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Re: Yeast Infection-one more thing
From: Lynn (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 31 Dec 2002 13:52:59 -0600 (CST)
Thanks so much, also is there a difference in the strength of the 3 day
and the 7 day treatments? Which would you recommend?
At Tue, 31 Dec 2002, William McIntosh, MD wrote:
>
>At Tue, 31 Dec 2002, Lynn wrote:
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>>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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Thanks, Lynn
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