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question about the response I got - - - spermicide irritation

From: Tracy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 30 Jun 2002 08:44:10 -0500 (CDT)


Thank you for your answer(see below:Dr Chudacoff response); but I am not sure what you mean by: exfoliation of cells secondary to your patient. What does 'patient' refer to? Besides a trip to the gyn; how could I tell if that is what it is? Thank you!!!!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ At Sat, 22 Jun 2002, Tracy wrote: >>
>>My husband and I use both spermicide(1/2 dose) and withdraw. Every time
>>I use the spermicide, two days later I get a heavy, white, "chunky"
>>discharge. It does Not have a bad odor, and it does Not itch, so I
>>don't think it is a yeast infection. Plus it only lasts 1-2 days.
>>Is it normal for the spermicide to thicken, increase, and turn lumpy
>>after 2 days? Or is this a sign that it irritates me?
>>>>My other question is: if that thick discharge IS a sign that it is
>>irritating; is it ok to use, or bad for me to continue using it? Thank
>>you
>>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >At Sat, 22 Jun 2002, Richard Chudacoff, MD, FACOG wrote:

>It could be consolidation of the spermicide. It could be exfoliation of
>cells secondary to your patient. I can't make that type of diagnoses
>over the Internet. If it is the latter, then it is bad to continue
>using it.
>

>
>--

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Tracy





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