WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for November, 1999: Re: What kind of infection is this???

Re: What kind of infection is this???

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 1 Nov 1999 19:48:38 -0600 (CST)

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At Mon, 1 Nov 1999, CK wrote: >
>Hi,
>
>I've posted before about having an odourous discharge. It seems to
>change as my cycle progresses, but it's always odourous, and always in
>moderate quantities. I have had this discharge for as long as I can
>remember, but when I was diagnosed with PCOS 2 years ago, I thought that
>was the culprit, and that maybe this was normal for someone with PCOS.
>Also, I figured if it was abnormal then the doctor who did my pelvic
>exam would have noticed it and said something about it. That didn't
>happen...I've had two different doctors do pelvic exams and neither one
>has mentioned the odour. I've ruled out PCOS being the cause of this,
>but I'm wondering what it could be...vaginitis?
>
>Now there is a new twist to the story: I had been getting these sores
>around my underwear line and on my butt. At first I thought they could
>be either in grown hairs, or sores because the elastic in my panties was
>too tight. Then I noticed that I only got them when I had my period so
>I thought that maybe they were caused by the pads I was using. I had 2
>or 3 over a one year time period...but then in August I got another once
>that was really big and sore. Since then, I've been getting at least
>one new one each week...often more than that. They are now getting
>further from my panty line so I'm wondering if they could be related to
>the vaginal infection? Maybe the bacteria is in my circulation now? I'm
>not sure. I'm trying to get in to see my doctor this week to do
>something about this...I really don't want to get another one...they
>leave horrible purple scars and I've already got about 15 scars on my
>legs from sores that have been there in the past.
>
>Probably everyone is thinking this must be an STD...but it can't be...
>the "S" is not part of the equation for me. I'm very embarrassed to see
>my doctor about this problem because when he asks how long the infection
>has been going on, I'll have to say "So long that I can't even remember
>not having an odour down there". Seriously, I've had it since puberty,
>but thought it was just part of being a woman. Now I"m realizing that
>women don't smell "down there"...and I don't want to either! I want to
>get rid of it...it is awful. I've tried using mild soaps, antibacterial
>soaps, ...but when I soap up, the smell gets overwhelming.
>
>Thanks in advance

Time to get a full culture workup and get examined while the porblem is current, both the odor and the sores.

--
Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York

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