Health & Baby

Do you have severe vaginal bleeding or are passing large clots or tissue?

Do you have moderate vaginal bleeding or are you passing small clots?

Have you had mild vaginal bleeding for longer than your doctor told you to expect?

Do you have bleeding after sexual intercourse?

If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.

Do you have moderate belly pain?

Do you have moderate to severe back (flank) pain?

Do you have moderate to severe pelvic pain?

Do you have mild pelvic pain?

Do you have mild back (flank) pain without other signs of a kidney infection?

Do you have mild belly pain that is different from what your doctor told you to expect?

If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.

Does your pain become severe when you take a deep breath?

Are you coughing up blood or sputum mixed with blood?

Do you have swelling or pain deep in your leg or calf that is not from a leg injury?

Do you have pain and you have had a pulmonary embolus (PE) or a blood clot (deep vein thrombosis, or DVT) in the past?

If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.

Do you have increasing redness in one area of the breast, or red streaks extending away from an area of the breast?

Do you have drainage of pus from the nipple or another area of the breast?

Do you have a fever of or higher?

Do you think you have a moderate to high fever, but you are unable to measure your temperature?

Do you have increasing pain in one area of the breast?

Do you have swollen glands (lymph nodes) in the neck or armpit?

Do you have a fever less than ?

Do you think you have a mild fever but you are unable to measure your temperature?

Are your nipples cracked and bleeding after 24 hours of home treatment?

If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.

Is your baby having trouble latching on to your breast to feed?

Do you have sore, red or very pink nipples, sometimes with stabbing or burning breast pain during or between feedings?

Do you have a hard lump that does not go away after you breast-feed?

If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.

Do you have a fever of or higher?

Do you think you have a moderate to high fever, but you are not able to measure your temperature?

Do you have a fever of to ?

Do you think you have a mild to moderate fever, but you are not able to measure your temperature?

If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.

Do you think a lot about death or suicide?

Are you afraid you might hurt your baby or yourself?

Do you have ongoing symptoms of postpartum depression?

Are you often tearful or grumpy?

Do you have feelings of worthlessness or guilt?

Do you have ongoing trouble falling asleep or staying asleep (insomnia)?

If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.

Are you not able to urinate?

Do you have symptoms of a kidney infection?

Do you have symptoms of a bladder infection?

If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.

Have you had a bowel movement that is mostly blood, but you do not have signs of shock?

Do you have constipation with other symptoms, such as fever, shaking chills, or vomiting?

Have you had a bowel movement that is black and tarry or a bowel movement in which less than half of the stool is blood, but you do not have signs of shock?

Have you noticed blood in the toilet water after having a bowel movement?

Do you have pain caused by constipation?

Have you had a small amount of bleeding or bleeding that comes and goes for longer than 1 week?

Have you had a small amount of bleeding in your stool more than one time?

Do you have constipation without other symptoms that has not gotten better after 1 week of home treatment?

If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.

Do you have abnormal vaginal discharge, such as yellow, green, brown, or bad-smelling discharge?

Do you have abnormal vaginal discharge and itching or burning around your genital area?

If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.

You have answered "Yes" to a question that indicates you may need immediate care. Call your health professional now to discuss your symptoms and arrange for your care.

• Symptoms are likely to worsen without medical care.
• If you do not have a health professional, seek emergency care.
• Emergency transportation is not needed. However, if you are not able to travel safely either by driving yourself or having someone else drive you, call an ambulance.

You do not need to answer any of the other questions.

You have answered "Yes" to a question that indicates you need to call your health professional to discuss your symptoms and arrange for care.

• An appointment today is usually needed.
• Symptoms are unlikely to improve without medical care.

Return to the Check Your Symptoms section and answer the questions. You may need to see a health professional sooner if you have other more serious symptoms.

You have answered "Yes" to a question that indicates you may wait to see if your symptoms improve over the next 24 hours (or the specified time period). If symptoms improve, no appointment is needed.

• If symptoms do not improve after 24 hours (or the specified time period), an appointment within the next 24 hours is usually needed.
• If appropriate, try home treatment to relieve your symptoms.
• Check your symptoms in 24 hours, or sooner if there is any change.
• Call your health professional if symptoms get worse.

Return to the Check Your Symptoms section and answer the questions. You may need to see a health professional sooner if you have other more serious symptoms.