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Q: Does Endometriosis cause discharge?

I have had a discharge since July 2011. It ranges from bright blood to a brown colour. To cut a long story short, I went to the first Gyno in October who removed some HPV spots and a 'raw spot' on my cervix that he believed may have been causing the discharge. Not so.

I have since had 5 swabs, all negative for infection. I went to a new gyno last week who told me "you have had endo before so you should know it doesn't cause discharge". He also told me "it would be a waste of hospital time if I went in to remove endo and that wasn't the problem"!!! I left his office in tears. I went back to the GP 2 days ago who asked me for a sample of the discharge and he suggested I wear glad wrap to try and collect the sample. A lot of the time the discharge is liquid so you can imagine how tricky that was. I used a tampon to try and collect a sample and it was covered in red/dark brown stuff.

I don't know what else to do when the doctors seem baffled. I have pain during sex and a sore lower back??? Also my Aunty has had ovarian cancer.