WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for August, 2003: Re: Vaginal and Urinary Problems

Re: Vaginal and Urinary Problems

From: Alicia Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 7 Aug 2003 09:02:51 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 7 Aug 2003, Jody wrote: >
>Hi,
>I found out about 4 months ago that someone I had been sleeping with had
>been cheating on me with someone who has genital herpes. Before I found
>this out, I noticed that I had been feeling much more fatigued at times
>than usual and had 2 episodes of incontinence. However, I didn't report
>this to a doctor.
>After I found out that I could have herpes, I went to a clinic to get
>checked. The clinician told me that she didn't see any vesicles or
>sores attributed to herpes and she told me that you really just get
>herpes when the sores are present.But I have read otherwise. She
>examined my discharge under a microscope and diagnosed me with Bacterial
>Vaginosis and put me on a 7day course of metronidazole. However, after
>taking this, I started to have vaginal irritation and frequent urination
>that I had never experienced before. After a while, I was going to the
>bathroom 20 times a day.
>I have basically been put on about 6 rounds of antibiotics, one round of
>Diflucan and Monistat 7-day. However, when I went to my regular doctor
>and not the clinic, all of my pap smears there and urine samples all
>showed nothing.
>I am very upset about all of this because I still have lasting
>irritation- mostly buring, frequent and burning during urination and
>swelling in my vagina.
>Please tell me what could be going on with me and if it could be herpes
>eventhough I am not breaking out into sores.

-- Alicia Lapidus MD Head Obstetrics Division, Hospital J. A. Fernández Buenos Aires Argentina Note: opinions expressed here are for educational purposes only and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient relationship. This information is not intended to supplant the need for you to consult with your physician prior to choosing therapeutic options and/or interventions.

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