No, I changed to the NuvaRing after all this began, my doc said that she has seen in her other patients w/ reoccurring BV the NuvaRing has helped clear it up...so I thought that it was worth a shot, nothing has gotten worse since, maybe actually a little better.
I had recurring BV and yeast for almost a year until I did some research on some things that could be causing it. Are you on birth control? Birth control changes the normal environment from acidic to more basic. Also do you use condoms? My dr. recommended that I try using condoms because of sperm being basic as well it could offset the ph level.
Do you have to wear pantyhose?
Just wanted to let you know that I'm having the same experiences with recurring itching and discharge. It's very frustrating and uncomfortable and I totally understand what you're going through. I've been tested multiple times and always get different results, whether it be BV or yeast or frictional irritation. Keep me posted, and best of luck.
Thank you all sooo very much for responding. Well, I don't wear pantyhose, just regular dress slacks. I am also taking Acidophilus, Cranberry, & Candida Clear suppliments twice a day. I am on birth control and I have been wondering if I should just stop it for right now untill everything clears up. I hate to do that because we are not ready for children. No, we don't use condoms, but I have heard about the sperm affecting the ph level. I have been in a commited relationship for 7 years now, and on Ortho Tri cyclen and now on Nuva Ring. I hate to go back to the doc, b/c sometimes people make me feel like I'm making this up or something...when I know I'm really not. Well, I guess that's all I can add for right now. Is it possible to still have the BV while having no odor? It's just so wierd how I felt fine for like 3 days and boom...right back to where I was.
Thanks everyone!!
Worried0817
Did your trouble start when you changed bc?
I'm going to paste a comment Dr. Handsfield made on either the STD or HIV boards, in response to posters who continued to feel genital symptoms after treatment and/or negative tests. I think it probably applies to your situation as well.
"The rest of this message is one I have posted in response to other questioners with chronic, unexplained genital symptoms. It may apply to you.
It is a fact of life that human beings get various aches and pains. Out of the blue there is knee pain, a headache, abdominal discomfort, a stich in the side, tingling down a leg. Sometimes such problems are continuing or recurrent, yet no specific cause ever is found and clearly no important infection or disease is present.
Why should the genital area be any different? Not every symptom means disease. People with such symptoms of course should see a health care provider. But when a comprehensive evaluation comes up with no good explanation for genital symptoms, and if they persist after treatment of the potential infectious causes, it is wrong to assume a serious health problem. Just as some people have to learn to live with unexplained but benign headaches or abdominal pain, others have to live with unexplained genital symptoms.
Our genitals have a special place in our psyches, and unexplained discomfort can be harder to ignore than a painful joint or even a headache. But the principle holds. It's fine to look for harmless things that might help control symptoms. But potentially harmful treatments (e.g., repeated high doses of antibiotics, potent pain controllers) make no sense, and doctor-shopping (or internet shopping) for different answers generally is fruitless."