I got thrush when I was 16 and visited an std clinic where I was given some sort of tablets. They seemed to work for a while then I got it back. So I went back and they asked was I using perfumed toiletries to clean down there and and I stopped using them. So then it goes and after masturbating it comes back. I use canesten antifungal cream and it seems to hold it at bay but when I masturbate again or have sex with my girlfriend it comes back. I have tried almost everything from using aqueous cream to clean myself to not eating marmite! I am now 26 with a pregnant girlfriend and am refusing to have sex with her because i`m terrified I will pass it on to the baby. I have had nsu before (non-specific-urethritis) and that was sorted or so I thought. The symptoms are after masturbating or sex the penis becomes quite red and slightly sore and if there is any further friction it then has a slight odour to it. I have tried going without sex or masturbating for a month while rigidly using canesten cream and maintaining good hygeine etc etc. Yet this problem still comes back, I am totally at my wits end and feel like I will never be rid of this affliction. My girlfriends midwife reckons I might have a viral infection that for men is very hard to shake off. Can anyone please help? My girlfriend was recently treated for thrush but was all clear on all other stds.