YOUNG-WOMEN Messages for December, 2001: Re: Birth Control/Infection

Re: Birth Control/Infection

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 20 Dec 2001 19:53:00 -0600 (CST)

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At Thu, 20 Dec 2001, Aliza wrote: >
>Just today I went to my gynecologist to see if I had a vaginal infection
>because I have been having yellowish colored discharge for a long time
>now.
>The last period I had, I only bled for about 3 days then just had brown
>discharge which after about a week turned into a creamy yellow
>discharge. I went to the gynecologist for the first time to see if
>anything was wrong. She didn't run a exam on me but she did poke around
>a little bit with a Q-Tip.. after a few hours she called me and said
>the test can back negative, that I had no infections. She did put me on
>birth control though for my irregular periods. I don't feel that this
>discharge is normal and i do think I have an infection but I don't know
>what to do now that my doctor has said there are no infections. Will
>the birth control help clear it up if there is anything? What do i do
>now. Thanks a lot
>
>--
>Aliza D.
>

In the absence of itching and bad odor, it probably isn't an infection and is just a variant of normal.

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R. Daniel Braun, MD FACOG  FOG

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