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Talking to your healthcare provider |
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How to discuss vaginal health with your healthcare provider |
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Because sometimes it’s hard to start talking about symptoms, especially vaginal health symptoms, here is a list of questions to help you make the most of your appointment. Take these questions with you to help begin a discussion about all the treatment options available, and which ones may be appropriate for you. Printable version of vaginal health questions
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If you have any unusual changes in the amount, color, or smell of your vaginal discharge, it is important that you let your healthcare provider know, even if he or she doesn’t ask specifically about these symptoms. Compare the symptoms of the most common vaginal infections here to help determine if you are experiencing symptoms of BV or a yeast infection.
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| Evaluate your vaginal health |
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Do you have more discharge than normal? |
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Is your discharge clear, whitish, yellowish, or grayish? |
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Is its texture thin, thick, cottage cheese–like, or frothy? |
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Does your discharge have a fishy odor? |
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If you have symptoms, when did they begin? |
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Do you have any other symptoms? |
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Are you taking any medications or birth control pills? |
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Have you recently changed sexual partners? |
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Do you have more than one sexual partner? |
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Are you pregnant? |
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Clindesse® (clindamycin phosphate) Vaginal Cream, 2%, is indicated for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis in women who are not pregnant. Clindesse has not been adequately studied in pregnant women and should be used during pregnancy only as prescribed by your healthcare provider.
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See your healthcare provider in order to rule out other vaginal infections, such as yeast infection, trichomoniasis, chlamydia, and other sexually transmitted diseases, before using Clindesse.
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Do not use Clindesse if you have had a reaction to clindamycin, lincomycin, or any other Clindesse ingredients. Clindesse should not be used if you have experienced inflammation of the intestine or colon.
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| Important Safety Information |
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This cream contains mineral oil that may weaken latex or rubber products such as condoms or vaginal contraceptive diaphragms. Use of these birth control methods is not recommended during—or for 5 days following—treatment with Clindesse. During this time period, condoms may not prevent pregnancy or protect against HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases.
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Talk to your healthcare provider if you experience diarrhea after treatment with Clindesse. Though rare, it may be indicative of colon inflammation.
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The most frequently reported Clindesse side effects were fungal vaginal infection, vulvovaginal itching, and headache.
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