This is going to be gross: I'm a 25 year old female. Until now I have had extremely regular periods which last 6 days with a 12-18 hour gap on day 5 (no idea why). I am not on any kind of birth control and have not been on any kind of birth control for over a year. This month's period began on the standard day, except now I'm going on my 14th straight day of bleeding. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 19, 2009 - 11 answers

So it appears I have a tear in my buttocks. Most likely NSFW details inside. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 24, 2009 - 14 answers

What can I put on my lips to help them heal? [more inside]
posted by suncoursing on Sep 16, 2009 - 27 answers

Please tell me what you know about endometrial ablation as a means of lessening or hopefully stopping my bleeding. (This is a female-parts question.) [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 10, 2009 - 5 answers

So my buddy and I watched that old Keanu Reeves film Point Break the other night, and we got to talking. We're thinking that more air pressure causes you to bleed at a more furious pace. So if someone's in a knife fight in a plane, is cut, say across the arm, then jumps out of the airplane to parachute to the ground - will they bleed to death before they hit the ground because the air pressure is causing them to bleed so quickly? It doesn't have to be skydiving, it could be on like, Everest. Will you bleed crazy fast higher up? I know that there are a lot of variables here, but I'm just curious if the thinking is sound.
posted by Sully on Jun 7, 2009 - 22 answers

FemaleFilter: What is this discharge? (probably graphic or gross) [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 8, 2009 - 21 answers

I was in the emergency room last night to have a cut on the end of a finger tended to. The doctor used dermabond to repair it... [more inside]
posted by Thorzdad on Mar 8, 2009 - 19 answers

TMI Medical Filter: Previously, I had sometimes crippling stomach pain. That went away. Now I'm, uh, bleeding. Rectally. Um. Yeah. But my HMO doesn't seem to care all that much. MetaFilter is not my doctor, but I can't go to my doctor to ask... should I skip my HMO and go to the hospital? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 11, 2008 - 26 answers

How common is a false positive pregnancy test? Do you have any experiences you can share to help us determine our situation? More details (fears, worries, etc) inside. [more inside]
posted by theantikitty on Apr 20, 2008 - 34 answers

I was on depo briefly, reacted badly, went off as soon as I could, but the after-effects still linger. Do I wait for the drugs to flush out, or is this more serious? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Apr 3, 2008 - 13 answers

Would getting a person to exercise before stabbing them cause them to die faster? [more inside]
posted by Bookhouse on Dec 16, 2007 - 23 answers

I had sex for the first time, and less than a week later I had period-like cramps and some blood spotting in my underwear. Was I, or am I now, pregnant? We took every possible precaution... [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 29, 2007 - 55 answers

Why am I bleeding? ACK! [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 29, 2007 - 17 answers

Sex is making me bleed. I am seeing a doctor this week. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 21, 2007 - 3 answers

Is blood coming from a cat's butt always serious? [more inside]
posted by fabesfaves on Nov 28, 2005 - 11 answers

About three weeks ago I had a nasty cold. Headache, congestion, nose running 24-7. Since then, I wake up every morning to blow my nose out, thick, green, blood speckled mucus having accumulated there. This morning I blew my nose and afterwards a fresh stream of blood poured out. I've never had a nosebleed in my life nor have I ever stuffed any junk up there. Does this warrant a visit to the doctor? ps: I'm not a hypochondriac, it's just that I've never been sick.
posted by jsavimbi on Feb 28, 2005 - 23 answers

SeepingBloodFilter: like this shaving nick, I'll cut to the point inside... [more inside]
posted by five fresh fish on Aug 31, 2004 - 17 answers