YOUNG-WOMEN Messages for July, 2002: Re: Bleeding and itching

Re: Bleeding and itching

From: Garry E. Siegel, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 29 Jul 2002 21:56:09 -0500 (CDT)

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At Mon, 29 Jul 2002, Crystal wrote: >
>I'm healthy, 24, never been and am not now pregnant. I've been having
>serious itching of the vagina (inside and out) accompanied by swelling
>and light bleeding. The clinic said it was a yeast infection, which I
>treated afterwards with Monistat. That helped, but some itching is
>still there, worst at night and in the mornings. The bleeding is also
>still there, but heavier. It was very light to begin with, no need for
>pads or tampons, and still isn't, but it's constant and in the mornings
>quite heavy and thick, kind of clotted...is this normal? I've never had
>a yeast infection before, and the bleeding has been going on for roughly
>1 1/2 weeks now. Also, the last few times I've had sex, I've bled
>twice, first lasting about 4-5 days, the next lasting a night. There
>was no pain then or now (unless you count the absolutely maddening
>itching of course). Now just this morning I noticed the swelling had
>returned, in the fleshy area to the right of the clitoris, along with a
>pair of hard small lumps underneath the skin (or one stretched out lump,
>that might be closer) about 1/4-1/2 inch in length. I'm not sure if I
>caused this myself by scratching during the night...?
>
>Should I be concerned about this? My family does have a long history of
>cancer, including my mother, brother, grandfather, various cousins, etc.
>At my age I really don't think it'd be anything like that, but then
>again my brother was diagnosed at just 19. Am I just working myself up
>about nothing?
>
>If it's relevant,I've been taking Tricyclen for 3 or 4 years and am
>currently on 200 mg of Wellbutrin a day, never problems with either.
>Also tested negative for chlamydia.

How about getting reassessed after treatment. Itching and bleeding are not normal, but you could have a simple yeast infection and breakthrough bleeding.

--
Garry E. Siegel, M.D.
Private Practice
Roswell, GA

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