Hi. A couple of days ago I started to feel very uncomfortable intimately and suspected I had vaginal thrush. I have had this on several occations earlier, and like I usually do at those times, I purchased a canesten pessary. I inserted the pessary(tablet) before I went to bed, but when I took the applicator out of my vagina, I noticed that there was blood on the applicator. This has not happened to me before... However, today I started to feel some menstrual cramps, and something that almost felt like contractions (I have three children). My tummy felt hard for a few seconds, then it went back to normal. This only happened about twice. I am wearing a panty liner and there is light pink colour on the panty liner and when I use the bathroom. I am on day 18 of my menstrual cycle and should not expect my period for another week. Does all this sound normal, or should I contact the gynaecologist?