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Re: Bacterial Vaginosis and Spotting
From: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 31 Mar 2001 01:18:30 -0600 (CST)

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At Fri, 30 Mar 2001, Jen wrote: >
>I'm 13 weeks LMP. Last Friday I saw my OB/GYN for a suspected
>infection. At that time he did a culture and said I had bacterial
>vaginosis, but did not perscribe anything at that time.
>
>3 days later I began having occasional brown discharge (once or twice a
>day) that looked like it had old blood in it. At first I assumed it was
>from the exam, but it did not stop. After 4 days I called my doctor,
>and he said it was most likely from the infection itself. He perscribed
>flagyl.
>
>Is this sort of discharge typical with BV, and if so, how long should it
>take the flagyl to make the spotting stop? I'm just on my 3rd dose.
>
>--
>Jen
>

BV, like any infedtion, can irritate the cervix and cause a littel bleeidng --- and if you have BV and you have sex, bleeding from hte irritated cervix is not uncommon. Old blood looks brwon. BV is a tan-ish/greenish discharge usually

-- M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG South Lake Tahoe, CA
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