WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for October, 1999: Re: vaginal discharge

Re: vaginal discharge

From: amy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 8 Oct 1999 14:40:37 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 6 Oct 1999, Patti Tessler, FNP wrote: >
>At Wed, 6 Oct 1999, amy wrote:
>>
>>i am a 40 year old woman who is having problems with a vaginal
>>discharge. my gyn says i do not have an infection but did not say what
>>was wrong. i have a thick vaseline like discharge two weeks before my
>>period and it turns into a greenish cottage cheese looking discharge.
>>after my period it goes away. then two weeks later it returns. this
>>has been going on for two years. do you have any answers? i am seeing
>>another doctor who is going to run a lot of blood tests next week. i
>>won't know anything for two weeks and am concerned. please help me know
>>what the possibilities could be. thank you.
>
>Although you've never had it before, the "vaseline" like discharge two
>weeks before your period sounds quite like normal ovulatory discharge
>(Did you stop using oral contraceptives two years ago, by any chance? If
>you hadn't been ovulating for some time until the last couple of years,
>that could explain why you never noticed the discharge before this
>time.) At the time of ovulation, usually about 14 days before your
>period starts, you should expect to have a clear discharge that is very
>stretchy. Some folks describe it as looking like egg white or snot. As
>the time of the period nears, this discharge becomes more creamy, then
>crumbly and dry. For excellent pictures and descriptions, see "Taking
>Charge of Your Fertility" by Toni Weschler.
>
>The color green throws me, but I'm reassured by the fact that no
>infection has been found yet. I'm not sure what blood tests are being
>run and what your new doctor is looking for -- do you know? We usually
>don't run blood tests to explore vaginal discharge issues, and I wonder
>if the new doctor is exploring some other problem. I'm glad you have
>gotten an exam, and hope your wait for an answer is brief.
>
>--
>Patti Tessler, BSN, MSN, RN, CS
>Family Nurse Practitioner
>

Patti, The blood test are for hormone imbalance, thyroid problems and diabites.

--
amy

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