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Why is my period blood coming out on a tampon if i use one but if i use a pad nothing comes out? this has never happened. help!

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Dr. Michael Traub answered

Specializes in Fertility Medicine

Evaluation: Would recommend seeing you gynecologist., with a tampon, the cervix may be irritated and that is why the bleeding comes. That can be a sign of cervical infection or even hpv/pre-cervical cancer changes, otherwise there should be no difference in bleeding.

Dr Baez agreed

Answered 4/18/2018

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