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Would 3 Months Of Doxycycline Treat A Paraurethral Gland Infection?

Posted on Thu, 26 Mar 2015

Question: Would 3 months of doxycycline treat a parautheral gland infection ?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (41 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Recommended duration of antibiotics is 4 weeks for paraurethral gland inf'n

Detailed Answer:
Hello. Thank you for writing to us

I have taken note of your specific query regarding antibiotic treatment for paraurethral gland infection.

Four weeks of doxycycline would be good enough for a paraurethral gland infection.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Kakkar (3 hours later)

Thank you. What are the syntoms of a XXXXXXX gland infection also can ypu have an infection but no cyst ?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (9 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Symptoms of infection would subside with antibiotic treatment

Detailed Answer:
Hi.

Symptoms are dyspareunia (painful sexual intercourse), urinary frequency and dysuria (pain on passing urine).

Infection of skene's glands can be ascertained by eliciting tenderness on palpating anterior vaginal wall against pubic bone on either side of urethra.

Yes you can have an infection in there even without a cyst formation.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Kakkar (9 hours later)

Thank you. My doctor put me on 6 weeks of cypro hiw long would it take to start noticing a difference ?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Ciprofloxacin is a good choice too for infection of paraurethral gland

Detailed Answer:
Hi.

Ciprofloxacin is a good choice too for infection of skene's gland.

A week or 10 days of antibiotics should improve your symptoms but it advisable to continue it for the recommended duration.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Kakkar (8 hours later)

If my symtoms dont improve by a certain time should i stop taking the cipro ?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Continue for 4 weeks and review

Detailed Answer:
Hi.

Take it for 4 weeks and then review.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Kakkar (37 hours later)

Is it possible the infection could be caused by anerobic bacteria because when i went metronidzole for a week the pain got a bit better but not completely.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (9 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Metronidazole is not a treatment line for paraurethral gland infection

Detailed Answer:
Hi.

Metronidazole is usually not part of treatment line for paraurethral gland infection. However, if there are other genital complaints like vaginal discharge e.g due to suspected bacterial vaginosis, metronidazole is then added to other oral antibiotics to cover for anerobic organisms.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Kakkar (16 hours later)

Thank you. My doctor switched me to septra because the cipro gave me oral thrush. Will this still be a good antibiotic. Also could the parautheral infection be caused by yeast ?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
I would have continued with cipro

Detailed Answer:
Hi.

I think you should have continued with cipro. Thrush can be managed with Topical and/or Oral antifungals.
Sulphamethoxazole+trimethoprim is not a choice drug for paraurethral gland infection
Yeast is not commonly implicated as a cause for paraurethral gland infection.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Kakkar (2 minutes later)

Okay i took the cipro this morning but the septra tonight. I do want to continue with the cipro how would i do that now ? Should i take one tonight or wait until tomorrow

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (4 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Continue with cipro

Detailed Answer:
Hi.

Cipro should be taken twice daily. Can take it tonight and thereafter twice daily.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Kakkar (0 minute later)

Is it okay to take after taking a septra 2 hours ago ?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (7 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Continue cipro as adviced.

Detailed Answer:
Hi.

Can take the dose tonight.
There is no interaction as such between the two but it is not advisable to take 2 different antibiotics together and moreover since septra is not indicated for your condition.

Regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar