WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for December, 2000: Re: 2 YEAR OLD

Re: 2 YEAR OLD

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 21 Dec 2000 09:34:12 -0600 (CST)

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At Wed, 20 Dec 2000, Lasinda wrote: >
>What would cause a 2 year old to have a foul odor? She smells really
>bad! almost like a fish smell (not that bad though) she goes around
>saying her pee pee hurts. What could be wrong with her?

With a two year old, there are really two possibilities. The first is a foreign body of some kind that got shoved into the vagina. Believe me, this is not that uncommon. The children discover an opening and will place the darndest things into the opening. The second possibility is that she actually has a urinary tract infection. I would recommend that you take her to see her pediatric provider. They are well versed in working through these issues. I will say that who ever sees her should not attempt to do a detailed vaginal exam on your daughter without some form of sedation. It is much to traumatic to hold a small child down for a pelvic exam without the benefit of sedation... Lynn

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Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

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