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Persistent Isn't Always Swell

~~ TMI Ahead ~~

That infection that I had been having every cycle last year, has returned. I had an evil bout in December, and since then, I have been having a recurrence again. 

Last year, I did have some investigations, and while a bacterial infection was identified, no other levels went wonky. I don't have thyroid issues, and my blood sugar levels are absolutely in range. I do not have hygiene issues either.

Then why was the infection recurring?

I had to take antibiotics in December. In January, I only used an ointment, and did not take antibiotics.  

I now strongly suspect that wonky hormone levels during the cycle are somehow causing this? I think that the stressful episode from a couple of years ago, has somehow thrown my endocrine system off-balance because it is from that time of discovery that this whole every-cycle-joy started. That anxiety produced a lot of health issues in these two years, and I think this is just a lingerer I have?

In that same line, it struck me that there was a supplement that I used after each of my deliveries to get my uterine bleeding under control, and that I should use it again? The February periods lingered on for ten days! That supplement is available over the counter, and it was the one that had my uterus behave eventually. 

I am buying a bottle today! If the hormonal balance improves, maybe I will be free from this persistent infection too.   


Comments

  1. Stacie22 February 2018 at 09:58

    Is it possible that dh might be harboring the bacteria and giving it back to you? Maybe a round of antibiotics for both of you at the same time would help?

    Hope it clears up and the supplement helps regulate everything!

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  2. areyoukiddingme23 February 2018 at 03:42

    Seems like it would be very frustrating to have to solve all of your own medical mysteries. Good luck!

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