

[BE 123]

Hi ladies, sorry for this barrage of questions, but has anyone had a period that wasn't due immediately after a colposcopy with biopsy? My period just started, less than 24 hours after my colpo, and it's only been 16 days since my last period. Thanks.

[CynwithCIN]

Are your periods normally very regular?? If this is not normal for you, then I would definately call your OBGYN a.s.a.p. to get their input...

[BE 123]

Yes, normally my periods are regular like clockwork, with normal monthly ovulation. I was taking Aldactone for acne and hair loss, which can cause menstrual irregularities, but it's been 2 months since I took my last pill, and my periods are getting way worse. Judging from what the gyn-onco saw yesterday, it's not the dysplasia that's causing this bleeding. I put in a call to them and his nurse said it was absolutely not from the biopsy (altho she didn't think it important enough to ask the doctor about it). I tend to agree just because the colpo and biopsy felt like nothing and I forgot I had it done, so I exercised a few hours later--nothing hard core, and no weights--is this bad? (I know you aren't supposed to do that for a few weeks after leeps, but I didn't have a leep.)

[BE 123]

Does anyone know if bleeding so much can affect dysplasia or clearance of HPV? That's my primary concern right now, although a period every 2,3 weeks is the pits. I know rapid cell turnover "down there" is really bad if you have CIN, of any stage, but there is nothing I can do to stop the bleeding short of going on the BCP, which I can't take for other reasons (and it wouldn't even address the problem, which seems to be lack of ovulation every month).