WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for October, 2002: Re: constant bleeding, bad smelling discharge and urine..why?

Re: constant bleeding, bad smelling discharge and urine..why?

From: Abby (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 4 Oct 2002 13:38:54 -0500 (CDT)

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At Fri, 4 Oct 2002, susie wrote: >
>over the past few years i have had lots of problems with
>STD's(chlamydia, trichomonas)which when treated seemed to clear up but
>always return. i was unaware of the fact i also had PID until the
>docter mentioned it last year when i requested an IUD and he wouldnt fit
>it because of this.
>
>for at least two years i have attended my GP regularly with very strong
>smelling urine and vaginal discharge, sometimes with blood, and he never
>seems to be able to say what the problem is but he can notice the foul
>smell, fishy and metallic. He treats me with metronidazol which clears
>it for a few weeks till i have intercourse and the it comes back even if
>condoms are used. My partner has been checked and is clear.
>
>i was diagnosed in 1990 when i was 13 with an ovarian cyst which was to
>be let alone unless future problems occured. it was noticed again at my
>12 week scan during pregnancy in 1994. again it was left alone and i
>had forgotten about it. could this cyst be anything to do with my
>problems, and what should my next step be to get rid of this as it is
>stopping me from doing normal things like shopping because the smell is
>so bad even immediately after a shower?

Susie,

I'm not a doctor, but I think you should have the discharge tested to see exactly what it is- it sounds like bacterial vaginitis. A gynecologist would do this test. Metrogel doesn't always work and the gyn would be more familiar with treating persistent vaginitis than a GP would. Sometimes the ph of the vagina is not acidic enough. It's probably not the ovarian cyst, which is not necessarily present now.

I had the same problem and used 2 courses of Cleocin, after Metrogel failed to clear it completely. I also occasionally use a vinegar and water douche to keep it from starting again.

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