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I ve been having problems for about a year now i thought it was a yeast infection or maybe an std but i ve been tested and had paps done i m now having throbbing pain in my pelvic area on either side of my pelvis but it s not the same pain as period cramp
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Dr. Gerard Honoreanswered
Fertility Medicine 31 years experience
Call the doctor: Sounds like you are not making any progress. See your doctor and make clear to him/her what's going on; if he/she doesn't help you further, get another doctor.
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