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Hi..
I originally posted this under the bacterial vaginosis post but I decided to make my own thread. Ive had genital herpes type-1 for 2 years now (I was still a virgin and got it from oral sex even though none of the 4 boyfriends I was ever with had a cold sore.. go figure). Anyways about a week after my first outbreak cleared up it started burning when I peed. I saw my doc and there was no UTI or yeast infection.. so she put me on supressive therapy (valtrex 500mg a day) cause she thought maybe I was having recurring outbreaks. That didnt fix the problem so she put me on 1000mg a day... still didnt clear it up. She kept having me come in to check for a UTI (which ive never had) and still they were negative. She just sort of brushed it off and so did my regular doctor figuring it was probably nothing and all in my head or something.. My primary doctor told me to just drink a lot of water to dilute my urine which I do anyways cause it seems to be the only thing that helps. Ive never had another outbreak besides that first one and I only have type-1 which isnt supposed to be bad. It also hurts when my boyfriend and I have sex which turns me off to it. I dont know why my initial outbreak would have caused this but im really sick of it hurting everytime I pee!! Anyways I searched the web up and down for what this might be since my doctors dont seem to give a rats ass. The only thing I came up with was vulvodynia. I did have a full pelvic exam in the summer of 2006 and everything came up clear. Im going in next wednesday and getting to the bottom of this because im sick of it.

If ANYONE has had this problem or has any suggestions please let me know!!!

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Hey I have the same problem but it comes on and off.. Some days its better and some days its worse...But I have it 24/7...I would suggest going to see a Urologist....A obgyn isn't very good for dealing with your uretha etc. She just deals with vagina etc. A urologist knows his stuff.....infact i should check into it also

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Yeah same with me its on and off.. if i drink a lotta water it doesnt hurt so much and other times its worse. I tolerate it though and ive just gotten so used to it. I am going to see her and hopefully she will refer me to a urologist. Idk why herpes would cause this but it has to be the culprit.

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hey my sweets, how did you apt go???

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My appointment is not until Wednesday.. I hate waiting for it I just wanna get it over with and be better!! Ive been taking cranberry capsules 3 times a day since last Thursday and stopped drinking tea every night but I havent seen much improvement. My bf is coming over tonight and I know he wants to have sex since its been like 2 or 3 weeks and I want to also.. but it just feels inflammed down there and the last thing I feel like doing is having sex!!! This really sucks but ill try to be a good girlfriend and suck it up though and try to enjoy myself. Hopefully after Wednesday I can put this behind me..

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Well I went to the doctors today and she told me she thinks I have a chronic yeast infection. It HAS to be because of the herpes because this started a week after I had my first outbreak 2 years ago and has been this way ever since. Im going to take the meds and try to alter my diet and see if that helps me. Im so glad to finally have some type of answer... im praying this works.

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I found an inexpensive homeopathic yeast treatment that works really well for me. If you are interested in trying something natural PM me and I'll share.

It's a good old fashioned treatment.

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Yeah I had the same problem except mine was a chronic bacterial infection...I kept getting healed I was sooo thank ful....but i kept getting reinfected...finally my boyfriend went to the walk in clinic and got some medicine for it....I heard over and over.....either a guy cant give it to u,....then i heard he can give it too you....then i heard he cant....i thoguht it was worth a try...SOOOO.....He went to the doc and got some medicine at the same time as mee.....everything is fine now.....except......i have HPV and i had pre-cancer cells....got treated by cyrosurgery and i must be the stupidist idiot in the world cause your suppose to wait 4 weeks to have sex...I waited only 2.....now everytime i have sex...i bleed but it stops after....i am too embarrassed to tell my doctor i had sex early so i am just waiting the 4 weeks and gonna try to have sex if it happens i HAVE to go to the doc...i think i have cervictitis...or something i researched on the net.....I feel like i condridicted myself because....i talk about since ive had herpes ive changed blah blah....but here i go putting myself in risky behavior....by having sex before I was suppose too!!!!

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I to have a similar problem. My trouble spot is only on one side of my vagina (my right side). When I urinate it tingles just a little and sex, please, it hurts t he entire time no matter how lubricated I am. I started having the problem in July or 06. I didn't get any relief until my ob done an exam and saw a lesion type sore. She asked if there was any history of herpes, of course at that time I saw no. She gave me some metrogel and told me to follow up with a gyn. The metrogel appeared to work b/c when I went to my f/u my gyn said that he could see where the lesion had been as it was red and still inflammed but it was healing. He was a new doctor so I requested all of my std's. 1 week later I was told that I had herpes and that my numbers indicated that I had been recently exposed. I still have this problem on and off. I really want to put a stop to it.