WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for October, 2000: Re: will a yeast infection hinder a pregnancy test results?

Re: will a yeast infection hinder a pregnancy test results?

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 19 Oct 2000 09:58:30 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 18 Oct 2000, MDT wrote: >
>Hello,
>
>I've been trying to concieve for 3 whole months :) . I'm not late yet,
>my visitor is due today or tomorrow. Being women, of course I'm anxious
>and wanted to take a test. I did and it was negative <SIGH>. Would
>having a yeast infection hinder the result(only medicine I am using is
>anti-itch cream and cornstarch)? Also, do the pregnancy tests usually
>give the accurate results 1 or 2 days before the visitor even though it
>says to wait until after you've missed?
>
>I really appreciate all the information I recieve from this website. It
>is a great source.
>
>--
>Thank you very much,
>MDT
>

MDT, The infection or its treatment will not likely influence the result of the test. The test should be positive around the time your "visitor" is due if you are pregnant... Lynn

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

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