WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for April, 2003: Re: [Birth Control] Constant vaginal irritation since starting b.c. pills

Re: [Birth Control] Constant vaginal irritation since starting b.c. pills

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Sat, 26 Apr 2003 23:19:58 -0500 (CDT)

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At Sun, 24 Mar 2002, William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG wrote: >
>At Sun, 24 Mar 2002, Sara wrote:
>>
>>Hello everyone. I started b.c. pills about 10 months ago to control
>>excessive bleeding and cramps. I've been through three so far: Alesse,
>>Estrostep, and now Mircette. Ever since starting the pills, I've had
>>constant vaginal irritation...burning, itching, pain, very uncomfortable
>>intercourse pain. I've been tested for a bacterial infection but none
>>was found. My obgyn. suggested I could try a yeast infection
>>medication for relief, but it provides no relief. Perhaps it is not a
>>yeast infection ( I never got a sure diagnosis.) Any suggestions about
>>what this could be? Thank you for any information.
>>--Sara
>Sara
>
>Try higher dose pill.
>

____> Hey Sara I had the very same thing happening to me, I would get these symptoms about the same time too every month, whenever I was starting my second week of pills... the solution was to change me to Loestrin, which was actually a lower dose because they thought the itching was related to the hormone levels since it happened at the same time. Also when I got the symptoms to take Diflucan, it is a yeast infection pill but it helped a lot to get rid of it. I took one pill as soon as the symptoms started and it went away. I did it again for the following month, and its never happened to me again! Hope this is of some help to ya!

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>Pregnancy and Birth Section
>Private Practice
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