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Re: GYNECOLOGIC: Maybe it's not a yeast infection ...
From: Ashleigh (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 3 Sep 2007 13:13:54 -0500 (CDT)
The doctor said that visually it looks like a yeast infection (something
about the way it looked during the pelvic exam) but that the sample
looks like BV under the microscope. We're trying a medication for BV
and I'm back on the pill so hopefully this will be the last I see of
this for a while!
Thanks for the input Dr. von Almen and Pat!
At Sun, 2 Sep 2007, William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG wrote:
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>Ashleigh
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>More likely one long infection that you never get rid of. Yeast can
>respond to hormonal fluctuations, we do not currently think that
>bacterial imbalances do the same. The exam tomorrow is very important
>to start you getting better! Good Luck...Dr. von Almen
>
>At Sun, 2 Sep 2007, Ashleigh wrote:
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>>I have had monthly yeast infections for almost a year now. At least I
>>thought they were yeast infections. But two months in a row the home
>>test for yeast infections came up with an abnormal pH meaning that it's
>>likely not yeast. So maybe it keeps coming back because I've been
>>treating the wrong thing - I know I should have had a pelvic exam to
>>check it out but I'm humiliated by those!
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>>Anyway, does BV ever show up as a recurring infection around the same
>>time of the cycle each month? Or is it likely that it's one long
>>infection that never truly goes away? I know that the home tests aren't
>>fool proof. I actually have an appointment tomorrow morning.
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>--
>William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
>Private Practice
>New Orleans, La.
>
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