WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for September, 2002: Re: Please Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Abnormal Monthly Pain

Re: Please Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Abnormal Monthly Pain

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 18 Sep 2002 10:12:57 -0500 (CDT)

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At Tue, 17 Sep 2002, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>I have had this reoccuring pain for almost a year now. I have been to
>two gyn's and noone can find the answers. At least every month,
>sometimes during ovulation and sometimes constant I have an internal
>burning throbbing pain that extends to the outside of my vagina.
>Sometimes the pain is associated with a clear stringy discharge which I
>was told was due to my overactive cervix. I have been tested for
>everything you can possibly imagine and everything is negative. I
>recently just had an internal and external sonogram done and it came
>back negative for everything. It showed a few small ovarian cysts, but
>the doctor said that is nothing and birth control pills would help
>control them. I have taken the pill before but it does not help and I
>don't like the way the pill makes me feel either. He says the pain is
>normal and some women experiance it. I have been taking pyridium to
>ease the pain. It works most of the time.
>I just can't live with this anymore, and no one seems to be able to
>relate to this or know the cause or the cure.
>If you have any comments, advice, or suggestions I'd be glad to hear!
>Thank you

If pyridium works, that strongly suggests a urinary system disorder, and the possibility of interstitial cystitis is certainly present. Try consulting with a urologist.

-- William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

This is for educational purposes only, and is not a substitute for consultation and examination by a licensed medical professional.

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