Re: SHORT questions
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Tue, 14 Nov 2000 10:35:05 -0600 (CST)
At Tue, 14 Nov 2000, Emme wrote:
>
>1. Can you have urethritis that is not related to gonnorhea or
>chlamydia?
Yes
>
>2. Can you be allergic to spermicidal foam more than films? My vaginal
>area was/is really red and irritated looking after I used foam this
>weekend. On previous occasions I used film and there wasn't this
>problem. (The odd thing is that I think the film has a higher % of
>nonoxynl-9).
Yes
>
>What cream could I use to soothe the irritation? My dr. came me some
>prescrip for some anti-fungal cream, but I think this is more a skin
>irritation than a candida problem. Vagisil said it is for "itching",
>which I don't have...
I like Lotrisone.
>
>3. What is a laparascopy and what does entail? Dr. Wang mentioned it,
>but none of the doctors that I have seen have suggested one as of yet.
A laparoscopy is an operation where a fiber optic scope is inserted into
the abdominal cavity to exam the abdominal and pelvic organs. It can be
used for diagnosis, treatment, or both.
--
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