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Could herpes cause Bacterial Vaginosis or Yeast infection without outbreak?
Hello,
First of all, I am sorry for my english. Its not my native language.
Anyway, I diagnosed herpes type 2, 3 years ago with 3 blood test plus swab on blisters. It all positive.
I got OB 7-8 times at first year but after I started valtrex daily to protect my bf, it decreased like 1-2 OB.
Actually I haven't had obvious outbreak since February. Everything was fine untill May.
I had been crazy itchy with vaginal discharge plus fishy odor for a month. I visited 4 different doc. They all thought BV or YI. They all put me metrodinazole or clindamycin. It did stop the discharge and bad odor, but I have this reddish look on vulva also still itchy and sometimes it stings :(
Doctors check for outbreak external and internal and they didn't find anything. I tried salt baths it helped a little. I am using probiotics. I have never been like this before.
Even I got outbreaks it doesnt itch like this. Could herpes cause this? Could valtrex cause this? ( I have been on valtrex for 10 month daily with 500 mg.)
My doctor told me to stop valtrex to see what happens and I did stop for 2 weeks now. Its still the same. Sometimes itchy sometimes are not :( I avoid vaginal douche. I watch my diet.
After herpes my downstairs got crazy :( I am unhappy about sex. I never get orgasm because thinking herpes during sex.
Its been 2 months my bf and I aren't make love because of this itchy. I thought could I be shedding this time :(
I am scarred to transmit to my bf who tested couple of times for neg. blood tests. My ex gave me this stupid virus. I feel unsafe and I got low-esteem because of it.
I am a beautiful, very sucessful woman. I train proffesional athleets. I do fitness. But this is not enough for me to forget herpes! :( I wish there will be a cure soon.
please help :( I am stuck. I am really tired of having this. I know there are no cures but at least some relief from this itch. I feel like I developed chronic yeast infection or chronic bacterial vaginosis. Even all tests came back neg for BV and YI.
First of all, I am sorry for my english. Its not my native language.
Anyway, I diagnosed herpes type 2, 3 years ago with 3 blood test plus swab on blisters. It all positive.
I got OB 7-8 times at first year but after I started valtrex daily to protect my bf, it decreased like 1-2 OB.
Actually I haven't had obvious outbreak since February. Everything was fine untill May.
I had been crazy itchy with vaginal discharge plus fishy odor for a month. I visited 4 different doc. They all thought BV or YI. They all put me metrodinazole or clindamycin. It did stop the discharge and bad odor, but I have this reddish look on vulva also still itchy and sometimes it stings :(
Doctors check for outbreak external and internal and they didn't find anything. I tried salt baths it helped a little. I am using probiotics. I have never been like this before.
Even I got outbreaks it doesnt itch like this. Could herpes cause this? Could valtrex cause this? ( I have been on valtrex for 10 month daily with 500 mg.)
My doctor told me to stop valtrex to see what happens and I did stop for 2 weeks now. Its still the same. Sometimes itchy sometimes are not :( I avoid vaginal douche. I watch my diet.
After herpes my downstairs got crazy :( I am unhappy about sex. I never get orgasm because thinking herpes during sex.
Its been 2 months my bf and I aren't make love because of this itchy. I thought could I be shedding this time :(
I am scarred to transmit to my bf who tested couple of times for neg. blood tests. My ex gave me this stupid virus. I feel unsafe and I got low-esteem because of it.
I am a beautiful, very sucessful woman. I train proffesional athleets. I do fitness. But this is not enough for me to forget herpes! :( I wish there will be a cure soon.
please help :( I am stuck. I am really tired of having this. I know there are no cures but at least some relief from this itch. I feel like I developed chronic yeast infection or chronic bacterial vaginosis. Even all tests came back neg for BV and YI.
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Grace, thank you very much. After using desitin and eat yogurt with probitics my sypmtoms lost.
