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What Causes Recurring Vaginal Infection?

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Posted on Wed, 4 Mar 2015
Question: have been having a lot of issues with bad "fishy" vaginal odor. Over the past year I would say every 1-2 months I have gone back to the Gyno and have been tested for everything. Sometimes (not always) the results come back positive for yeast and a bacterial infection and every time I am given either an antibiotic or a suppository to use which gets rid of it very temporarily. Now I have the same issue again about a month and a half later since the last episode. No itching, just very foul/fishy discharge and cloudy urine with white clumps. Sometkmes my urine almost smells like iron as well. (Side note, this all seemed to start around the time i got the copper iud, we thought maybe it was an allergy to copper so i got it taken out and started birthcontrol, switched birth control brands twice with no improvement so i have decided to take myself off birthcontrol completely as of this month but issue still persists) Is there something else going on that it's recurring so much or is there something i am doing wrong/ overlooking?
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Answered by Dr. Som Biswas (17 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Can be diabetes or infected partner.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

I can understand your concerns.

The reason that you are getting the infection frequently can be either that you are a diabetic or that your partnenr is infected.

if your partner is infected then every time you have intercourse he will infect you and you will keep having the problem.

So please get your partner on a course of antibiotics for 7 days.

The other thing is that diabetes can lead to frequent infection. So please get your blood sugars tested if you are not sure about your diabetic status.

Regards

Dr Som MD
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Follow up: Dr. Som Biswas (1 hour later)
So i have been trsted for diabetes and results have been negative and what could my partner be infected with? All std tests come back negative, gyno had said most likely partner does not have yeast/bacterial infection and the last time i had labwork done (even though i had already been given antibiotics which provided relief temporaril) the results came back negative for everything, even yeast/bacterial. y
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Answered by Dr. Som Biswas (57 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
He has no std

Detailed Answer:
ts not that your partner has std .

its just that boys dont keep there penis clean and almost always have some amount of urine smeared on it.

that urine has some bacteria....its a frequent thing.

Tell him to have a course of antibiotic and then clean his penis with soap water before sex and not urinate just before sex.

Dr Som MD
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Follow up: Dr. Som Biswas (16 hours later)
That makes sense i guess, but adter thinking about it, i havent had sex since the last course of antibiotics because i got my period then my issue came right back (no sex between then)
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Answered by Dr. Som Biswas (6 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Get it checked

Detailed Answer:
dear,

I will suggest then that you get the area checked by an obgyn and repeat a pap smear .

Regards
Dr Som
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What Causes Recurring Vaginal Infection?

Brief Answer: Can be diabetes or infected partner. Detailed Answer: Hi, I can understand your concerns. The reason that you are getting the infection frequently can be either that you are a diabetic or that your partnenr is infected. if your partner is infected then every time you have intercourse he will infect you and you will keep having the problem. So please get your partner on a course of antibiotics for 7 days. The other thing is that diabetes can lead to frequent infection. So please get your blood sugars tested if you are not sure about your diabetic status. Regards Dr Som MD