WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for November, 2001: Re: wet mount...

Re: wet mount...

From: Richard Chudacoff, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 25 Nov 2001 12:53:09 -0600 (CST)

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At Sun, 25 Nov 2001, allison wrote: >
>went for annual pap, having period so unable to do wet mount to check
>for yeast/bv, etc. was given boric acid caps and sent home...even
>though we don't know about yeast because test was not performed. still
>have yet to receive pap results back. dr. said vaginal tissue was
>"nice and pink, no sign of irritation, good indicator that all is
>healthy." I did place one capsule in vagina one night. The next day i
>was still experiencing discomfort in anal and clitoral region. went to
>dr. and a wet mount was performed. he thought all looked really clear
>and no visible signs of infections, test was all negative. no sign of
>anything. question, could one night of boric acid wipe out anything
>that would show up on a wet mount, or would this be an indication that
>there was nothing to start with? i always freak out when i have a pap,
>i'm worried that it will come back with major abnormalities. it's been
>9 months since my last normal pap, previous to that i have had normal
>paps for nine years, one abnormal previous to the nine years from HPV.
>are nine years of normal paps somewhat reassuring? trying not to worry
>about pap, but can't help it. So, boric acid that effective, or would
>there not have been an infection to begin with? Also, can 9 normal paps
>be reassuring or is that irrelevent? thanks

Rule 1. If it ain't broke don't fix it. But you are following the Texas rule; If it ain't broke, fix it until it is. Now you get to chase the tail of the dog that didn't bite. Good luck.

-- Richard Chudacoff, MD, FACOG Chudacoff Obstetrics & Gynecology, PLLC Sugar Land, TX

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