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Dysuria in Women
Aka: Dysuria in Women, Urethritis in Women- See Also
- Causes
- See Dysuria for non-gender specific causes
- See Periuretheral Contact Dermatitis in Women
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Genital Herpes (HSV II)
- Urethritis
- Vulvodynia
- Vaginitis
- Candidal Vaginitis
- TrichomonasVaginitis
- Atrophic Vaginitis (post-Menopause)
- Interstitial Cystitis
- Urethral Syndrome
- Acute Cystitis symptoms and normal urine
- Symptoms and Signs
- See Urinary Tract Infection
- See Vaginitis
- See Vaginal Discharge
- See Dyspareunia
- Evaluation
- Urine Sample
- Urinalysis
- Urine Culture
- Dysuria with negative Urine Dipstick and culture
- 75% Respond to trimethoprim (25% for Placebo)
- Richards (2005) BMJ 331:143-6
- Vaginitis suspected: Vaginal Discharge examination
- KOH Preparation
- Saline Preparation (Wet Prep)
- Sexually active patient
- Routine swab for Gonorrhea and Chlamydia
- Consider Gram Stain of cervical discharge
- Urine Sample
- Management: Empiric for Urethritis if testing negative
- Consider treating for Ureaplasma
- Metronidazole 2 g PO and
- Erythromycin
- Erythromycin Base 500 mg PO qid for 7 days or
- Erythromycin ethylsuccinate 800 mg PO qid for 7 days
- References