Current medical status: I have only had unprotected sex about 3 times, with the same guy, who has not been very sexually active. Since we have started I have had really bad itching around my vaginia, and it has been very sore and tender. My biggest concern is that the itching stops! What could it be, and how do I get it fixed? I am currently on the pill, but I do not want to go to the gyn, the lady is very weird!
Current medical treatment: I thought it was a yeast infection, and I am really into herbal remedies, so I have been using tea tree oil.. but I am not seeing any real improvement. Also, I am taking amoxcyline for a urinary tract infection, but I am not sure if that matters..
Referring to your symptoms (“bad itching around your vagina”) and data that you use amoxicillin for a urinary infection, you could be experiencing a yeast infection of the vagina. Yeast infections can occur after prolonged usage of a large specter antibiotic like amoxicillin. Herbal medicines won’t help treat vaginal yeast infections so you have to visit a gynecologist to confirm or exclude the diagnosis and to give you a proper medicine.
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