I start back to valtrex for 2 weeks now. But i have one another question. I really dont want to bother you but its been so long since i havent sex with my bf and we were planning to do it this weekend. Today after shower i found 3 pimples between my inner tigh. They are close to eachother no fluids inside just looks red pimplish.. No itch,no sypmtom nothing when i get my obs its comes quite mild but itchy for couple day... but this is nothing like my h sypmtoms. I know its not possible to diagnose from the internet :( but maybe you can give a relief...
I am really tired of this , i really doesnt want to live like this. I feel like i am a walking virus :(( help me please, ir reallly miss my bf :((
I start back to valtrex for 2 weeks now. But i have one another question. I really dont want to bother you but its been so long since i havent sex with my bf and we were planning to do it this weekend. Today after shower i found 3 pimples between my inner tigh. They are close to eachother no fluids inside just looks red pimplish.. No itch,no sypmtom nothing when i get my obs its comes quite mild but itchy for couple day... but this is nothing like my h sypmtoms. I know its not possible to diagnose from the internet :( but maybe you can give a relief...
I am really tired of this , i really doesnt want to live like this. I feel like i am a walking virus :(( help me please, ir reallly miss my bf :((
thank you very much Grace! I will check with other vulvovaginal problems. I hope my doctor can find something. And I totally start back to valtrex. I feel more secure with valtrex. Even thou not having sex during this time.
I hope to have sex again. lol :) I really miss my bf. Its been almost 2 months without sex because of this itchy, reddish look inside labia majora...
I hope to have sex again. lol :) I really miss my bf. Its been almost 2 months without sex because of this itchy, reddish look inside labia majora...
Constant itching would not be herpes related. If you have a fungal infection from the Yeast you would need some antifungal cream to help clear it up. Talk to your doc about this and the 1% cream.
they first diagnosed and treat me. The discharge and the odor gone though. but that itchy red vulva stayed. Could it be herpes related? I always get my blisters around pubic hair and its quit mild. I don't know what causing this itch :( I am out of my mind aargh hate this
Hi, did they test correctly for BV and yeast? As since youve had a discharge fungal is definately on the list for the cause of irritations like itching. If BV and YI are ruled out ask your doc about 1% cortizone cream as is an anti itch cream.
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Herpes spreads by oral, vaginal and anal sex.
Herpes sores blister, then burst, scab and heal.
STIs are the most common cause of genital sores.
Millions of people are diagnosed with STDs in the U.S. each year.
STDs can't be transmitted by casual contact, like hugging or touching.
Syphilis is an STD that is transmitted by oral, genital and anal sex.
vaginitis is common in women. Some recent research does show that herpes can cause you to have it more often. That said, treat the two conditions as totally separate from each other.
if your regular gyn is just doing a looksee when you go to be seen and not doing proper testing for vaginitis, insist that they start testing again. guessing and throwing medications at you can just add to skin discomfort. if the redness continues without discharge and your gyn is stumped, look to see if you can find a dermatologist who has experience in vulvovaginal disease and be seen. Many things can cause itching and redness and if you are testing negative for yeast and bacterial vaginal infections, time for a further work up.
meanwhile, give your genital area some extra tlc. Use only unscented toilet paper. Use a plain soap like unscented dove. when you can, go bottomless so that you get cool, drying air to your genital area as well as it reduces friction. If you spend most of your day in tight work out clothes, going bottomless at home should help. You can also consider using a barrier cream like desitin or aquaphor ointment. anything you use on a baby butt is fine. the cream will soothe irritated skin, protect it and help it heal. always avoid topical steroids in the genital area unless told to use them by a doctor. They can thin the delicate genital skin and cause more trouble than they help over time :(
don't let your herpes get you down!! It's just a random infection that you were unlucky enough to get. You taking daily suppressive therapy, avoiding sex whenever anything is going on genitally and using condoms makes your bf 99% likely each year NOT to contract hsv2 from you!! you are far more likely to get pregnant than you are to transmit your herpes to your partner. Daily suppressive therapy keeps recurrences few and far between so that you can have a completely normal sex life.