Is it possible my doctor confused BV with Trich?

The above post is correct! Flagyl is NOT TO BE USED FOR YEAST! It is NOT AN ANTIFUNGAL. It is most commonly used to treat BV and trich. After use, it can actually CAUSE A YEAST INFECTION.

i have been diagnosed with bv and been treated for it several times. I told my doctor that it keeps coming back and i dont know why, i use the meds as she instructed til it was gone EVERYTIME!...After doing some researching, I"m thinking I have tric and my husband has it also, i notice that after treating myselft the infection is gone, then after having sex with my husband, i get the same symtoms all over again, and go back to the doc's for the same treatment. ugh! i believe this because although the tric and bv may be treated with the same meds, i dont think i would be catching BV from my husband. I live by all the do's and dont's of preventing yest & bv infection, (especially since i'm very sentitive down there) so anything that's in my control is pretty much taken care of. however Tric is a STD and a person can keep catching it if their partner have it and is not treated for it!

Well from what I have read about trich some people do not show symptoms at all while others do. Your bf might have had it the whole time he was with you and not even know. Best way for you to treat trich is for both of you to get treaded at the same time. I got trich from a girl I was with once and I told her hey it was you who gave me this because I have only ever had sex with a virgin before and her response is no i feel fine you are crazy. While I have itchy as hell red dots on my junk. Anyways thats just an example some people can have it and never know and if you have sex with them again you can get it again from them.

Thats the thing, if it's Trich, both partners have to be tested. If It's Bv, they don't.

Hi...I hope by now you have found the answer to your question... I know how frustrating it can be to think you're infected with an STD and to actually be diagnosed with one... so to ease your mind if it hasn't been eased already Metronidazole is used to treat both BV and Trich. I was diagnosed with Trich and was prescribed 500 mg of Metronidazole twice a day for 7 days. I have had BV before and the prescription was exactly the same. Metronidazole treats both infections. Your parnter should probably be treated also just in case it is Trich and to prevent possible reinfection.

Anonymous, I just answered a question very similar to yours moments ago. Please check the links I provided: https://www.empowher.com/community/ask/it-possible-have-bv-bacterial-vaginosis-and-not-trichomoniasis-even-if-my-boyfriend-wa#comment-64594.

It is possible for your doctor to misdiagnose you, that is always possible. If the doctor swabbed and checked the sample, there should not be a misdiagnosis. Also, I believe BV is treated with antibiotics, and metronidazole is an antifungal, often used to treat a yeast infection. So this whole thing is a little confusing to me. I think in your situation I would go back to the doctor and ask exactly what you asked here. In addition, if you haven't seen a gynecologist, it would be a good idea to see one now.

Good luck.