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Had Total Hysterectomy. Having Bad Cramps And Vaginal Bleeding. Suggest
Question: I have had a total hysterectomy and have been dealing with what a thought was a yeast infection, treated 4 times by my Phys. assistant and now I am having bad cramps and bleeding from the vaginal area. what do i do
The hysterectomy was done over 15 yrs ago
The hysterectomy was done over 15 yrs ago
Hello, I would be happy to help you with your question.
Can you please be more specific about:
1. Before the original treatmen, what were the symptoms exactly?
2. What were you treated with?
3. Did they do a vaginal culture?
4. After the 3rd time treating you, and it did not work, why did they treat you a 4th time.
Please answer.
Can you please be more specific about:
1. Before the original treatmen, what were the symptoms exactly?
2. What were you treated with?
3. Did they do a vaginal culture?
4. After the 3rd time treating you, and it did not work, why did they treat you a 4th time.
Please answer.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
1. discharge from vaginal area, looking like yeast infection, I had tried over the counter Monistat and they didn't work.
2. Metronidazole vag gel. .75%, which at the end while using it, no discharge and with in 4 days back again.
3. No culture done
4. That's why I am not going back to dr. It has been a year of dealing with this.
2. Metronidazole vag gel. .75%, which at the end while using it, no discharge and with in 4 days back again.
3. No culture done
4. That's why I am not going back to dr. It has been a year of dealing with this.
Thank you for the followup and I am sorry for the delay getting back to you.
In women who are in menopause, the ovaries are no longer producing estrogen. This has an effect on the vaginal environment. The effect is a decrease in the 'normal' bacteria. This favors infections related to 'other' bacteria or yeast. The two most common infections are something called 'BV' and yeast. While it originally seemed like a yeast infection, it did NOT respond to yeast medication. It DID respond to treating it like it was BV. The problem is that you treated the acute problem, but noone addressed the underlying cause which is the lack of estrogen in the vagina. Also, these problems can be very difficult to correct once the 'balance' in the vagina has been upset. Here is what should happen:
1. You need a repeat vaginal exam
2. You need a vaginal culture
3. Ask if they can perform a 'PH' test - this can help to point towards a cause by measuring the vaginal aciditiy
4. Ask whether they think you would benefit from vaginal estrogen - either in a cream or tablet form. There is also a form of estrogen called E-string that you should ask about.
Finally, the abnormal bleeding must be addressed. This might simply be related to breakdown of the skin related to a poorly treated infection. This is the most likely cause, but I would certainly bring this up with the new provider. Even better, write down the course of the symptoms, treatments, how you responded, and your current symptoms. Sometimes seeing the timeline written down will provide clues for your new provider.
I hope that this helps!
In women who are in menopause, the ovaries are no longer producing estrogen. This has an effect on the vaginal environment. The effect is a decrease in the 'normal' bacteria. This favors infections related to 'other' bacteria or yeast. The two most common infections are something called 'BV' and yeast. While it originally seemed like a yeast infection, it did NOT respond to yeast medication. It DID respond to treating it like it was BV. The problem is that you treated the acute problem, but noone addressed the underlying cause which is the lack of estrogen in the vagina. Also, these problems can be very difficult to correct once the 'balance' in the vagina has been upset. Here is what should happen:
1. You need a repeat vaginal exam
2. You need a vaginal culture
3. Ask if they can perform a 'PH' test - this can help to point towards a cause by measuring the vaginal aciditiy
4. Ask whether they think you would benefit from vaginal estrogen - either in a cream or tablet form. There is also a form of estrogen called E-string that you should ask about.
Finally, the abnormal bleeding must be addressed. This might simply be related to breakdown of the skin related to a poorly treated infection. This is the most likely cause, but I would certainly bring this up with the new provider. Even better, write down the course of the symptoms, treatments, how you responded, and your current symptoms. Sometimes seeing the timeline written down will provide clues for your new provider.
I hope that this helps!
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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