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Re: Yeast infection

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Tue, 30 May 2000 15:48:11 -0500 (CDT)

At Tue, 30 May 2000, Kris wrote: >
>I think I may have a yeast infection (I'm very itchy and have a lot of
>thick, clumpy, sticky discharge). This isn't something I really want to
>ask a doctor about. Is it aright to just try one of the over the
>counter treatments? The only infection I know I've had is
>ureaplasma(sp?), and that was several months ago.
>
>I am going to see my RE at the end of the week for other reasons. I'd
>rather not bring this to his attention if it's not necessary. What do
>you think?
>
>Thanks for any help offered, Kris

By all means, use Monistat or Terazol. Both are excellent, though I feel that the single dose therapy has a failure rate that is unacceptably high, so I tend to prescribe the Monistat 3, or the DualPak. It will not be necessary to inform your RE unless you are to undergo something like IUI. 

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William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG
Clarksville, TN


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