Question for the ladies.

[Elena]

Ah, kind of an embarrassing question here. I was wondering if anyone have noticed any changes "down there" after getting WG? Like more soreness, or in the amount of vaginal discharge..

I'm not sure if this got anything to do with WG or any of our meds at all, but I just wanted to ask you guys, before I consider mentioning it to my WG docs. I've been noticing an increase in soreness for the past months and also an increase in vaginal discharge. However I went to a "normal" (in the sense of no WG-experience) gynaecologist and he could see nothing wrong except a little soreness. So no infections. He proposed it might be the pred doing it.

[Nancy-S]

Myalgias and neuralgias seem to affect almost everything these days. But I'm without dx nor treatment. For me, everything hurts and nothing is unaffected. Wish I could help more. I sure hope it resolves quickly for you.

[Sangye]

It sounds like it's likely due to hormonal changes. Pred and ctx are the main culprits. Are you on either?

[mama2005]

While on pred I had a change in tenderness. I also had yest infections all the time from the antibiotics. I have noticed being off pred for about three or four months it has become better. Good luck

[Elena]

I'm on 7,5 mg of pred, but I haven't changed the dosage since this summer.

[Sangye]

The longer you're on pred the more it disrupts the endocrine system. And when you go off of it, the imbalances don't go away, but they do get a bit better. Hormone changes also change the viscosity of vaginal secretions, making them more or less viscous, depending on the imbalance. More viscous secretions might make it seem that there is more.