help with a woman problem with the vagina

I just read your concerns and actually, yours is a very common problem among women your age, especially if using IUD. There are a lot of reasons to have vaginal infections, other than being sexually transmitted. A very common one is perineal hygiene or the way how you wash the vaginal region. It is not enough to wash it, but you have to do it in the proper direction- the urethral area as the most sterile towards the anal region which is the most unsterile or dirtiest. If you do it otherwise, that's where the problem usually starts. E.coli or normal anal flora are the ones usually causing vaginal or urinary infections because of this, because any normal flora outside their habitat starts to make infections in those areas. After you wash, make sure that the area is dry before you wear your undies. Also, IUD can be a very good media once you have the infection.

To help you with your problem, start doing the perineal hygiene properly and use vaginal suppositories with combined Metronidazole and Miconazole (usually Neo-Penotran or Flagystatin)1 suppository at bedtime for around 7-10 days with coital abstinence (no sex) within the treatment area. The suppository should be inside you for at least 5 hrs but the longer it stays inside during the night, the better. In the morning when you wake up, do expect some of the meds to come out. It only means that the amount of the meds you need was already absorbed. Try to look for proper directions in using these suppositories and how to store them. Also, use only cotton panties and don't wear tight jeans. Try to avoid using thongs and bikinis for a while.

You would expect improvements with these tips, but I suggest that you go to your gynecologist so you could be checked properly, especially that you are using IUD. I am also a gynecologist myself, and I really would like to check my patients first before starting any treatment on them to make sure that the plan I have for them would be the best for them. So go get yourself checked first and your doctor will guide you properly on this. Goodluck !