New to forum, seeking advice and referrals

Hi, I am new to this forum and am seeking any sort of advice on whether y'all think this might be vulvodynia. I was also wondering if there any any female OB/GYNS on the East Coast that you could recommend who are good at treating this. And if anyone knows anything about Dr. Harris or Dr. Coady at SoHo OB/GYN?

Several years ago, my OB/GYN suspected a yeast infection. When one round of antibiotics didn't work, she prescribed another. Yeast cultures always seem to test positive in office, but negative once they are sent to the lab. I have recurrent itching, pain, burning, and discharge. Sometimes a cream, medicine, or other treatment will help, but the symptoms always seem to return. In addition, pelvic exams are extremely painful for me.

I have just been to my third OB/GYN. I really liked her, but she said she wouldn't be able to treat me long term. I am getting concerned because it seems like I keep getting "dropped" by doctors. In addition, they only want to do pelvic exams under anesthesia. She also wants to do more biopsies (a past biopsy wasn't very helpful). What can you all suggest? Any doctor recommendations?

Dr trabin in florida is awesome

Thanks! I guess that I should have mentioned that Florida is a bit far and any recommendations for the Northeast greatly appreciated...

Dr Goldstein in New York I think is where he is

Thanks again! Anyone else had similar problems with exams?

Pretty much everyone here had the same problem. Hopefully she gave you anti fungal and not antibiotics for yeast as that wouldn't do much. I would get another opinion. I wouldn't stick to just female but who has enough experience. Women tend to try and compare I even had one tell me it wasn't that bad. Really? You wake up in pain everyday? I found male doctors take more time and most specialize. Go with experience not gender. At any rate, I'm "cured" now so but it took a while to get there If you have pvd surgery is an option and something I recommend. But again thats me so I don't know how you feel about it but I'm mostky better now. Just find a good doc!

Thank you so much. Really appreciate your responsiveness ; ) I was given diflucan. Should I have been given something different?

I am mainly concerned as the doctor wants to do a repeat biopsy and says that Behcet's disease could also be a possibility. Not sure if that was also a diagnosis anyone else here was given... What is pvd?

Diflucan is an antifungal youre good! Provoked vulvodynia is pvd basically meaning your pain is obly there when its messed with. And usually only in a specific location. Does that sound like you? I have no idea what the other disease is but if you have already had the biopsy done I wouldn't go back thru it... google vulvar specialists in your area I had so many useless things done

Oh, OK. Yeah, it is odd in the sense that sometimes it settles down and only bugs me when provoked, other times it seems spontaneous.

Behcet's is an autoimmune disease.

So why would they do a biopsy for that?

I think I'd be a bit reluctant about the biopsy because Behcets can't be diagnosed by specific tests it's a diagnosis of exclusion so the biopsy won't say if you have it it just rules other things out which the first biopsy should already have done. Behcets was mentioned to me when I went to a small GU clinic but when I went a consultant at a larger one she said no Behcets would cause ulcers and the mouth is pretty much always affected too so I'd be very wary about that doctor and research Behcets before you go again so you're armed with some knowledge. Have a read at this link about symptoms:

http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Behcets-disease/Pages/Symptoms.aspx

There was an ulcer that was noticed during exam, so I guess you do have to consider Behcet's as a possibility whenever that happens. I do also occasionally get canker sores in my mouth. But I also have to agree with you on the biopsy - not sure what it would show. Does this still sound like Behcet's? Aren't there other tests that could diagnose it? My thought is that it might be VBD or VVD as a yeast infection seemed to set this whole cycle off and it has never quite gotten back to baseline.

I get canker sores all the time too could just be your immune system, allergies or stress levels

Hi, I'm new too. I'm also on the east coast, and being in the similar situations as you in the past year. Long story short, I had been treated for yeast multiple times even when I had no yeast at all. I also had biopsy done because a doctor thought I had warts. I had been to many different doctors to confirm if it was really warts, they all said no. I finally had the biopsy ruled out the of warts. But I am still a little worried about the accuracy of the biopsy because my condition never got better. It only got worst. I don't think they are warts, but my skins are not smooth and have pain constantly. It wasn't like that before. It might be I had been treated for yeast and bacteria infection too much I don't know. Anyways, I'm still looking for the right doctor, keep in touch.

Where are youfrom?