I've had a pretty crazy time of it lately. I noticed something wonky going on and went to the Health Clinic when I got to college this September. I was diagnosed with a yeast infection (for the first time ever) and treated with terazole. Later, I was dosed with antibiotics and got a yeast infection and BV at the same time, so I was treated for both with terazole and then metrogel, and a month later the BV came back, so I was given another dose of metrogel. I am having the same symptoms as before, and the nurse gave me metronidazole this time.

The only weird thing is....the symptoms don't match anything I've read! My discharge is exactly like the mucus I sneeze from my nose when I'm sick. It's like I have a sinus infection in my vagina. It's elastic, and mucusy, without clumps at all, but with amazing stretch capability. It's not grey, and it's not white...it's like a very light yellow/green color. There's really not a smell and it's not very itchy.

So I'm terribly afraid of having chronic BV....but I'm still not certain that's what I'm suffering from. I'm taking acidophilus pills and eating yogurt and have pretty much just stopped wearing underwear (until I can buy some cotton ones) and taking multivitamin pills and I've stopped eating candy, dessert, bread, and I never drink soda.

I've read a lot of posts here...people with chronic BV stop having sex? Why? If it doesn't affect the male partners, and it's chronic ANYWAY, why stop having sex? I haven't had sex...and it sucks....I hate it, but if I do in fact have BV and it won't go away....I don't want to have to deal with that AND live a chaste life. I'm 18! I've had sex a very limited number of times! I am so scared of this ruining my relationship and making all future relationships impossible...So...what's the rationale behind the abstinence? And...does it even sound like I have BV at all? (I?ve been tested for gonorrhea and Chlamydia twice now?negative both times).