WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for September, 2002: Re: Clomid/UTI/Yeast Infection

Re: Clomid/UTI/Yeast Infection

From: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 21 Sep 2002 12:29:48 -0500 (CDT)

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At Fri, 20 Sep 2002, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>I am on my first cycle ever of clomid (clomiphene citrate)(taken cd 3-7)
>and have come down with a yeast infection that did not respond to
>diflucan (took diflucan 1 week ago on a hunch (culture yesterday was +
>for candida)so my dr. put me on terazol .8% vag suppositories. Today
>is cd 9. I hope to be done with my 3 doses before ovulation, but if not
>will the medicine interfere with conception?

How long after intercourse >should I wait before taking the medicine to optimize my chances?

at least an hour >
>2. Have you seen in practice or in the literature an increase in yeast
>infections with clomid?

no >
>How often does diflucan not work?

occasionally

Is ther terazol unlikely to work >because the diflucan didn't?

>
>3. I also (lucky me!) have a UTI for which I am taking 500 mg Cipro
>bid. (Dx at the same time a the yi) I am allergic to pennicillin, have
>a hx of antibiotic resistant UTIs which quickly become kidney infections
>and bactrim doesn't agree with me so Cipro is the best option. The RE
>says no problem taking Cipro, but I worry bc I know its contraindicated
>in pg. I know you can't prescribe or tell ME not to take meds
>prescribed, but in your practice, in theory, do you let you patients who
>are ttc take cipro around the time of ovualation?

yes

>
>One more question, will taking cipro make curing the yeast infection
>more difficult?

--
M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
S. Lake Tahoe, CA

author of "Your Over-35 Week-by-Week Pregnancy Guide"

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