The Medical and Surgical Practice of NaProTECHNOLOGY, 293-306, 2004
Chapter 25: Chronic Discharges and CrMS
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- Pope Paul VI Institute for the Study of Human Reproduction, Omaha, Nebraska. ROR
Abstract
The Creighton Model's standardized daily vulvar observation system -- recording discharge color, consistency, quantity, and sensation -- allows chronic pathological discharges (persistent yellow or cloudy mucus, continuous post-Peak discharge, premenstrual brown bleeding, or refractory vulvovaginitis) to be distinguished from normal cyclical mucus patterns and tracked longitudinally as a diagnostic tool. NaProTECHNOLOGY uses chronic discharge patterns as biomarkers that prompt organism-specific cultures, targeted hormonal evaluation, ultrasound, and etiology-directed treatment -- including antimicrobials, cooperative hormone replacement, or fertility-sparing surgery -- rather than empirical cycle suppression.
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Hilgers, T. W. (2004). Chapter 25: Chronic Discharges and CrMS. *The Medical and Surgical Practice of NaProTECHNOLOGY*, 293-306.
Hilgers TW. Chapter 25: Chronic Discharges and CrMS. The Medical and Surgical Practice of NaProTECHNOLOGY. 2004:293-306.
Hilgers, T. W. "Chapter 25: Chronic Discharges and CrMS." *The Medical and Surgical Practice of NaProTECHNOLOGY*, 2004, pp. 293-306.