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Inflammatory Vaginitis

I was recently diagnosed with inflammatory vaginitis, and no dcotor can seem to tell me the cause or what triggered this problem. Has anyone else heard of this problem, and had success in treating it? Has anyone had a life-long complications from it? This is all very new to me, and upsetting considering I've never had a problem before in my life.
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
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Hello girls! For almost 8 years I have the same problem. Does anyone have progress with witamin d treatment? I've just strat with vitamin d but no improvement yet.
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I was also wondering how you girls are doing.  I just got diagnosed with IV from Dr. Fowler.  Progress anyone?
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Hi AarynC.
Read your posts. I also saw Dr. Fowler earlier this months and was diagnosed with inflammatory vaginitis, vulvodynia, dematosis, ang lichen sclerosis. He put me on all the hypoallergenic products, as well as estrogen suppositories,  progestin oral, vanicream with 2.5 hydrocortisone, metronidazole vaginal gel and terconazole suppositories. He told me I wouldn't have any improvement for four to six months. I wanted to check in with how you're feeling. Chiaramia
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Id like to mention I used to have irritation and inflammation and itching in the past. I still feel a rawness sometimes
After sex and inflammation. It just depends. I am most against any discharge and smell which can cause all those things. I also see Dr Hank Williams in Laguna beach who is amazing but very holistic. I like to get every end. I've tried everything. The grandmas lye soap and vanilotion have mentally been working wonders!
So now I'm more on the med side. I'll update on how it goes and my final conclusions. They say it takes up to 4 months. At the end of the day how we feel and microscopic pics and knowledge (facts and results) is all we can base anything on.
Please everyone continue sharing!
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Hi all new to this discussion!
I just visited
Dr. Fowler in Scottsdale AZ. I drove from LA to him
Because I wanted the in person visit. You can send a sample to him for 120.00. I paid the 120.00 for lab results and 250.00 for visit on top of meds and other treatment products.
He is one of the only doctors here in the US that have special microscopy and the knowledge to tell you what you have. The only problem is I am distrusting and this area-sexual health in particular women's vaginal health is extremely new and still evolving-they really don't know ****. The plus side of Dr. Fowler is he attends the world conferences, seems to have good general knowledge (we can go back and forth with his expertise and my
Insane research for the past 5 years) and publishes articles frequently and regularly. I have a more holistic approach and need for the root and cause and proper ailment while he well he's an MD what can you expect. I am putting my faith in him.
I have IV not DIV. The maturation of my --- cells were in the middle.
Women at my
Age should have the fully matured --- cells. Apparently my vaginal receptors are not taking in the estrogen I am
Producing. So I have white blood cells it was 13-24 count, there should be none. My body is preparing to fight off an infection I don't have. Because I am
Not getting enough estrogen in the vagina there is not enough of lactobacilli good bacteria in my vaginal flora pattern. This is from what I understand. So these white blood cells die off every 2-3 days and release toxins. These toxins can cause a bad odor and vaginal discharge that is unfavorable. MY pH is 5. Neg for trich. I notice I have more frequency to urinate and have experienced vaginal bleeding/spotting in between periods in the past 2-3 years and have never ever had this happen before since I started having periods at 13 or 14, can't remember.
Anyways in past when I used Gy-Na-Tren before which are boric acid pills, org coconut oil,  reuteri oral probiotics, grapefruit seed extract oral vitamins, b/d/e vit, folic acid, and go live probiotics things seemed to be perfect.
Except after sex after a few days I would shower and swab to see unfavorable discharge. I have pain with sex sometimes but it's not a dry issue it's prob a cervix issue. Thought I may have PID or endometriosis.
Still unknown. Went to original doc and my pap came back for BV.
So finally after dr fowler apparently normals docs or Obgyns don't know ****.
Hopefully he knows a little more. I am
Trusting he does altho reading all the forums on the Internet gives me little hope.
Now I am on cleocin ovules, terazol and e1/100mcg e2/60mcg combo which is estradiol and estrone. Knw your stuff! Also my diet is not perfect. But you all should cut out carbs, gluten, alcohol and sugar. Basically eat 100 percent clean and non processed food, obviously no soda ever, if you follow that and still no results id be shocked. I don't follow the perfect diet but I try and know when I need to start on it. I use grandmas lye soap, vanicream lotion and cream bar and this wierd solution stuff you're suppose to use when you pee which to be honest I have not tried yet but he reminded me to today. I also smoke cigarettes and wear thongs everyday. Except right now I'm not. You do what you can. Luckily my symptoms are a 3/10. But I want it to be perfect and normal is that so much to ask for? No.
We need that as women.
Together we can do anything.


Lets see how it goes. I'm on a mission to develop my own fem care line and facility so no woman every has to feel less than perfect. Well all be above and beyond.
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did this work? very intereste to know.
please reply
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