I have several appointments coming up with my doctor.  If you're squeamish then maybe now is a good time to stop reading.

I have a coil fitted and it's due to be replaced.  Before this can happen I need to be tested for Chlamydia (apparently they figured out insertion can cause an infection to flare up if lying dormant) which I'm not looking forward to.  I will admit that just over 3 years ago I got one of those phone calls telling me to go see the doctor.  Everything was clear then but it's still worrying that so many of these infections can be symptomless.

I'm still waiting for the results of my latest smear test.  This was a repeat test which has totally messed with my head.  As most women of a certain age know, smear tests are conducted every 3-5 years.  In April I got a letter telling me that everything was normal but they wanted to see me in 6 months again.  That set off the alarm bells.  I'm not THAT stupid :)  So I'm wondering if it's a good idea to get bits of plastic pushed through an area of my body that is under investigations...

In the end my smear test will most likely be fine, I will not have chlamydia, and I will be at little risk of pregnancy for another 5 years.  Apparently the PMS that has been inflicted upon me in the last year (never suffered before!!) will cease as it was a side effect of the hormones within the coil being depleted.

That's the theory anyway. Will see what happens...