WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for September, 2003: Re: prolonged use of diflucan

Re: prolonged use of diflucan

From: Hector Nemirovsky M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 2 Sep 2003 09:47:31 -0500 (CDT)

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At Tue, 2 Sep 2003, shiku wrote: >
>in the past year, i've had chronic yeast infections almost monthly. 4
>months ago my gyn told me to take one diflucan tablet once a month prior
>to my period. i have done this every month and have now observed a
>pattern whereby i feel the onset of a yeast infection about 4 weeks
>after my last diflucan tablet. it seems that i need to take a tablet
>every month to control these yeast infections. is this advisable? what
>are the long-term effects of using diflucan? another gyn once told me
>that diflucan is not good because the normal vaginal flora take too long
>to repopulate even on taking just one diflucan tablet. i'm confused
>about my situation - should i not have taken the tabs, should i continue
>taking them now that my body seems hooked to one tab a month or what
>should i do?

What about doing an evaluation of your vaginal discharge when you feel you are having yeast?

-- Hector Nemirovsky M.D. Fmr Head Obstetrics Division, Hospital Fernández, Buenos Aires, Argentina Fmr Assistant Professor in Obstetrics at Medical School, Buenos Aires University, Argentina Private Practice, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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