WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for February, 2001: Re: Doxicycline

Re: Doxicycline

From: Patti Tessler, Family Nurse Practitioner (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 18 Feb 2001 10:46:11 -0600 (CST)

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At Sun, 18 Feb 2001, BJ wrote: >
>I'm just curious about this.
>I first started having sex a year and a half ago(i'm still with the same
>guy)and it was incredibly painful. I expected it to be painful for a
>while, but not 6 months.
>About a year ago i got really bad pains in my sides and vagina and had
>burning when i peed. I assumed it was a UTI since i'm used to them.
>When i went to the doctor, she told me she thought i had Pelvic
>Inflamatory Disease, an STD. She gave my doxicycline and sent my
>pap/culture to the lab. The test results came back negative and she
>said it was just a really bad UTI, and i could stop taking my meds.
>I had already taken them for 10 days and no sex in those ten days. We
>started having sex that day. Sex was never enjoyable for me because it
>was always hurting and very tight. Suddenly right after taking this
>medicine, it didn't hurt at all. It went from so much pain i was crying
>to being the best feeling in the world. I was tested for other STD's
>and came up negative on everything.
>I was just wondering if and why the medicine made it stop hurting.

It's possible for a UTI to cause pain with sex as well. I'm surprised that you had a UTI that long without worsening of symptoms, though, but anything's possible. A urine culture would have helped determine if you had a UTI.

PID may also be caused by germs that would not be found on the usual STD tests. It is usually treated on the basis of findings on physical exam, and usually treated with two medications.

I don't know if that helps shed light on your situation. Since your doctor has all of the information relevant to your situation (that is, exam results, lab tests, and history), it would be wise to ask her about your diagnosis and treatment.

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Patti Tessler, BSN, MSN, RN, CS
Family Nurse Practitioner

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