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Re: GYNECOLOGIC: Yeast Infection Test to Ashleigh

From: andrea (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 8 Aug 2007 20:51:58 -0500 (CDT)

Ashleigh,

I used to get chronic yeast infections like you, until my doctor tested my hormone levels and my progesterone was nearly zero! I spent probably thousandss on Monistat, Diflucan and prescription creams over the years, then I found out if you are low in progesterone, you will get non-stop yeast infections! My doctor put me on bio-identical progesterone, bringing my level up from 2 to 18. It should be at least a 14-30. I have only had one yeast infection in 2 years!

I lost my last boyfriend because of the yeast infections. It was very depressing. Please look into getting your hormones checked, and if your progesterone is low - there's your answer! I swear to you, this really works. good luck! 

--
Andrea


At Wed, 8 Aug 2007, Ashleigh wrote:
>
>Hello.  I posted before about having chronic yeast infections.  I am
>still having the infections frequently (at least once a month).  I saw
>my doctor about this to test to see if it is indeed a yeast infection.  I
>was having terrible back pain and was not able to lie down for a pelvic
>exam so she prescribed diflucan and it worked.  But, I have continued to
>get these infections at least once per month.
>
>I have two questions:
>
>1) Is it worth asking my doctor about this again? If they are yeast
>infections, there's not really anything she can do besides the diflucan,
>right? And I can buy YI remedies over the counter rather than going to
>the doctor.  The key is that I really want to stop this cycle - it's a
>real pain!
>
>2) How accurate are those at-home YI tests (one is a pantiliner you wear
>for several hours and another is some other form of test that measures
>pH levels).  Would that tell me for sure if I have a YI - since I didn't
>have the exam





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