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Slightly Yellow Discharge/ Swollen Labia/BV?

Okay, heres my story. I had unprotected sex with a male partner. A couple days later, I noticed some minor itchy/irritation of the vulva. I went to my health center, they screened me for gonnohrea/chlaymdia/trich, etc. All came back negatitive. They said I had a yeast infection. Used the treatment they gave me, and it did not work. I then began to notice a slight yellow thin snotty looking discharge. I went to Planned Parenthood because I thought maybe they missed something. Had all the same screening done, and they said that I def had BV infection, and that all the std tests once again came back negatitive. They gave me flagyl, which seemed to clear up the discharge, but the vulva was still swollen/ irritated. Then I notice the discharge again, this time it is much heaver, and constant. I went to my obgyn, same std tests, neg results. Says she sees no sign of infection, sends me off like nothing is wrong. I have been dealing with this for months, is it possible that I do have an std infection and that these tests are not very accurate? If i did have trich, the flagyl should have cleared it up, and can BV cause this vulva irritation? They have even began to tell me I might have vulvodynia, this seems ridiculous, i have never had a problem before, and discharge is not normally a symptom?
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back in september 09 i went to the doctor because i was having a thick itchy yellowesh discharge they ran a culture and said that they would call me then it came back and put me on some meds just in case. i gotta all and they said they didnt see anything but maybe a vaginal infection. several months later the thick itchy yellowesh discharge came back. went away again... then in may of q0 it came back. i was pregnant at the time so my docto rtold me i had a yeast infection.  i didnt have any problems intil december of 2010 it got really bad my whole vaginal area swelled up and started to change from a yoolow discharge to a watery discharge and smelly i was hurting bad so i started to use vagicil i got worse i started getting red bumps they turned into soars i went to the e.r to get looked at they thought it was herpes they gave me meds 2days later i started bleeding ontop of all the other stuff. i went back to the e.r they admited me and gave me fluids by this time my vagina was so  swollen and hurting i couldent even pee. they did more testings and said theres 2types of herpes. herpes1 which is cold soares which ive never had and herpes 2 vaginal. i tested positive 4 herpes 1 after days in the hospital from so much pain and pleanty of drugs i started to get better but slowly  in january i had the thick yellowesh discharge come back now a month later its back again.. after having several doctors look at me they dont know whats going on....
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Sounds very similar to what I experienced, the gynecologist just kept going back and forth with BV and a yeast infection .. the prescriptions would help, but then it would just come back! They were even sure if it was that and all my std tests came out negative as well. HOWEVER, I started using Fresh Control Intimate Cleansing Gel (randomly saw it at the drugstore and out of desperation bought it). BEST PURCHASE EVER. Cleared everything up for me .. funny how a drugstore product > gynecologist!
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please let me know what you find out .
i am tired of going to the doctors, them telling me all tests are negative and i am left with same problem.
thanks.
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I meant labia not urethra. But either way it's swollen and hurts.
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Ok this is the second time i've had this happen to me. Here's my current issues. I must have a longer urethra than most people because (yes I did research)  I can't find a single picture that shows anything similar to what I have. But anyways, It's swollen, horribly swollen (very uncomfortable). I have severe itching and burning. And this ungodly amount of pain when I urinate that I want to scream it hurts so bad. I also have this discharge that's thick and looks like mucus, has a slight oder but not real strong. I don't know what to do. I've gone to the doctor but by the time I get there the swelling is gone and they tell me the discharge is normal. How can any of this be normal??? This started in Dec '10, this is the second time i've gotten this swollen and it's painful and highly uncomfortable. Can anybody help me??
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recently ive had sexual intercouse and several times i have been left with swollen lips in my vagina, eventually it goes down but this time its stayed around a bit longer, for the first time i expierenced itchyness alot! and big blobs of white thick discharge have become an issue! not normal amounts. Alot. Panicking because it can NOT be an std i will be devistated at my partner. Also to add I was very arroused at the time we had sex and suppose was quite rough at times. sorry for the disturbed images but Please help.
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