Tired of Test, please help

[confusednfedup]

This problem started about a year ago, I was having cronic pain in my pelvis and swelling. I went to my doctor and was told I had fibrocistic ovaries. In other words I had a ton of cyst on my ovaries. She said they should subside on their own but to come back in two months to be checked again. The pain never stopped, but about two weeks later I had these sores on the skin beside my labia. I called her and she said that I probably just had some irritation from the swelling to wait teo more weeks and call back. I ended up going to the er who only gave me pain medication and referred me to a doctor in Columbus. The cyst had swollen considerably and he had to do surgery to remove them. He told me some had burst and caused an infection that caused the sores. I got pregnant a few months later and once agian the sores returned, by this point I accused my fiancee of cheating and went for std testing. All of my test came back normal and I was checked for every std under the sun. After weeks of apologizing the sores came back again. I was checked for stds all over again and told they could not find a cause and sent to yet another doctor who did all the same testing and told me I had sensitive skin to switch to all cotton. I have switched and once again they came back. I am a very clean person, I don't wear tight clothes, there is nothing left that could irritate my skin. I believe it is a yeast infection because I also have a thick white discharge each time and itchiness as well as sweling of my labia and occasionally my clitoris. Are these normal signs of a yeast infection or have I somehow fallen in the crcks of some unknown condition? All I know is I have been dealing with this every few months for a year now and I am fed up. Please if you know anything about this write me back.

~Confused and fed up

[Dr. Kokil Mathur]

Hi
Yes, it is normal to have recurrent yeast infections. This is seen more if there is incomplete treatment or if there is repeat infection (from a sexual partner) or if there is underlying diabetes. The complete treatment has been explained in the previous post. At times both partners in a sexually active couple need to be treated. Get a PAP smear too if you are sexually active. Get your blood sugar tested too.
Hope this helps. Take care!

[confusednfedup]

I called my doctor today and asked about the lichen sclerosus, he says it is impossibly rare for me the have it, I am only nineteen. He has my results and it is yet another yeast infection, so I guess my second question would be is it normal for recurrent yeast infections? At least once every two months, and never around my period... my doctor says they are not related issues causing them but if this is the case then why do they always come back and seem to get worse each time?

[confusednfedup]

I have been checked for endometriosis and PID neither of which came back as possitive. Thank you though, I appreciate it.

[kelkel55]

Hi, I had a cyst burst on my ovary and then had another on the other side. I have suffered with chronic severe pelvic and abdominal pain for the last three years. Gastrointestinal symptoms, period symptoms, sex symptoms, and urinary systems. I was diagnosed with endometriosis a couple of weeks ago. Research it online, some websites say it can cause ovarian cysts, and skin disorders.

[Dr. Kokil Mathur]

Hi
Welcome to the forum!
Thick white discharge with itchiness and swelling could be a yeast infection or candida infection. This would need treatment with both, oral antifungal taken once a week for 4 weeks or more and local antifungal application.
Thick white vaginal discharge can also be due to cervical cancer or lichen sclerosus. Lichen sclerosus is another problem that should be seriously considered as this also causes itchiness and swelling along with the discharge. Skin biopsy is confirmatory. A PAP smear should be done.
Hope this helps. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!