Hi doctor,
I am 21 years old and have had various problems and symptoms for the longest time and have gone to the doctor for some of the symptoms but have had trouble getting to the bottom of the problem. Many times previously my symptoms have diagnosed as yeast infections, but I have taken this medicine countless times and tried different medicines and have never been fully cured from my symptoms. It was actually hard for me to tell if the medicine helped that much.
Some background info/symptoms
-I have always found it difficult for me to wear tampons and engage in sexual activity, but have been sexually active this past summer.
-I find it difficult/uncomfortable to put in tampons but mainly when I push the tampon in all the way. When it is pushed towards the top it is uncomfortable and slightly painful.
- I have noticed that my discharge consistency has changed and it is much thinner and more liquidy/runny now.
-My discharge has been milky in color and sometimes more on the yellow side.
-The odor has changed as well, but I am not sure how to describe odors.
-Sometimes I have itchiness on the vulva, but this is sometimes worse than other times. I am also extremely sensitive to scents and can't use scented body wash or laundry detergent and have to be careful with what pad/tampons I wear.
-I also have buildup of smegma on the vulva and try to keep this clean, but it always returns and has a really bad odor.
-I have irregular periods. Sometimes they are on time and sometime they are late, other times I skip them altogether.
(my last period was very odd. This happened to me for the first time, I received my period, but it was extremely light for about 5 days, like I was on the first day of my period for a while, and then finally it got heavier like my real period. I also noticed that my period seemed more liquidy... and on the last day of my period I had a strong odor. )
-I have had pain in the clitoral area for the longest time, but most of the pain is felt on the area under the clitoral hood. I feel an immense amount of pain if I put even the slightest pressure on this area and is extremely unbearable to touch. There was a time years ago when I couldn't even walk because I was experiencing extremely sharp shooting pains in this area, if I even walked I also notice some type of buildup under this area, but find it difficult to remove or clean properly because of the pain.
-Because I am in pain and very sensitive I find it very difficult for a doctor to properly diagnose me. I have gone through depression and anxiety because of all of my problems and going to the doctor countless times and not being answered. I find it difficult to be heard and I really need help, because I fear that there is something very seriously wrong with me and I have nobody to talk to about these problems.
I really hope you can help me.
Thank you for your time.
p.s. I have been diagnosed as having yeast infections and one time a bacterial vaginosis infection. The medications didn't do much for me. I have also been tested for diabetes and this came back negative. I was also tested for herpes because of my clitoral pain, and the test came back negative.