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Other Than STD What Causes Foul Discharge From Vagina?

I HAD A FOUL ODOR AND MY DOCTOR TOOK A CULTURE AND SAID I HAD A BACTERIAL INFECTION AND GAVE ME CREME TO INSERT FOR 7DAYS, ODOR DISAPPEARED THEN CAME BACK, MY DOCTOR THEN TOLM ME I HAD A STD TRICHMONITIS THEN GAVE ME THE SAME VAGINAL CREME HE HAD PREVIOUSLY GIVEN ME TO TAKE ANOTHER 7DAY, I SOMEWHAT DONT BELIEVE HIS FINDING,BECAUSE I WAS CELIBATE DURING THE FIRST TREATMENT AND THE SECOND TREATMENT, WHY WOULD HE PRESCRIBE THE SAME MEDICINE?
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Thank you for asking HCM.
I have gone through your query. In case of foul smelling discharge bacterial vaginosis is the main possibility. Trichomonasis can be suspected in case of greenish vaginal discharge. Yeast infection can be associated along with these also. A swab test is necessary to rule out also. Usually creams like clotrimazole is given for yeast infection alone. For bacterial vaginosis I usually give combination of antibiotics like metronidazole or clindamycin with clotrimazole as vaginal suppository or as oral tablets. Even for Trichomonasis metronidazole is the choice. Hope this may help you
Let me know if anything not clear.
Thanks.
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Other Than STD What Causes Foul Discharge From Vagina?

Hi Thank you for asking HCM. I have gone through your query. In case of foul smelling discharge bacterial vaginosis is the main possibility. Trichomonasis can be suspected in case of greenish vaginal discharge. Yeast infection can be associated along with these also. A swab test is necessary to rule out also. Usually creams like clotrimazole is given for yeast infection alone. For bacterial vaginosis I usually give combination of antibiotics like metronidazole or clindamycin with clotrimazole as vaginal suppository or as oral tablets. Even for Trichomonasis metronidazole is the choice. Hope this may help you Let me know if anything not clear. Thanks.