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InstaCare Online

Genital or Urinary Symptoms
Vaginal Discharge

Should I Call?

Call 911 NOW (you may need an ambulance) IF:
  • Passed out (fainted)
  • Very weak (can't stand)
Call Your Doctor NOW (night or day) IF:
  • You feel weak or very sick
  • Severe abdominal pain
  • Constant abdominal pain for more than 2 hours
  • Pregnant or could be pregnant (e.g., missed last period)
  • Soaking 2 pads or tampons per hour for 2 or more hours
  • Soaking 1 pad or tampon per hour for 6 or more hours
  • Passed tissue (e.g., gray-white)

Action: If you are unable to reach your doctor - go to a nearby Instacare clinic or to a local hospital Emergency Department.

Use our Facility Search, to find the Instacare clinic nearest you.

Call Your Doctor WITHIN 24 HOURS (between 9 am and 4 pm) IF:
  • You think you need to be seen
  • Spotting after a procedure (e.g., biopsy) or pelvic examination (e.g., pap smear) that persists for more than 3 days
Call Your Doctor DURING WEEKDAY OFFICE HOURS IF:
  • You have other questions or concerns
  • Menstrual bleeding lasts longer than 7 days
  • Menstrual cycle is shorter than 21 days or longer than 35 days
  • Menstrual bleeding with 6 or more soaked pads or tampons per day
  • Missed menstrual period has occurred 2 or more times in the last year and the cause is not known
  • Bleeding or spotting occurs between regular periods
  • Using Depo-Provera injections
  • Have Norplant implant
Self Care at Home IF:
  • Normal menstrual period
  • Mild vaginal bleeding and you don't think you need to be seen
  1. Symptom Description
  2. Care at Home?

Adult Housecalls. Copyright © 2001-2008. David Thompson, M.D.
Reviewed/Modified: Jan. 2008 by Intermountain Healthcare, Inc.


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