WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for October, 2000: Dr. Montgomery-gardnerella treatment

Dr. Montgomery-gardnerella treatment

From: Emme (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 18 Oct 2000 17:10:08 -0500 (CDT)

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Dr. Montgomery-

Thanks for your response. I was just perturbed about how my partner could be giving it to me, since we were both virgins when we first had sex and this didn't really give either one of us the chance to pick up an STD! I was relieved to hear that it normally exists in the vagina. What would cause it to flare up? In the last culture gardnerella was not mentioned, but group b showed up, which is also supposed to be normal inhabitant of that area. Am I treating for something that is supposed to be there anyway?

My symptoms are that I have pain after urinating sometimes (and my urine volume is normal so it's not a UTI- I have had urine cultures done on several occasions), but no yeast shows up on the culture. I thought I might have developed yeast on Monday (after finishing up a penicillin prescription on Friday) so I am on day 2 of a 3 day terazol treatment- any ideas on what could be causing my problems? I think my gyn is treating these "normal vaginal inhabitants" because she doesn't know what else might be causing the problem.

Regarding the treatment, my pharmacist told me that no alcohol should be in your system 24 hours before and 3 days after you take the flagyl. Since my system tends to be pretty sensitive, I guess I have to go with the safest bet.

I am going to an event on Friday night where I will be having wine, so do you think it is okay to wait until Sunday to take the Flagyl? The cultures were taken on Friday so I waited until today to get the diagnosis anyway. Would using metrogel in the meantime help a little?

At Wed, 18 Oct 2000, Lynn D. Montgomery, MD wrote: >
>At Wed, 18 Oct 2000, Emme wrote:
>>
>>it just never ends... on the culture that she just got back today, my
>>ob/gyn just told me that they detected gardnerella. both of the
>>cultures were labelled "genital" cultures though, so she doesn't know
>>whether it occurred in the vaginal or urethral culture. she has
>>prescribed one dose of Flagyl by mouth, and metrogel for five days.
>>
>>where would i have gotten gardnerella from? how can i prevent it from
>>recurring? would it be more likely to be vaginally or urethrally
>>located?
>>
>>my partner and i use condoms almost ALL of the time now, so i can't
>>figure out where it came from. could it have been lurking around from
>>when I was on the pill (through August) and didn't always use condoms? I
>>am just so frustrated with always having some kind of infection down
>>there :(
>
>Emme,
>Gardnerella can be an inhabitant of the vagina and flair just like yeast
>when conditions are right. You don't necessarily have to go searching
>for a source, cause it may be right there in the vagina. I would use
>the treatment and see how things go from there...
>Lynn
>
>--
>Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
>Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
>Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
>Missoula, Montana
>
>**Note: Opinions expressed here are for educational purposes only and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient relationship. This information is not intended to supplant the need for you to consult with your physician prior to choosing therapeutic options and/or interventions.
>
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>
>**Thank you for your understanding ;-)
>

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