WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for August, 2007: Re: GYNECOLOGIC: Yeast Infection Test to Ashleigh

Re: GYNECOLOGIC: Yeast Infection Test to Ashleigh

From: Ashleigh (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 9 Aug 2007 08:02:06 -0500 (CDT)

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Thank you! I will look into this. Hormones seem like a logical reason because they always occur at around day 16. I will ask the doctor.

At Wed, 8 Aug 2007, andrea wrote: >
>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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