[xxpaula]

After an exam, my doctor said I had a bacterial infection (I am assuming BV)and he put me on Metronidazole which didn't help. I have used it twice now and I still have the symptoms. I went to a new gyno and she was so rude and said nothing was wrong with me, but all she did was an exam and didn't actually send any samples to a lab. She didn't do a blood test or urine test. I am so confused now because I know something is wrong with me but what??

Also, since the antibiotics didn't work I was wondering if anyone has tried RepHresh Pro-B. It's OTC and I just saw a comercial for it. It's supposed to help with yeast and bacteria. I was curious if it helps, so if anyone has tried it please let me know. thanks.

[ItsASecret]

Unless you can get it in a pharmacy I would avoid anything you see on tv. Generally those are fraud ads made by people trying to make a quick buck. Stick to the doctors, or even the pharmacist for optional medications....they went to school for that exact reason.

[Lekika76]

Cronic Vaginosis

Hello ladies. I too have been suffering for almost a full year now with these symptoms. I remember the days when I loved to taste his chin afterwards because everything was smelling and functioning normal. Now I am embarrased and afraid to even be intimate with him at all! I have been through an emotional rollercoaster with all of this! from blaming him to blaming myself and feeling ashamed! I'm done feeling this way!
I do believe in natural medicine, and truly have seen miracles work on everything from warts to cancer patients! My own grandfather has beaten 3 different types of cancer through natural medicine! Probiotics and something called Transfer Factor to be precise. I spoke with my step-mother who has studied natural medicine & herbs for many years and is also a surgical nurse. She suggested this product called Femmesil. You can read up on it and make your own assessment. I just purchased this product, and will surely post again to let you know my results with this once I have received it and tested it out.
I have had the "fishy smell" and white discharge every month since last August! It has gone away after the Metrogel my OBGYN prescribed, but it always comes back after or just before my period. I too have washed hands, obstained from sex, worn loose clothing, changed everything! But every month it just keeps coming back! I pray this works!

[Angelhalo052010]

Has anyone else heard of Femmesil that the above poster talks about? It sounds too good to be true, just like all the other over-the-counter products.

[Angelhalo052010]

I just went to the doctor on Monday and she said I looked normal...UGH!! I'm so sick of doctors telling me that I am normal when I know I have a problem. Normal doesn't smell like rotten fish....I just made an appoitment with another gynecologist for tomorrow. I pray he can do something different for me. I'm so sick and tired of this nasty infection. I also just ordered the Femmesil because I am so desperate.

[Jumo16]

Lekika76 - I know how YOU FEEL! I feel the same way. I've been battling BV for the last year, after getting into a relationship with my new bf. I went from blaming him, being suspicious, self conscious, disgusted, embarrassed and now just depressed and frustrated. I've been on countless rounds of antibiotics, taking folic acid, Fem-D probiotics, taking showers after sex. I'm afraid to be intimate and I'm starting to be afraid my bf will leave me because of all this trouble! So many questions: is it diet related? sex related? tight clothes? lowered immune system? WHY DOESN'T ANYTHING WORK FOR ME??? I feel so bad like I'm defective. On another post someone told me the probiotics take at least 2 months to help your vaginal flora become "good again". Any one have something that has worked long term??

[Jumo16]

Angelhalo052010 - I get the same thing from my regular GP. I went in last week, told her about the discharge and smell and she pulled out the spectrum and said "See, nothing in there". I KNOW HOW I FEEL AND SMELL?? Why do they not believe us or take this BV seriously? Where is all the research to find a CURE??

[Chrispy]

Thanks Detective Sarah for all your posts and info on the Lactose. Seems to be working well for me after a couple of weeks! Love those little peas....

You may have discovered these guys yourself by now, but in case it's helpful for you or anyone else, after searching for ages for Whey Concentrate that contained high Lactose, and being told time and time again that there is no Lactose in Whey at all, I found a company in Sydney, Australia that sells Lactose Milk Sugar (100%), nice and economical at about $25. The company is GPA Wholefoods and they have a website. Waiting for my delivery tomorrow.

Hope this helps, at least with the Aussie girls.

[Chrispy]

Oh I should add that I finally did find Whey with high Lactose, so I wasn't meaning that it wasn't possible to find, just difficult and that most health food shops couldn't get their heads around what I wanted, or didn't know what was actually in the Whey in the first place.

[Angelhalo052010]

I went back to the doctor on Thursayd. He did a DNA test and it came back negative for everything. He still gave me a rx for tindamax since I was having the symptoms. I have taken 2 days worth and I still have the stymptoms. He gave me a 10-day course but I don't know if I should take the full 10 days worth if I don't see results by at least the 5th. He said if this doesn't work, then he is going to try some hydrocortisone cream and if that doesn't work he is going to try Premarin. He did tell me that, unfortunately, there are some women who have this issue chronically. I really hated to hear that. I'm still trying to fight it though