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Re: BV and yeast infection question?
From: Julie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 13 Nov 2002 14:40:39 -0600 (CST)
Are you on the pill? I had the same problem when taking Triphasi.
COuldn't get rid of it. Stopped taking the pill, the problem went away.
Okay, I went to GP today and she took a culture, looked under microscope
>>and said I had BV and a yeast infection. She said I had (this is gross,
>>sorry) a chunky green discharge. Came back and told me that and gave me
>>a Rx for Diflucan and Cleocin (which last time I had it in August,
>>symptoms went away while I was on it and came back immediately
>>afterwards)(Also Cleocin made me itch so bad last time I was on it) I
>>was told that today I was just having a med check and assumed that meant
>>no getting undressed yada yada yada. So, my boyfriend and I had sex
>>last night. Could this have affected it? I told her about how I had
>>painful intercourse, every now and then, and she said that was common
>>with those infections. Then she started asking about how and what I
>>washed my underwear and towels with, Tide or Purex (depends on if I'm at
>>my parent's or bfriends house) and she gives me this sheet on Vulvar
>>care and how I'm supposed to use Dreft Powder soap on my towels and
>>underwear and not to use fabric softener or Bounce dryer sheets. Said
>>to use only "Basis" Soap, white toilet paper unscented and white 100%
>>cotton towels and underwear. Is this all necessary?
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