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What Are White Vaginal Discharge, Swollen Vulva And Painful Sex Suggestive Of?
Hi, for about a year I have had a white vaginal discharge. It used to smell pretty bad, but it doesn t really smell too much anymore. My vulva is swollen every once in a while and my vaginal wall feels swollen. My vagina feels a lot tighter and causes a little bit of pain during intercourse. What would this be?
Hello dear Understand your concern You are suffering from vaginal infections that may extend to pelvic region. It may be chronic bacterial vaginosis, trichomoniasis, fungal infection or mixed infection. Exact diagnosis is made by proper examinations after consulting the gynecologist: Vaginal microscopy, cell culture, KOH mount, swab test, Ph testing, PCR, NAAT, per speculum examination.Doctors may provide following investigations: Wear, pure cotton loose inner wear, avoid sweating in vaginal area, change inner wear after work out, avoid perfumed soap, use liquid soap that is neutral and maintain ph of vagina, wash your vagina with warm water with added salt 2-3 times per day, apply onitment of clotrimazole plus hydrocortisone, Tablet cetrizine, tablet metronidazole (bacterial vaginosis), tablet flucananole (fungal), take lactobacillus suppository, Avoid excessive sugar in diet. Hope this may help you Best regards Dr. Sagar
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What Are White Vaginal Discharge, Swollen Vulva And Painful Sex Suggestive Of?
Hello dear Understand your concern You are suffering from vaginal infections that may extend to pelvic region. It may be chronic bacterial vaginosis, trichomoniasis, fungal infection or mixed infection. Exact diagnosis is made by proper examinations after consulting the gynecologist: Vaginal microscopy, cell culture, KOH mount, swab test, Ph testing, PCR, NAAT, per speculum examination.Doctors may provide following investigations: Wear, pure cotton loose inner wear, avoid sweating in vaginal area, change inner wear after work out, avoid perfumed soap, use liquid soap that is neutral and maintain ph of vagina, wash your vagina with warm water with added salt 2-3 times per day, apply onitment of clotrimazole plus hydrocortisone, Tablet cetrizine, tablet metronidazole (bacterial vaginosis), tablet flucananole (fungal), take lactobacillus suppository, Avoid excessive sugar in diet. Hope this may help you Best regards Dr. Sagar