Re: Bacterial Vaginosis

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At Thu, 28 Aug 2003, Jenn wrote: >
>Hi all-
>
>I ended up going to labor and delivery earlier tonight at my doctors
>recommendation over the phone. For two days now I have had low dull
>aching/cramping in my abdomen and back that feels like have menstrual
>cramps. Today however, I started getting a discharge as well. When I
>went to wipe after I urinated, I felt how swollen my "parts" felt and
>grabbed the mirror to investigate. When I looked I saw goo trickling
>out of me. For lack of a better description it looked like semen, thin
>and milky. There is no possible way that it could be, since it has been
>over a month and a half since I last had intercourse (my husband is away
>right now). I also began having contractions, some painful some
>painless this afternoon. When I went to L&D they hooked me up to the
>monitors, determined that I was indeed having contractions (Like I
>needed a machine to tell me that :) They did a speculum exam as well as
>checked my cervix for dilation. I was dilated less than one cm and they
>did a swab to check under the microscope. When they came back the
>diagnosis was bacterial vaginosis and the treatment was to "do nothing
>at this time". I was told to rest and drink plenty of fluids. They
>weren't concerned because the contractions didn't seem to change my
>cervix. I'm still having contractions now, but they have seemed to get
>less intense. My question is, is it normal to do nothing to treat
>bacterial vaginosis? I don't really want treatment that I don't need,
>but it was my understanding that bacteria needed antibiotics to go away.
>Doctors? Anyone else have experience with this?
>
>I appreciate your responses in advance.
>
>--
>Jenn
>

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Alicia Lapidus MD
Head Obstetrics Division,
Hospital J. A. Fernández
Buenos Aires
Argentina
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