Re: Changes in vaginal discharge
From: Hector Nemirovsky M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 2 Sep 2003 13:37:30 -0500 (CDT)
Changes are probably due to med.
At Tue, 2 Sep 2003, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>
>Hi-hi and thanks for any time or help anyone should spend.
>
>So recently I was diagnosed with PCOS and started taking glucophage and
>an oral contraceptive. Over the past two months, I have found that my
>normal vaginal discharge has changed. I have always had some degree of
>thick white discharge near my cervix. This has been present and normal
>for as long as I can remember.
>
>But over the past two months, the quantity has increased dramatically
>and the texture has also changed. I realize this is a gross adjective,
>but it's become kind of creamy. Also my vaginal moisture during arousal
>has changed; the consistancy has thickened so that it often seems more
>like mucus than lubrication.
>
>I know that these types of vaginal discharge can be symptoms of STDS,
>but have been tested in the past while my "normal" amount of discharge
>was present. So what I'm wondering is; Can taking these drugs alter my
>vaginal discharge? Or should I get to a doctor to be re-tested for STDs
>(I have been tested within the past 6 months as has my partner)?
>
>Thanks!
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Hector Nemirovsky M.D.
Fmr Head Obstetrics Division, Hospital Fernández, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Fmr Assistant Professor in Obstetrics at Medical School, Buenos Aires University, Argentina
Private Practice,
Buenos Aires,
Argentina
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