Re: Persistent yeast --- Driving me Nuts --- Please help!
From: Alicia Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 25 Sep 2003 08:58:32 -0500 (CDT)
1) low vaginal defenses.
2) outside source of yeast.
At Thu, 25 Sep 2003, anonymous wrote:
>
>I have had this yeast infection for 3 months now.
>I was first daigonsed with yeast during my annual (hardly had any
>symptoms then). Took difflucan and all was merry. Then I started
>taking Yasmin and I started having rectal and vaginal irritation. Took
>Difflucan again and things cleared out temporarily. And then again got
>real bad symtoms... (burning, swelling, but very little itching). Went
>to a GYN and he put me on a month of LACTINEX and symptoms keep getting
>better and worse. Its over a month now that I have been taking the
>lactinex. This is driving me nuts. I am getting married in a few
>months and can't seem to get this problem cleared. Please doctors could
>you give any recommendations? My doctor did a PH test (4.0) but never
>took a culture. Could I have some resistant strain? If so would
>LACTINEX ever clear it up? Is there anything else I can do or ask my
>doctor to do?
>I would really appreciate some input.
>Thanks
>P.S. I have not been on antibiotics. I did take spirolactone for a few
>months last year for controling facial hair but then stopped. I have
>never had a yeast infection before this time.
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Alicia Lapidus MD
Head Obstetrics Division,
Hospital J. A. Fernández
Buenos Aires
Argentina
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