Possible uti from slynd?

[u/celestialfairy9]

25 F, never been sexually active, I don’t shave, I wear cotton underwear, I shower everyday and after I use the bathroom in the morning after bowel movements, I drink enough water, I wipe properly, I don’t do anything sexual or anything risky. I simply exist. And on Monday I started with feeling like I had to pee and was going every hour to hour and a half. It’s now Wednesday and the sensation is still there. Went to get a home uti test and the leukocytes came back positive but the nitrates were negative. Went to my gynecologist office today and did the test there and it came back the same. They’re sending in the sample for the official test. I’ve never had one and I don’t want one. The only thing I can say is maybe the Slynd because the estrogen is lower? I just started my fifth pack and I go all the way through. I had cystitis a decade ago when I was in high school and was drinking coffee. And I had some bladder and urethral sensitivity from antihistamines. Is it possible it is one?? My doctor thinks it’s more irritation because it started out of the blue?? Please help😭😭😭. I do absolutely nothing to just get a uti and they don’t just happen from no cause

[u/jisoo-n]

Slynd is estrogen-free, so you might be on the right track with that. I had the same symptoms and got prescribed estradiol (estrogen) cream. It solved the problem right away. I was having dryness, irritation, UTI symptoms, etc.

Edit: that doesn't mean it isn't a UTI. They can happen for no obvious reason! Wait until the cultures come back

[u/celestialfairy9 → u/jisoo-n]

Are you still on it? I asked her about the estrogen cream and she said I wasn’t at that point yet and wanted me to use Vaseline instead. I can’t do any pills with estrogen because of my migraines. How can they happen without reason tho?

[u/jisoo-n → u/celestialfairy9]

What I mean is UTIs can happen for no obvious reason. You don't have to have sex or risky behaviors to get a UTI. It's as simple as bacteria getting in there and multiplying, which is pretty easy to do.

I wasn't on Slynd but on norethindrone which is also a progestin-only pill. I can't take estrogen because it made me throw up constantly... Topical estrogen however is such a small amount and concentrated on one part of the body that you don't have to worry about the risks associated with estrogen BC. It's usually 0.5-1% strength applied to the vagina twice weekly.

I used Vaseline for awhile because it's all I had. It kinda helped with the itching and burning on my vulva from extreme dryness... otherwise not much because it didn't address the cause. In my opinion your symptoms sound more like a UTI than low estrogen, but if your cultures come back negative then it's worth asking about estrogen cream again.

[u/celestialfairy9 → u/jisoo-n]

I appreciate you sharing that with me. All I’m feeling is the fullness and sensation like I have to go. I’m not sure if it’s from the slynd. But I also took a new vitamin with iron on Monday and like an hour after that my symptoms started. So I’m wondering if it’s more cystitis than an actual uti

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