WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for December, 2000: Re: but wht should i expect from using metrogel?

Re: but wht should i expect from using metrogel?

From: alli (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 29 Dec 2000 00:04:38 -0600 (CST)

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At Thu, 28 Dec 2000, Lynn D. Montgomery, MD wrote: >
>At Thu, 28 Dec 2000, al wrote:
>>
>>thank you for the response, but what would be expected as a
>>discharge/side effect of metrogel use? would the gel and lumpy white
>>matter wash out? The white discharge (the supposed bcterial infection)is
>>gone, but the gel comes out with little clumps of white stuff. is this
>>bacteria being washed out of my system? no pharmacist can tell me what
>>to expect with this treatment. my dr. is on xmas vacation, and i can't
>>get the dr. who is filling in to get back to me, or her nurse. Also,
>>what is a normal amount of healthy discharge? May a woman expect to see
>>it when she pushes down to go to the bathroom, or should no discharge
>>come out? I'm confused about this. thank you so very much.
>thanks for your response, but what do you mean by microscopically noticable? Should I not see white clumpy discharge in and with the gel discharge? would this only be seen under a microscope? if this is the case, than is the stuff that I see, increasing each day of use (2 days to go until completed) not common? Would I be experiencing a yeast infection now? Can you treat both at the same time if this is what the clumpy stuff is?
>Some of the gel will certainly come out. The discharge that is whitish
>is likely a combination of cervical mucous and maybe some reactive
>discharge containing white blood cells and cellular debris and certainly
>some small amounts of bacterial matter-all of this only microscopically
>visible.
>The amount of normal vaginal discharge varies significantly from person
>to person, as well as the time of the cycle in the same person. Some
>women have no significant discharge, while others require a panty liner
>at all times. The main thing to consider when gauging normal versus
>abnormal is that it shouldn't be malodorous or irritative. If it is
>neither, then it is probably normal...
>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.
>
>**Private e-mails cannot be entertained due to time constraints, consequently no private e-mails will receive a response.
>
>**Thank you for your understanding ;-)
>

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