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Re: Yeast infection...

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Tue, 24 Oct 2000 16:55:12 -0500 (CDT)

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At Tue, 24 Oct 2000, Jennifer wrote: >
>I would like to know if I can treat what I think is a yeast infection
>w/o seeing a doctor? Its a bad circumstance, I really do not have a gyno
>where I am and I do not want to go through my mother as she worries too
>much about me. (I am a college student)...I recently became sexually
>active and have aquired symptoms of itching and of a cottage cheese like
>discharge. I do not think it is a STD b/c I am monogamous w/ my boy
>friend and he has been tested. Even if he has been cheating (doubtful)
>we use a condom every time.
>
>Also, I just got over a UTI, but my urine still smells funny. Do I have
>another one? It is not cloudy and I don't have the pain that I did w/
>the previous one, but I'm peeing frequently.
>
>If it is not a yeast infection and I treat it, will it be harmful? If it
>does not go away after an over the counter treatment, I will have it
>looked at.
>
>If it would be okay to treat it as a yeast infection, what product
>should I use (ie, days/brand name) I am unconcerned about the time it
>would take for a cure, and more concerned with a thorough treatment.
>
>Thank you for your help!

Use Monistat 3, or the Monistat DualPak. If it works, great, and if it does not, the only harm is the continued itching. You can try to see a doctor then. Most universities have a student health center that spends 90% of its time managing contraceptive issues, STDs, and yeast infections. The only way to tell for sure with the urine is to be tested.

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William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG
Clarksville, TN

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