Discharge/achy vagina

[flteach09.livejournal.com]

Hi Ladies...hoping you can help.  About a month ago I started to get a yellow/green discharge and would get pelvic discomfort/achy pain in vagina when standing too long or at the end of the day.  Went to the dr...he assumed it was an std or yeast infection so he gave me a dose of azthromax and anther antibiotic for yeast infections.  The meds didn't really make a difference and low and behold the culture ended up coming back negative.  I started taking probiotics and the discharge subsided but the discomfort did not.  Today the discharge came back after being gone for about a week.  I made another appt for this week but I'm stumped!  Any advice?

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[encircleme.livejournal.com]

Sounds like it could be Bacterial Vaginosis.

[argenterie4.livejournal.com]

This!

[emptysthemepark.livejournal.com]

Could you be more specific? Did they do just a culture for YI or a full pap/exam and look visually for vaginosis? Antibiotics aren't given for YI - anti-fungals are. Did he give you an anti-fungal or an antibiotic for vaginosis?

I've had BV and YI more times than I care to admit (IUD makes me super prone) and I've never had discomfort from standing for either. Sex irritates, wiping after using the bathroom, not standing. Is the pain actually internal down there or is it more like an unusual menstrual cramp?

It's possible there were/are multiple issues at play. If the probiotics helped, one issue was YI or BV (discharge sounds more like BV) but the discomfort may be something else. Did they check urine for a UTI?

[flteach09.livejournal.com]

They did a full exam..he looked at a sample and saw that there were white blood cells. Forget the drug he give for the yeast inf..it started with an L. The discomfort is more of a tired feeling and achiness in the vagina...more internal, I sometimes get it when my periods heavy. It subsides when I get off my feet. He did not test the urine last time. Thanks for your help!

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