Do you wonder why you have seen so many doctors, so many times for the same problem? Only to be told the same thing, only to be treated by “let’s try this this time,” only to have the symptoms return? This is the story for many American women suffering from chronic symptoms which can include:

• Irritating vaginal discharge
• Persistent vaginal odor
• Recurrent vaginal bacterial or yeast infection
• Burning, rawness, and stinging at vaginal opening
• Burning pain on sexual penetration

Numerous women with these symptoms have sought out Dr. R. Stuart Fowler, Gynecologic Vaginal Subspecialist, with a bag full of ineffective treatments and remedies. US practitioners are conventionally trained to evaluate for 4 potential causes of vaginitis…but it’s NOT that simple. While your symptoms may mimic one of the four common types of vaginitis, your actual diagnosis may not be any one of them! Fortunately, there is a better way to treat these problems. Dr. Fowler’s approach is to treat the underlying problem in vaginal health rather than to put a band aide on it by treating only the symptoms.

During two decades of clinical observation and research at the Mayo Clinic, Dr. Fowler used phase-contrast microscopy and added new solutions, stains and gradient slides to advance the diagnostic capability of the century old method of wet preparations for evaluating “vaginitis.” As his techniques evolved, he delineated a spectrum of “Altered Vaginal Micro-flora Patterns.” In 2007, Dr. Fowler proposed a new Vaginitis Classification System that expands the number of vaginitis types to ten. Reference: Fowler, R.S. Expansion of altered vaginal flora states in vaginitis. J Reprod Med. 2007 Feb;52(2):93-99.

To determine if you have an underlying altered vaginal flora pattern, Dr. Fowler recommends that you undergo the New Revolutionary Vaginal Fluid Analysis Test (VFA Test). Reference: R.S. Fowler. Quantification of normal vaginal constituents using a new wet prep technique.  J Low Genit Tract Dis. 2012 Oct; 16(4):437-441. Take the guess work out of whether or not the vagina is in a good state of health or not. Then get treatment directed at correcting those parameters. Get access to this advanced testing by becoming a client of FGI online at FowlerGynInternational.com.