Vaginal Itching, Redness, Discharge.....HELP!

[Britt2167]

Hello,

In December I had protected sex with a guy that I was seeing and a week later experienced very severe itching and an odor. I went to both urgent care and my obgyn where they tested me for STDs and infections. Both tests came back positive for BV and yeast, but nothing else. I was prescribed diflucan and flagyl and although they initially worked, my symptoms came back a week later. I returned to another urgent care in which I was given more diflucan and flagyl and my cultures were taken for an in depth analysis of bacteria. The results showed I had some rare bacteria and I was prescribed amoxicillin.

That worked for 2 weeks and then the symptoms came back. I went back to urgent care where they retested me for everything. Took my urine, cultures from a Pap smear, blood work for herpes hiv diabetes etc and did a pelvic exam. Everything came back negative!! As far as the herpes test goes, my result was 0.10 negative for HSV2 IGG and I was tested at 10 weeks.

When I come on my cycle the symptoms disappear but about a week later they come back. This last time my symptoms included a very fishy odor, lots and lots of yellow and sometimes brown discharge and extreme itching and redness. After visiting my gyno this past week, he thinks it is BV but that I'm not responding to flagyl bc of the strain that it could be. He has prescribed clyndamycin which I have been taking for 3 days now yet the itch is still very strong. I am due to come on my period soon, but am extremely confused on what's going on down there.

Anyone have similar problems? Or can think of what could be causing these issues and why?

[specialmom]

No.  Those are not symptoms of herpes.  

[Britt2167]

is there any chance that this could be herpes? That is the only other thing I can think of and that has me terrified, just because of some of the symptoms.

[specialmom]

Hi there.  Well, let me first say that you are under doctors care so no one on the internet is going to offer you more insight than that.  BV can be very resilient and tricky to totally eradicate.  Many women have several courses of treatment before it is fully gone.  USUALLY BV does not itch.  It is not  known for that.  Do you think you have yeast as well??  Something fungal?  You did take an antibiotic (amoxicillin) and those are well known for causing yeast infection.  Think about what happens when you take an antibiotic.  It kills all flora in your vagina.  Bad bacteria and GOOD bacteria.  yes, we have good bacteria in our body.  The good bacteria is responsible for keeping the overgrowth of yeast from growing.  When you kill it off, you get a yeast infection.  So, it's hard.  You need the bad bacteria of the BV gone but then develop yeast.  So, I'd talk to your doctor about treating in succession.  Go with the heavy med to rid yourself of the BV and as you complete treatment, begin difulucan for the yeast.  One after the other.  also, during that time, you can eat probiotic yogurt or take probiotic tablets that are basically adding live cultures of the good bacteria to your system to help you not have an overgrowth of yeast.  Wear loose fitting panties, cotton only and change often especially if they become damp from a work out or sweating.  

If you have a partner, they too may need to be treated for the BV as it can be passed back and forth.  At the very least, always use a condom.

good luck