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Re: GYNECOLOGIC: Yeast Infection Test
From: Ashleigh (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 9 Aug 2007 08:04:11 -0500 (CDT)
Thank you for the info. I'm reading the website now!
At Wed, 8 Aug 2007, William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG wrote:
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>Ashleigh
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>Not sure about the accuracy of the home tests. I do not know if I would
>trust them, as even our in office tests can be inaccurate in some cases
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>You may need to be on a chronic yeast regimen. Also get yeast
>connection and read it. It has helped lots of my patients...good
>luck...Dr. von Almen
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>At Wed, 8 Aug 2007, Ashleigh wrote:
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>>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.
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>>I have two questions:
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>>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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>--
>William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
>Private Practice
>New Orleans, La.
>
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