 [ Symptoms ] is there a connection between menstrual cycle and ulcerative colitis  i was diagnosed with u c 20 years ago soon after i married i was afraid that birth control pills would be ineffective because of diarrhea that i had i decided to switch to the depo provera injection after some time the u c became controlled and i needed no additional medication for u c i have had regular colonoscopies and have scar tissue but no on going disease process i have symptoms when i have regular periods and during the last 20 weeks of both pregnancies [ Disease ] i recently went to my gynecologist and well i was told that i had abnormal cells on the cervix and that hpv caused it my doctor said that everybody has hpv if you had sex at least once that is why you need to have that pap smear done every year to detect cancer cells which are caused by this hpv virus in between other things so needless to say that you cannot avoid transmitting it to him since he already has it unless he has never had sex do not quote me i read about it and it enforces what my doctor said according to the info i got however educated and uneducated people will have different discussions about this the best thing is to go see your own personal doctor and ask them these questions good luck <positive_smiley>