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

Re: vaginal discharge

From: amy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 8 Oct 1999 14:43:19 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 7 Oct 1999, Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. wrote: >
>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 took the words right off my keyboard. You don't say if a culture
>was ever done (or you did and I skimmed over it). Pre-period infections
>are quite common. Once a culture determines what they are, there may be
>ways of preventing or minimizing them.
>
>As with Patti, I am also not sure what blood tests are being done to
>elaborate the cause of vaginal discharge/infections. Keep us posted.
>
>--
>Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
>Great Neck, New York
>

Harvey, The blood tests are for hormone imbalance, thryoid problem and diabites.

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>This information is not intended to supplant the need for you to
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>and/or interventions.
>
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>
>**Thank you for your understanding ;-)
>

--
amy

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