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Re: losing item
From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 15 Jan 2003 10:23:13 -0600 (CST)

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At Tue, 14 Jan 2003, anon wrote: >
>The last time I visited my doctor due to a yeast infection, she gave me
>a printout of home remedies to try. One was inserting a garlic clove
>into the vagina. I tried this & seem to have lost it. I haven't
>noticed it being passed out of my body--I inserted it 2 days ago. The
>first night I was aware of it and the next morning & now can't feel
>anything. Could it have entered my uterus? Should I be worried?

You may have to have your doctor locate it for you. I have to retrieve lost tampons 2-3 times a year, but I don't think I have ever heard of using a garlic clove for yeast. I think I would have to recommend against doing that again, if only to avoid this problem.

-- William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG
This is for educational purposes only, and is not a substitute for consultation and examination by a licensed medical professional.

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