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november70 posted:
had a partial hysterectomy(forgive my spelling) in april of 2012.. since then i have had a cottage cheese discharge and itching like crazy..the itching is so bad that i have made myself bleed...what could b the cause of this?? i thought it was my gentil herpes, but i have already taken two prescribtions for this and the problem is still there...ive tried monastat and that hasnt helped.. what could b the problem
2 Replies |Watch This Discussion | Report This| Share this:questions after surgery<i>had a partial hysterectomy(forgive my spelling) in april of 2012.. since then i have had a cottage cheese discharge and itching like crazy..the itching is so bad that i have made myself bleed...what could b the cause of this?? i thought it was my gentil herpes, but i have already taken two prescribtions for this and the problem is still there...ive tried monastat and that hasnt helped.. what could b the problem</i>
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Anon_6061 responded:
A "cottage cheese" discharge and severe itching are typical symptoms of a yeast infection but it could be something else. Since you had a hysterectomy, you would have been given antibiotics in the hospital to prevent infection. These destroy good bacteria along with the bad creating an environment for yeast. Here are a couple of links:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/yeast-infection/DS01182/DSECTION=symptoms
http://women.webmd.com/tc/vaginal-yeast-infections-symptoms

Generally, if one's had a prior yeast infection and knows the symptoms to be the same, they can self treat with an OTC anti-fungal. But since you're not sure, a doctor visit sounds reasonable.
Report This| Share this:questions after surgeryA "cottage cheese" discharge and severe itching are typical symptoms of a yeast infection but it could be something else. Since you had a hysterectomy, you would have been given antibiotics in the hospital to prevent infection. These destroy good bacteria along with the bad creating an environment for yeast. Here are a couple of links: <br /><a href="http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/yeast-infection/DS01182/DSECTION=symptoms">http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/yeast-infection/DS01182/DSECTION=symptoms</a><br /><a href="http://women.webmd.com/tc/vaginal-yeast-infections-symptoms">http://women.webmd.com/tc/vaginal-yeast-infections-symptoms</a><br /> <br />Generally, if one's had a prior yeast infection and knows the symptoms to be the same, they can self treat with an OTC anti-fungal. But since you're not sure, a doctor visit sounds reasonable.
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november70 replied to Anon_6061's response:
ty 4 ur response
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