Dr. Alan B. Patterson, M.D.

Hello, That is not normal, you need to see a board certified OBGYN right away for a proper work up and diagnosis and treatment. IF YOU CANNOT GET INTO SEE A board certified OBGYN tomorrow, then you should go to your closest ER as the ER doctor can order the proper tests and that hospital is supposed to have an OBGYN on call for the ER who will see you and then follow up with you in his office after he sees you and treats you in the ER!

Hello , To find out if you are pregnant, please do a home urine pregnancy test as those are very accurate, if it is negative and you are still worried, please see your board certified OBGYN for a blood pregnancy test which is the most accurate and if the blood is negative, then you are not pregnant and please make as appointment with you PCP for an evaluation. Alan Patterson MD FACOG

Sorry you are having problems, but please make an appointment to see a board certified OBGYN where you live for proper diagnosis and treatment as you have different issues and your back pain is probably not related to the irritation and itching, but a good gynecologist will do a proper work up and refer you to another specialist if he or she thinks she can't treat the back pain. Alan B Patterson MD FACOG Coral Springs, Fl.

Hello, You used the condom correctly so your chances are extremely low that you became pregnant, but if you do not get your period at the correct time, you can always do a urine home pregnancy test that would show if you are pregnant or not. And keep using condoms, also you may want to talk to your board certified OBGYN because there is also a female condom that many women like and the FEMALE condom is covered on many insurances, so you doctor will send a script to your pharmacy,so you may not have to pay the over the counter prices. Alan Patterson MD FACOG Coral Springs, FL.

You would have to have active virus on your fingers, and touch your genitals right away, so it is possible , but not that likely, it depends what stage the oral herpes lesion is at. But it is always good to practice good personal hygiene and doing that is not good to do.

There could be many reasons for a prolonged period including, the abnormal build-up of too much endometrial tissue, especially since you did not get a period for 5 months. You need to see a board-certified OBGYN and have proper work which will include a pelvic exam, hormone blood work, and pelvic ultrasound and your OBGYN can get you on a treatment to stop the bleeding while a proper diagnosis is being worked on.

That is not abnormal, the brush used to do the pap can irritate the cervix and make it bleed slightly afterwards. that is quite common. The important thing is that a good sample of the cells was obtained, and you may want to go for a 2nd opinion to see if you really need a pap smear every 6 months.

If you are on your period, and that is really your period, then you should not be ovulating on your period. You will usually ovulate 2 weeks before your period, if you ovulate, which many women do not ovulate. So in your case you should not be getting pregnant if you had unprotected sex on your period.