Yeast Infection: Re-Occuring with yellow discharge, foul sme Posted: 10-07-06 03:07am
Hi, for acouple of months now, I have been
getting constant yeast infections, they
sometimes have a foul smell, and the
discharge is yellow and white clumps.. it
happened for months now.. i want to know
what you think is causing it
is it because i have unprotected sex with
my boyfriend and he ejaculates in me all
the time.. we have sex more then once a
day so alot goes in i dont take birth
control pills or anything.. is that what
is irritating me and giving me yeast
infections?
but also i have some sort of
peeling/flakey skin on my vagina i dont
know what is the cause for that maybe its
the yeast infections
is it his sperm .. a std .. or am i geting
it from giving him a yeast infectiont he
first time and he just keeps on giving it
back to me?
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Sexual Health - Women Answer A1614 Posted: 10-16-06 01:56am
According to the symptoms you report
(smelly yellow vaginal discharge,
irritation…) it seems very likely that
you are experiencing vaginal inflammation
caused by an infection (colpitis). A yeast
infection is not considered a sexually
transmitted disease although the infective
agent (Candida) can be imported by
unprotected sex. This is because Candida
normally lives in the vagina but local
immune mechanisms prevent it from causing
infection. During some instances
(pregnancy, antibiotic and corticosteroid
therapy, birth control pills, diabetes…)
the immune system becomes weak and Candida
can become pathogenic, causing infection.
Unprotected sex without a condom is of
great importance for diagnosing
re-occurring vaginal infections, but not
in case of Candida-infection. You can go
to your gynecologist and request a vaginal
examination, a vaginal smear for
identifying the level of vaginal clarity,
and a Pap-test.
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