bacterial vaginosis

[willing to quit]

I am 27 and I keep getting bacterial infections. I am married and have NEVER cheated on my husband nor has he on me. I have very bad discharge and abdonminal pain. I go to the doc or ER and they of corse do the gonnorea and clymedia test and they always come back neg. I take the prescribed meds just as directed and it seems like no sooner than a month or so the infection comes right back. Sometimes however it is longer than that maybe a couple months. I don't understand what this is caused from? Does anyone have any ideas? My doctors don't seem to say much about it except "take the medicine as prescribed and until all is gone, then you will be ok". PLease help!
Thanks so much!!!!

[krickett]

http://www.womens-health.com/boards/gynecology/386-chronic-bacterial-vaginosis.html

check out this website. It has helped me so much knowing that I'm not alone in this.

[DrakeDamian]

i went through this the about 5 months ago when i was 2 months pregnant!! i took the meds twice and still came bk with it!! i have been with my hubby for almost 4 years married a little over a year and we have been with just each other!!  hubby was tested and it came bk that he also had it, we were put on the same meds and now at 7months pregnant i have not had any signs of it what so ever!! talk to your docs and see if this could be the reason why it keeps coming bk!!   good luck ! ! !

[RockRose]

Willing,  what exactly are you being diagnosed with,  do you know?  Is your husband being treated also,  so he's not just harboring bacteria and passing it back to you?

[BethanySublime]

I know that BV comes back within 3 months for 30% of women who get it.  I think some are just more prone to BV.  Have you always had a lot of discharge, even before you were sexually active?  Because maybe that is what causes it.  I have always had heavy discharge, and I was just treated for the first time for BV, and right after treatment it seemed to be getting worse although it's better now.  So I think I'll probably get BV again in the near future.  Also, do you wear tight underwear like thongs or g-strings every day?  That can trap bacteria.  And since you're married, I'm guessing you probably don't use condoms for your BC method.  Without a condom, sex is not as "sanitary" I guess you could say, not that it's nasty or anything, there's just more bacteria getting inside of you.

[willing to quit]

I have tried not using tampons, douching, all of the above. The infection has come and gone for over 5 years. I have tried pills, creams, shots, you name it they gave it!
What concerns me is that about 6 years ago I got diagnosed with Level 4 pre-cancer of the cervix. I was 21 at the time. I had surgery and they removed most of it but said they didn't get it all and I would have to come back. I moved to a diff state and can't for the life of me find a good gyno. I have had cysts removed off both ovaries and have had very bad abdominal pain. It also hurts really bad during sex sometimes.
I am kinda scared that this may have something to do with that.
Any ideas? Any are appreciated
Thanks

[HottKyChick]

I was diagnosed with BV about 4 months ago and Dr gave me a cream to use, it was a one dose treatment, it worked great within 2 days, but i cant for the life of me remember what it was called. Anyway at the same time she put me on nuvaring continuously for 2 months to stop my periods ( cuz of headaches and cuz they lasted for about 12 days) so during this time i didnt have a period. When i went off of the nuvaring and had a period and used tampons again, the bv came back...So i believe mine was caused from tampons. My dr told me that douching, soaps, even laundry detergent and yes tampons can cause bv. hope this helps answer your questions...