Re: Vaginal Swelling and Irritation
From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 28 Jan 2001 11:39:01 -0600 (CST)
Vaginal swelling and no period since 11/99 should be unrelated. As far
as the reason for the swelling, only an exam by a gyn can make a
diagnosis. Atrophic vaginas don't normallly swell.
Hope this helps and write back anytime for more information.
HSM
At Sun, 28 Jan 2001, jahnonymous wrote:
>
>Hi. I'm actually asking this on behalf of my girlfriend. My girlfriend
>is 20-yrs-old. During sexual intercourse, the inside of her vagina
>swells up and becomes very irritating. About 4 months ago, we became
>sick with gastrocentritis and had blood work done in the hospital to
>check the affects of our dehydration, at that time, they found out she
>had a urinary-tract infection. She was given anti-biotics for 10 days,
>but it was not followed up. Most recently, 2 weeks ago, her GYN told
>her she had a yeast infection. She was given an oral medication to only
>be taken 1 time and 3 inserts to be placed into her vagina for a period
>of 3 nights. She said the discharge went away after 1 week and that no
>longer was it irritating her, but yesterday, we attempted to have sexual
>intercourse and discovered that it was too discomforting for her. Her
>vagina swelled up and became very irritating. We don't know what this
>could be. Could it be she still has this infection? She no longer has a
>discharge. Also, 2 weeks ago, when she was at the GYN, my girlfriend
>discovered she had poly-cystic ovaries. She hasn't gotten her period
>since 11/99. Doctors were very concerned by this, and stated they will
>attempt to regulate with the help of the pill. In addition, my
>girlfriend was told she had low estrogen count. Can all these factors
>lead to this swelling and irritation of the vagina? I was reading on the
>web about Atrophic vaginitis, can that be a cause of this swelling and
>irritation? I'm trying to be really supportive to her, I'm just very
>nervous because I'm just learning little by little about a woman's body.
>Your prompt response will be sincerely appreciated. Thank you in
>advance.
--
Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York
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