Re: possibility of hair lodged in urethra, or what could this be? MD's
From: Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 31 Oct 2002 20:22:05 -0600 (CST)
Sorry, never heard that before, ask the urologyst.
At Thu, 31 Oct 2002, annoyed wrote:
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>Hi, i'll explain as briefly as i can. A few years ago i kept getting a
>pubic hairs working their way through the urethra. It would still stick
>out so i would put it out with tweezers. I would know it was there
>because every time it moved when i would sit or stand it would hurt. So
>ever since i just trim my hair more and i don't get the hairs in my
>urethra anymore. But:
>I have a very mild case of Intersitial Cystitis (diagnosed long after
>having the hair problem) compared to others who have it. Every few
>months or so i feel like i have a very thin hair in my urethra, but it
>doesn't hurt as i sit, stand or walk anymore, i just feel something in
>there and it's annoying. It seems like it disappears, but then after
>some time it comes back. I've looked with lights and mirrors but i see
>nothing sticking out. I did have a cystoscopy and i would figure they
>might have seen it then but they reported nothing. And even after the
>procedure i still occassionally have that feeling. Do you think it's
>just part of Interstitial Cystitis? Or have you heard of others
>complaining about this before?
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Alicia M. Lapidus M.D.
Chief of Staff Obstetrics, Hospital Fernández
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Barcelo University
Vicepresident of Argentine Society of Hypertension in Pregnancy
Director Latina Obgyn.net- http\latina.obgyn.net\espanol
Buenos Aires
Argentina
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