WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for October, 2008: Re: GENERAL: Vaginal Discharge

Re: GENERAL: Vaginal Discharge

From: JoAnn NP (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 5 Oct 2008 14:18:12 -0500 (CDT)

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At Sun, 5 Oct 2008, Tina W wrote: >
>Earlier this year I had a yeast infection that I treated and it went
>away. At that time I also took a test to rule out a bacterial
>infection. But within a few months it was back, only this time there
>was a smell and more discharge along with the normal itch. However it
>went away within three days on it's own but then a little over a month
>later the discharge returned heavily. This time it had an orange-ish
>color to it, one day of brownish color, and a stronger odor that was
>faintly garlicky. My period began soon after and I didn't have a chance
>to treat it.
>
>This year is the first year I have used tampons. In fact, if I hadn't
>been using the tampons I wouldn't have known about any of the colors to
>the discharges because only the new mildly bloody showed on my
>underwear. I noticed an abundance of moisture with the first infection
>and stuck in a tampon to combat it. Since then, when I have had more
>moisture than normal, I put in a small tampon to check. That is how I
>have seen the color changes and noticed the odor. The smell has never
>been strong enough to be smelt when I wiped and wasn't known about until
>I used a tampon. Neither the smell or coloring shows during sexual
>intimacy, nor is intimacy painful.
>
>I know the easiest answer to this is to simply see a gynecologist but I
>am agoraphobic and I have had a hard time finding a gynecologist in my
>area who is accepting new patients or who accepts cash payments. I have
>no Dr to refer me, so my search for a obgyn has been frustrating.
>
>I am 32, overweight, have a hormonal imbalance, and panic disorder. I
>have only been sexual active for six years and have had one partner in
>that time. He has had medical exams within the past year that proclaim
>him free of any STD's but he was not given antibiotics to combat any
>yeast he could be re infecting me with. My blood pressure is normal, my
>cholesterol as well, and my sugar runs on the low side even after a
>meal.
>
>Oh, and yes, now that I think about it, each of these episodes have
>occurred just after my period. And there is no possibility that I have
>left a tampon in unless I go to the bathroom in my sleep.
>
>Help?

Tina W This could be the end of your period.It is good that you are being observant .As a health care provider,who is also overweight,sometimes that is part of the reason people do not get an exam.We get tired of the FAT SPEECH.By this I mean you are there for another reason and the provider wants to discuss your weight and not the reason you are there.Health care providers have a responsibility to dicuss our weight.

It needs to be done in a gentle caring way. Maybe ,you could do a mental health phone consult and get some medication for anziety before your appointment.You can also call 1-800 64 PANIC -the support line from home.It is always better to get checked on your terms when there is not an emergency.Also maybe changing your tampon brand could help.I hope you get an exam on your terms .JoAnn NP

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Jo Ann  NP
Scottsdale, Arizona

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