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My OB-GYN Insisted that I Didn’t Have Cancer — but I Had Stage 2 Cervical Cancer

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4 days ago

As told to Marnie GoodfriendJanuary is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month.In March 2022, I was having lower back pain and started bleeding during intimacy and other activities. I felt bloated and tired, and the bleeding was concerning because my uterus was removed in 2016 because I have endometriosis and adenomyosis. When I had my routine Pap test in August, I started bleeding heavily. My OB-GYN told me that my cervix looked “very angry.” The results showed inflammation and blood in the sample, which seemed consistent with the bleeding that occurred during the procedure. My cells seemed irregular...

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