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Expert: - 2/19/2011


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Dear doctor,
I had a medical abortion on the 27th January 2011 in the UK and presently stopped bleeding. However, I have noticed my discharge has a very bad odor to it and occasionally, i do have an itchy feeling on the outside of my vagina.
Have I contracted a infection?

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Sounds like you may have bacterial vaginosis.  It is not a sexually transmitted infection.  You need to go have an examination to make sure. The treatment is metronidazole.  Also, you could have a yeast infection if you were given antibiotics. The only way to make an accurate diagnosis is to perform an examination and look at a sample of the discharge under a microscope.  A skilled clinician could make the diagnosis by the ways the discharge looks and the smell.  Bacterial vaginosis has a fishy odor and yeast causes a thick white discharge.  

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We are a group of family doctors who provide abortion care for over a decade. We can answer any health or medical related questions about early abortion, including the aspiration procedure, the abortion pill (RU486), or surgical abortion. We run a practice called Early Options, located in New York City: http://www.EarlyAbortionOptions.com. The practice is dedicated to making early abortion part of mainstream medical care. There are other family doctors around the United States who practice a similar approach to early abortion care: see http://www.EarlyAbortion.com. Please do not ask "private" questions so that other women can learn from your experience. Please tell me what country you are from so that we can better help you.

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Experience in the area: We are all board certified family doctors who have special training in early abortion and reproductive health. Dr. Joan Fleischman is the founder of Early Options (earlyabortionoptions.com) dedicated to making early abortion part of mainstream medical care. Organizations: National Abortion Federation American Association of Family Physicians

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