Dr. Andrijana Shterjovska
, MD 
Specialization: Family medicine, OB/GYN
Posts
Swelling in pregnancy might be due to two things: hormonal changes that occur in pregnancy, and slower circulation and lymph drainage. The slower lymph drainage is usually in the lower limbs and due to the pressure the baby puts on the big blood vessels in the abdomen and pelvis.
Actually everything below the level of the uterus might be swoll... more
Urinary tract infections do not affect incidence (occurrence) of cervical cancer. It is true that urinary tract infections (including renal infections) might be related to a higher incidence of genital infections because of the close anatomical position of the outer opening of the female urethra and the outer rim of the vagina, but it is not suffi... more
The symptoms you reported (fishy smell and white discharge from vagina) might be associated with bacterial vaginosis. Bacterial vaginosis is a vaginal inflammation caused by certain bacteria. The white discharge is due to increased production of mucus or the presence of pus.
The fishy smell is caused by the metabolic process of the bacteria a... more
According to the data you provided (taking microgynon 30ed pill for about 5 months, saw period twice in september the 5th and the 30th, missing menstrual period ever since), You might be experiencing a mild form of hormonal imbalance. Mycroginon contains hormones like most of the birth control pills. These hormones interfere with the normal hormo... more
It is hard to say what the pimples are without seeing them. However, given the data you provided (pimples filled with pus that leak when squeezed, spreading from genital area to hands and feet), you might be experiencing a skin infection. The presence of pus is almost certainly a sign of infection. What causes the infection and the pimples canno... more
Given the data you provided (you have experienced heterosexual oral and penetrative intercourse with a condom), it is highly unlikely that you are infected with HIV. If the condom was not broken, then it served as a mechanical barrier through which HIV cannot pass. In cases when men wear a condom, they are also generally protected from other bacte... more
