Re: 40 wks pg & yeast infection - can I treat?

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At Thu, 5 Jun 2003, Katie wrote: >
>Hi
>
>I am just a few days shy of 40 weeks and seem to be developing a yeast
>infection - woke up this morning with intense itching, no discharge yet.
>My doc is out until tomorrow so I wondered if I could get some advice.
>
>Is it safe to use monistat at this late stage? I'm worried, of course,
>about having that medication in my vaginal tract and then going into
>labor or having my water break. I know they say you should not put
>anything in there once your water breaks - could the medication travel
>up and harm the baby during labor?
>
>Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
>
>--
>Katie
>

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