WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for December, 2002: Re: Yeast Infection

Re: Yeast Infection

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 31 Dec 2002 13:40:36 -0600 (CST)

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At Tue, 31 Dec 2002, Lynn wrote: >
>Hello, I recently had a minor Yeast Infection. I finished taking the
>Gyne-lotrimin 3 on Sunday night (the 29th) Although I don't have near as
>much itching as before I started the medicine, there is still some
>slight itching every now and then. Especially after I wipe.(excuse the
>bluntness) It helps alot when I put vaseline on the area which leads me
>to think that the medicine made me dry or something It has been years
>since my last Yeast Infection and the last time I had one, I used the
>gyne-lotrimin 7 day treatment (I don't think the 3 day was on the market
>yet) and the itching was gone before I was finished with the medicine.
>Now I'm wondering if I should have gone ahead and gotten the 7 day
>instead of the 3 day Gyne-lotrimin. Should the itching be completely
>gone now or does it take a few days after the last day of treatment to
>completely cure it? I'm wondering if I should go buy the Gyne-lotrimin 7
>day treatment and start over.
>
>Thanks for your help.
>
>--
>Thanks, Lynn
>

It sounds as though you are incompletely treated, so I would repeat the treatment, either with the 3 or 7 day therapy.

-- William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

This is for educational purposes only, and is not a substitute for consultation and examination by a licensed medical professional.

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