Re: BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS??? TO: Melissa
From: PAMELA (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Aug 22 19:38:31 2006
Melissa,
How do you go about getting your doctor to give medicine for your
husband too? I have a hard time as it is convincing them that I have BV
let alone them giving me a prescription for him to get medicine too.
Last time I asked my doctor he told me that is unlikely that my husband
is tranferring it back & forth so he did not give anything for my
husband. Another time they did not even do a wet prep to even diagnose
the BV (this happens to me alot). So I usually go several more weeks
with the Bacterial Vaginosis until I get medicine & of course that does
not completely get rid of it either. I talked to my OB/GYN & asked him
about following up with me to make sure that I still do not have the BV
after being treated & he basically avoided my question & told me just to
give it a month (even though I finished the medicine in 2 weeks). And,
of course I was back in his office today (He of course did not do a wet
prep) & I was told I have a yeast infection when I know it is BV. I
just do not know what to do sometimes. I am so frustrated. I do not
want to be too rude to the doctor, but I think I am being too nice. Let
me know your opinion & what you would do?
--
Pamela
At Thu, 17 Aug 2006, Melissa in Northern KY wrote:
>
>Leah,
>
>I had BV many times when I was married to my first husband. The both of
>you have to be treated at the same time in order for it to go away. He
>keeps giving it back to you.
>
>Good luck!!
>
>At Wed, 16 Aug 2006, Leah wrote:
>>
>>This has been very interesting for me because I have had BV on again off
>>again since I was a young teenager and didnt know it till about 2 months
>>ago (I am now 22) I was not Sexualy active until I got married 2 years
>>ago. And nothing so far has made it go away. I just last week got a
>>gel called metrogel-vaginal and it seemed to have worked. It will only
>>last probably temporaryaliy though as for some reason this stuff always
>>comes back. Interesting that my husband could have it. I never knew he
>>needed to be treated as well. If it comes back when I talk to my doctor
>>I will ask for him to be treated. To make sure I wasnt miss dignoised.
>>Since I have been told before that it was nothing. What are the syptoms
>>you have had with BV?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Leah
>>At Mon, 31 Jul 2006, Lea wrote:
>>>
>>>It sounds like you may be being treated with the wrong medication for
>>>your BV. Flagyl is used for anaerobic bacteria infections only whereas
>>>doxycycline is the usual antibiotic used for BV. Doxycycline is a
>>>broad-spectrum antibiotic and is usually far more effective.
>>>
>>>Women with frequent UTI symptoms should be cultured for BV as that is
>>>often the only symptom. Women in monogamous relationships should not be
>>>made to feel suspicious about their husbands during recurrent infections
>>>- that is just bad bedside manners and should be reported to the
>>>hospital administration.
>>>
>>>The 100% sure way for you and your husband to be sure you are both being
>>>treated properly and completely is for both of you to go to the doctor,
>>>both of you be cultured and both of you be treated and then both of you
>>>be re-tested.
>>>
>>>Seek a referral to a high-risk OB/Gyn if your current ob/gyn is not
>>>willing to consider these options. You can search OBGYN.net for
>>>articles and easily find plenty of printable material to take to you
>>>doctor if you need help convincing him/her to consider the recurrent BV
>>>infections as a cause for your miscarriages and to obtain proper
>>>treatment.
>>>
>>>Good luck to you!!
>>>
>>>At Sat, 29 Jul 2006, PAMELA wrote:
>>>>
>>>>Lea,
>>>>
>>>>Only one time I got treated for BV where they had my husband take Flagyl
>>>>too. All the other times (mostly in the ER) they tell me it is not
>>>>tranferrable to my husband so they never treat him. I have been getting
>>>>BV since I was 18 or 19 years old (I was sexually active then, but
>>>>always used condoms) & I have been getting it ever since. I do know the
>>>>more sex that I have the more I get it for some reason & the worse it
>>>>gets. Another thing, I have never had an STD in my life & get tested
>>>>every time I go into the ER & they find out that I might have BV. I get
>>>>tested probably 2X every month for every STD. It is really getting old.
>>>>The last few times I was tested for BV I was asked if I had several sex
>>>>partners & when I told them no they said that my husband must have some
>>>>(which I know my husband & he is honest as they come). I knew it was
>>>>not from him because I have been having it for so long. It is
>>>>aggravating how doctors can be sometimes. It seems like they do not
>>>>listen. I have done alot of research & I was suspecting that BV could
>>>>be causing my miscarriages & my repeated Urinary Tract Infections. But,
>>>>I was not sure on that. Thanks again for the information. Because of
>>>>that I will go to my OB/GYN & get tested to make sure the Flagyl got rid
>>>>of the BV completely. I really do not know now though what to do about
>>>>my husband for him to be treated to. He will not go to the doctor. The
>>>>last time the clinic gave enough antibiotics for him to take too. Do
>>>>you think I should call the ER that I went to that prescribed the
>>>>antibiotics & ask them for some for my husband? I am not sure if they
>>>>will do that or not.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks,
>>>>Pamela
>>>>
>>>>At Thu, 27 Jul 2006, Lea wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>This is a question that shows up in my inbox a lot!
>>>>>
>>>>>First: Bacterial Vaginosis - despite what the CDC says - is NOT an STD.
>>>>>
>>>>>Second: Bacterial Vaginosis - despite what the CDC says and many doctors
>>>>>believe - requires treatment of the woman AND her partner for complete
>>>>>elimination. Men usually do not have symptoms and can easily re-infect
>>>>>the woman.
>>>>>
>>>>>Third: Bacterial Vaginosis IS a cause behind many repeated miscarriages.
>>>>>
>>>>>There are no home remedies as it is a true bacterial infection requiring
>>>>>antibiotics. Sometimes it takes 2 full courses to bring it to
>>>>>resolution.
>>>>>
>>>>>If you have had BV and have suffered a miscarriage then you and your
>>>>>partner should both be treated through a full course of antibiotics and
>>>>>retested. You should not attempt conception until BOTH of you test
>>>>>negative.
>>>>>
>>>>>Hope this helps clear some of the myths and confusion that surround BV.
>>>>>
>>>>>Lea
>>>>>
>>>>>At Wed, 26 Jul 2006, PAMELA wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Have any of you have reoccuring Bacterial Vaginosis?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>If so, how many times do you get it?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>What do you usually take to get rid of it (Antibiotics, etc.)?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Does it go away?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>If, so how quickly does it go away?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>If not, what do you do to get rid of it if the antibiotics that they
>>>>>>give you does not work?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Do you have any at home remedies?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>If you have any at home remedies what are they?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>How well do the at home remedies work verses the treatment from a doctor
>>>>>>(antibiotics, etc.)?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Thanks,
>>>>>>Pamela
>>>>>
>>>>>--
>>>>>Lea Harth
>>>>>Operations Manager
>>>>>MediSpecialty, Inc.
>>>>>http://www.obgyn.net
>>>>>http://www.endometriosiszone.org
>>>>>
>>>--
>>>Lea Harth
>>>Operations Manager
>>>MediSpecialty, Inc.
>>>http://www.obgyn.net
>>>http://www.endometriosiszone.org
>>>
>--
>Melissa
>
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