WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for August, 2001: Re: Persisitant Yeast infection

Re: Persisitant Yeast infection

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 29 Aug 2001 16:11:32 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 29 Aug 2001, Kim wrote: >
>I am 36, G3P1 tubal ligation in 2/01. Prior to tubal was on Depo for
>approx 9 years with no complaints. Stopped depo because of prior DVT.
>Prior to Depo had yeast infections almost monthly before my period but
>none while on Depo.
>
>6 weeks ago I felt I had a yeast infection and used the one day femstat
>treatment. This seemed to work but one week later the symptoms were
>back. SO I used the monistat one day treatment. Big mistake...it
>burned quite a bit. 10 days after that still had symptoms and saw my
>doc. He thought a local reaction to the monistat and said it looked
>like yeast (no culture) and gave me diflucan to take that day and
>another 4 days later if things were not better. No relief 4 days later
>and took second dose. Still no relief after a few days and doc
>prescribed Terazol 7. After 6 days of terazol, I experienced severe
>vaginal pain and called on call doc. He said allergic reaction and stop
>terazol, do sitz bath and take bedadryl and apply cortaid to outer
>areas. This did help some. Next day saw on call doc and he said yeast,
>much irritation and gave me diflucan again. I have a latex allergy and
>the idea came up that perhaps the applicator for the terazol had latex
>in it. That dose of diflucan seemed to work and I felt better until 4
>days after taking it and the pain and itch were back. Took a second
>dose of diflucan 2 days ago and symtoms are worse than ever. Itching
>and burning and my labia and vulva are very red and irritated.
>
>Do you have any ideas what may be causing this.
>Thanks
>
>--
>Kim
>

Kim, All of this sounds more like an allergic reaction-like it started as such and has escalated. You may want to consider suggesting this possibility to your physician. There are medications that can be given to lessen the allergic response and allow the vulvar tissue time to mend itself. The other option is a vulvar biopsy to determine the exact cause and things don't clear, this should be done... Lynn

--
Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

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