WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for October, 2001: Re: Vaginal itching

Re: Vaginal itching

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 31 Oct 2001 17:11:02 -0600 (CST)

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At Wed, 31 Oct 2001, Kari wrote: >
>Just a question or two for you. Two weeks ago I started my period. My
>boyfriend and I didn't have sex until it was done. After the third
>night of having sex, I noticed that my vagina was itching. I looked at
>it and notice the "cottage cheesy" stuff that is typical of yeast
>infections. I dosed with Monistat and that seemed to take care of the
>yeast infection, but I then had a minor herpes outbreak (I was diagnosed
>2 months ago with Type I on my vagina and have only had the initial
>outbreak, so far). I took the acyclovir and finished the prescription
>yesterday. I am still experiencing itching, although not nearly as bad
>as with the YI or the initial herpes outbreak. My boyfriend and I have
>only had sex once, when I felt like things were back to normal, but a
>few hours later I was itchy again. The itching also seems to be
>localizing on one spot, just inside one of my labia. We've gone from
>using latex condoms to the polyurethane condoms because we're both
>sensitive to the latex. Any ideas as to what I should be asking my
>doctor when I go see her? Thanks so much.

I would say that the symptoms are likely related to the infections that are just clearing up or you could be getting another herpes lesion in that spot. Outbreaks can come back to back on occasion... Lynn

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

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