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Amniocentesis
You may experience mild abdominal
cramping over a couple of days following amniocentesis. This is normal and you
make take Tylenol (2 tablets @ 500 mgs. ea) every 6-8 hours for pain/cramping.
You may resume normal activity immediately following this procedure and please
call us if you should experience fever, severe cramping, fluid or blood in the
vagina or unusual pain.
Breast cyst aspiration
You may experience some
mild soreness at the aspiration site. This is normal and should go away in a
couple of days. Call our office if you experience fever, unusual pain, bleeding
or redness at the site. The sample will be sent to pathology for evaluation.
Results from this test should be available in 1-2 weeks.
Colposcopy, colposcopy and biopsy and endometrial
biopsy
There may be some bleeding that can last for up to two days, and
you may experience heavy bleeding 5 to 10 days after the procedure. Do not use
tampons, have sexual intercourse, or put anything into the vaginal area for at
least one week following the procedure unless instructed otherwise by your
doctor. Call our office if you experience fever, unusual pain, discharge, bad
odor, severe cramping, fainting or dizziness. You may take Ibuprofen (3 or 4
tablets @ 200 mgs. ea) every 6-8 hours for pain/cramping. These results will be
available in 1-2 weeks.
Cryosurgery
There may be some bleeding that can
last for up to two days, and you may experience heavy bleeding 5 to 10 days
after the procedure. You may expect a profuse watery discharge for 2-4 weeks
following this procedure. Call our office if you experience fever, unusual
pain, severe cramping, fainting or dizziness. You may take Ibuprofen (3 or 4
tablets @ 200 mgs. ea) every 6-8 hours for pain/cramping. Do not use tampons,
have sexual intercourse, or put anything into the vaginal area for at least two
weeks following the procedure unless instructed otherwise by your doctor.
IUD insertion
Call our office if you experience
fever, severe cramping, bad odor, fainting or dizziness. You may take Ibuprofen
(3 or 4 tablets @ 200 mgs. ea) every 6-8 hours for pain/cramping. You may
resume normal activity including using tampons and having sexual intercourse
following this procedure.
Lesion removal
Please keep the lesion removal area
dry and covered for 12-24 hours and call our office if you experience fever or
redness at the lesion removal site. The lesion will be sent to pathology for
evaluation. Results from this test should be available in 1-2 weeks.
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