Hi, I would really apperciate any help anyone could give. I am a 30 year old female and I have been battling an unknown infection in this area since March 2012. I have seen numerous doctors and gynecologists who are all baffled and don't know what is causing it. Currently on the waiting list to see a urologist but the earliest appointment I could get was April 2013.
My problems started when I became sexually active again after about seven years of not having sex. Had sex before when I was 21/22 (though never on a regular basis) without any problems. Have had problems with UTIs in the past but they were always resolved quickly with antibiotics. After having sex a few times with a new guy I was in a relationship with, I felt like I had a severe UTI. Symptoms included urinary frequency, burning in urethra, urge to go but nothing came out, etc. I went to the doctor and they prescribed Bactrim, which didn't work, tried Cipro next which didn't work, then tried Macrobid which did not work. After a week of these symptoms, I also started to have symptoms that felt like I was "swollen" all the time (similar to how I feel when I was aroused). Urine culture came back negative for bacteria so they took me off the antibiotics. Did tests for everything (chlymadia, gonnarhea, BV, yeast) which all came back negative. They also did an ultrasound which showed everything normal in my ovaries and uterus area. The symptoms suddenly disappeared overnight after about a week and a half of this with no explanation.
Relationship with the first guy ended as he didn't want to deal with the medical problems, and I was fine for six weeks while I was not having sex. I started dating someone else at this point and noticed something was wrong as every time we had sex it was excrutiatingly painful for me, when I have never had a problem with painful sex before.
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