Vulvovaginitis: yeast infection or herpes? Posted: 02-01-07 06:43am
Firstly, I apolgise for double posting. I
didn't know there is a "ask the doctor"
link. I hope I can get some answers from
here instead.
I had been dating this guy for 2months and
had a weekend getaway last
weekend.(thur-sun). This is the 1st time
we had sex with each other (we both had
partners before). He was very rough and I
felt bruised at my clit, rectrum, gential
areas. I also felt sore(well, we had
10times in 3days). Intial 1-3times,
condoms are used because i'm still having
my period(about 4th day of period) and no
condoms was used after that. The topic of
whether he has herpes or not was never
brought up. I'm not sure when's his last
sex is but mine is about 1 year ago.
On sunday, I felt really sore in my
gential areas, alittle itching starts to
occur around my vulva area. I didn't
really care much and of cos starts
scratching. On monday, I realise there's
alot of discharge, like starchy yellowish
and they harden up on my underwear. I
didn't sleep well on sunday nite and catch
a cold, feeling feverish when I walk up.
Itching increases on monday, the discharge
is frequent with the same color and I find
it difficult to walk cos its sore around
the vulva area. I must have subconsciouly
scratch very hard while sleeping on monday
night.
On tue morning, when I walk up and pee, I
felt like 10000knives slashing my gential
area. The discharge is still as much and
freqently. I cant even sit, stand walk
normally, every single moment I make
hurts. I decided to see a doctor. She said
it could be thrust or herpes. She took
some swab test. Results will only come on
friday for thrust and next week for
herpes. She prescribe canesten cream+ 1
day treatment, which I use on tueday nite.
She said she noticed no blisters or uclers
but there is redness and sore on the
vulva. She also noticed some redness
around the rectum area and clit area. She
took test for herpes just in case and ask
me to monitor my situation. On tue night,
I noticed a little white bump on my vulva
area. There's no more itching on tuesday.
I did intensive searching for yeast
infection and herpes on the internet and
found my symptons match the yeast
infection quite closely. Except for the
discharge, i'm not sure whats cottage
cheese like but my discharge is yellowish
and hardens when it drys up. Its starchy
like. One of the cause of yeast infection
is caused by antibodies, and I had been
taking antibodies since last nov for my
face(outbreaks), so this could cause the
yeast infection.
On wed morning, I noticed more white bumps
appearing, peeing still hurts alot when
the urine touches the sore areas. I took
alot of cranberry juice and yoghurt as it
was recommended on websites that it may
help. No itching was experience today,
only soreness. The feeling is like rubbing
salt on open wounds. Out of no where, I
had dirreaor in the afternoon and that
hurts like hell. Everytime urine touches
the valua, when I walk, sit, stand, move
alittle, it hurts badly. Towards the
evening time, I felt sorness at my rectum.
The feeling is like I just had
constipation. This became to worry me
alot. I could see red bumps like ucles
around my rectum area and white bumps like
big pimples on my valva area. When I run
my finger on it, it felt uneven, so its
definately bumps. I'm still continueing to
use the canesten cream on my valva area.
No itching anymore.
Thursday morning. The pain did not ease,
it is still as painful as wednesday., one
thing I noticed is that if I shower in
warm water, when the water passes my valva
it doesn't hurt, no pain. But when I pee
it stings alot. For the 1st 1-3secs it
doesn't hurt, but when the urine touches
the sores, it hurts badly. This is very
worrying because of these bumps, its a
symptoms for herpes. Until now, I didn't
confront my bf because I do not want to
jump into conclusion, it could be very
serious yeast infection and those bumps
could be boils. I can't tell the
difference anyway by looking. I rang my
doctor but she's not working today. I can
only wait till tomorrow to know the thrust
results.
I tried to be as detailed as possible in
my description hoping someone here with
the experience or medicial background can
provide me some information. This is the
1st time I ever experience such pain.
Please help if you can. Thanks alot. Very
much appreciated.
New discovery for the thursday afternoon-
one of the red pimples/blisters/ucles (i
can't tell the difference!!!) is bleeding,
so it got stuck to my pantyliners, I had
to pull it off and it hurts damn bad. So
one bleeding case found. Also, I noticed
the discharge now is slightly different.
Its like yellowish egg-white. No more itch
for now. Discharge is still frequent. And
of cos I still had heaps of difficult
sitting, standing, walking, basically any
movement that involves the lower half.
Think I walk the same speed as a grandma.
Can confirm now that it doesn't hurt when
I pee (so that rules out that urine
infection) but when the pee touches the
sores.
Yesterday during the day,i had banana,
cranberry juice(500ml) and small tub
youghurt, after a while, I had diarrhoea.
Today I had the same just without the
bananas and I also had diarrhoea.
the discharged has lessen. and there's
slight bleeding from the sores, sticking
to my pantyliner. no visible blood stains
but pinkish stains on pantyliner.
At nite when i check in the mirror, i
noticed alot of alot of sores, red and
white color all over my valvu and on my
clits and 2 on my rectrum. i do feel giddy
once in a while and though i have no
temperature, i feel warm. please advice
whether i have herpes.
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Sexual Health - Women Answer A2279 Posted: 02-05-07 08:31am
According to your detailed description
outlining the itching, vulval pain during
urination, red or white pimples or
blisters on the vulva and anus, and
yellowish-white discharge...you are
probably experiencing a vulval and vaginal
infection (vulvovaginitis). Both genital
herpes and/or Candida-infection are
possible provokers of such an infection. A
microbiological examination of a specimen
taken from the vagina and vulva can
confirm or exclude yeast infection or/and
genital herpes. Canesten cream can treat a
yeast infection but can’t treat genital
herpes. If genital herpes is proven you
might try to use acyclovir cream. For now,
you have to wait for the results from the
microbiological laboratory and request the
prescriptions after given the results.
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