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Q: Chronic yeast infections every month

asked by: jennyv1217 on November 9th, 2009

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Hello ev1. So...here's a brief history of my issues.

I have been having chronic yeast infections
for years and years now. They are getting worse. I get one every single month. You can almost time them. I get my period...3 days after it stops I gt my yeast infection. I've been told by my OB GYN that some women are just more prone to them but I don't accept that explanation. I feel that's a really sexist answer and if a male doctor had some itchy painful discharge coming from their penis every month they woudn't be OK with saying "Hey, I guess I'm just more prone to this." There would be major studies out there to figure it out! He said I should just treat them as I get them. But EVERY MONTH!?

I do all the stuff to try to prevent from yogurt to loose clothes to dresses and no undies to acidophilus to white cotton crotch undies, non scented everything, etc., etc. I was told by the P.A. at the office that menstral blood is very alkaline and so is semen so maybe between the period and then the sex afterward because you've had a week off might be enough to throw off my PH so I tried only using tampons to keep the blood off me and then using condoms right after to avoid the semen but that doesn't work either.

I also tried that pill to make it so you don't have your period but every 6 months to see if it was the period that was causing it but that made me bleed for 5 weeks straight!

So...I'm very frustrated with this. I'm a 39 year old mother of 2 with an otherwise extremely happy sex life. I'm not really willing to give that up just yet. I'm also an R.N. on a cadiology unit so I'm pretty well versed in things and have done allot of research on this matter. I feel like no one can help me. So..then I think..if I have a hysterectomy (partial) and it doesn't take care of the yeast at least I won't have periods to boot. Right now I have a 7 day period and then another 4-5 days of sloppy monostat. This way at least I would only have the sloppy monostat. And if it did take care of the yeast as well that would be awesome! What do you guys think? Do you think a partial hysterectomy might help me?

Also...for the record..I have been checked for diabetes, HIV and all that stuff too. I am in a happily monogomous marriage for 20 years but I do know I work in a higher risk setting for that kind of stuff so I wanted to rule it out. None of those things are a factor. Quote | Edit | Delete | Tell a friend | Report post

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kjallits81

replied on November 9th, 2009

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I get them almost every month, too. Sometimes they'd get bad in a day alone that I'd start finding cracks in the skin. I used Monistat 7 (not Monistat 3 - it does nothing), plus a small tube of Monistat to use for the outside since you'll be itching there too anyway.

You need to be CONSISTENT with the yogurt. Some yogurts (forgot which brand) will specifically say that it's for women. Eat those once a day, and don't give up. It doesn't take a week for it to start equalizing the yeast in your body. It takes longer than that. Keep eating it!

No fragranced soap. Some soap may say 'unscented' but you must look at the label and see if it says 'fragrance-free'. No liquid softener for your undies or pants. No douching, no sex for as long as you're having it, no hot long baths.

Here's another tip I heard from another poster somewhere else. Stick a tampon in a yogurt, freeze it, and then apply it as you would a normal tampon. Repeat daily. Seriously, if eating this stuff works for 99% of the women out there, then try this method.

Actually, birth control pills are one of the causes for yeast infections. Since you've already had problems with the infections, don't take medicines that you know will make it worse... including any and all antibiotics!

I'm sorry, but a partial hysterectomy WON'T help you at all. The yeast bacteria (the ones that are supposed to be there) lives in the vagina and reproduces in the vagina. It needs no help from the uterus nor ovaries to do so. It also gets out of control, resulting in infections, without the uterus' help. I have a friend who's had a total removal - she still gets them, anyway.

Screw your doctor. He IS sexist. I get them a lot, and my doctor says I'm on the pill, and he's right. The pill caused me to have it more often, but he's also given me tricks to boot it out for good. Your doctor hasn't even done any of those things, so lose him fast!

Yeast infections can and do become life-threatening, and your doctor doesn't give a ....

Go to a specialist. A FEMALE gynecologist will give you many more results. Don't sit here and complain about it. Find a female doctor TODAY!

beckeeeeeeee

replied on November 13th, 2009

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I use to get them after each period but now i use RePh resh after each period and it balances out the PH in the vagina. It really helped me, you should try that and see if it helps. Also after you use the medicine for an infection use some "good bacteria" in there you can ask your doctor or chemist for some vaginal supositories of good bacteria to balance your vagina out..hope it helps you some! Try RePhresh, it really can help!

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mina2009

replied on November 16th, 2009

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Don't ever consume yogurt with artificial sweetener, it will make your problem worse.

I used to get more frequent yeast infections before I found out I was Gluten intolerant and allergic to Milk products.

Also, a lot of Milk product contains hormones, because the cows are fed with hormones, so you end up messing up your hormones with the yoghurt instead of making it better.

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