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:S Okay so , my vagina has pretty itchy and has been for a long time like, b4 landon was born, and iv noticed now looking in the mirrior that it is a bit red and i do at times have a bit of discharge thick white sorta. anyways, i am thinking i mite have a yeast infection. do i need to go to the doc? If i do does he have to look at my vagina? Or can i just try some over the counter stuff?
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:S Okay so , my vagina has pretty itchy and has been for a long time like, b4 landon was born, and iv noticed now looking in the mirrior that it is a bit red and i do at times have a bit of discharge thick white sorta. anyways, i am thinking i mite have a yeast infection. do i need to go to the doc? If i do does he have to look at my vagina? Or can i just try some over the counter stuff?


oh my goodness that long and you hav not gone to the dr.? it def. sounds like thrush...go see your dr.
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replied March 8th, 2007
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I've never had one, but I would think an itchy vagina would mean a yeast infection. You could probably try one of those 3-day treatments that they sell over the counter. And if that doesn't work, maybe schedule an appointment. That's what I would do.

Let us know how things work out!
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laura_friesen wrote:
:S Okay so , my vagina has pretty itchy and has been for a long time like, b4 landon was born, and iv noticed now looking in the mirrior that it is a bit red and i do at times have a bit of discharge thick white sorta. anyways, i am thinking i mite have a yeast infection. do i need to go to the doc? If i do does he have to look at my vagina? Or can i just try some over the counter stuff?


oh my goodness that long and you hav not gone to the dr.? it def. sounds like thrush...go see your dr.


i know i just never realized that hey its not normal :S is thrush really bad? wat happens when u have it?
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Thrush is the second most common cause of a vaginal discharge. (The most common cause of vaginal discharge is bacterial vaginosis.) The discharge is usually creamy white, but is sometimes watery. It can cause itch, redness, discomfort, or pain around the outside of the vagina. Sometimes symptoms are minor and clear up on their own. Often symptoms can be quite irritating and will not go without treatment.

Thrush does not damage the vagina, and it does not spread to damage the uterus (womb). If you are pregnant it will not harm your baby.


...that sounds exactly like it..aw dam it lol Confused
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laura_friesen wrote:
Thrush is the second most common cause of a vaginal discharge. (The most common cause of vaginal discharge is bacterial vaginosis.) The discharge is usually creamy white, but is sometimes watery. It can cause itch, redness, discomfort, or pain around the outside of the vagina. Sometimes symptoms are minor and clear up on their own. Often symptoms can be quite irritating and will not go without treatment.

Thrush does not damage the vagina, and it does not spread to damage the uterus (womb). If you are pregnant it will not harm your baby.


...that sounds exactly like it..aw dam it lol Confused


thrush is a yeast infection...its not damaging but darn how do you live with it!!! lol go see your dr. he will prescribe you something more effective than what u find in the pahrmacy.
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yes go see your doc....don't ever self prescribe when it comes to your girley bits....never never never.
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alrity thnx babe. ya i just realizing how itchy and annoying it is latley cuz im not as busy with things and now i think about it ahh!
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This is a personal question (but, hey, we just had a post about it!) But do you shave were you are having the irritation? I sometimes have some irritation and itching when the hair is growing back. Just a thought. I just find it really hard to believe that you have been living with a yeast infection for that long!
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I had one for months.. it would get better sometimes but never completely go away. I was too embarrassed to tell my mum, let alone see a doctor. It was horrible sometimes.. I scratched myself until I bled. It got better as soon as I started putting cream on it.
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I just find it really hard to believe that you have been living with a yeast infection for that long!


more people than you know put up with yeast infections longer than you think. some find it embarrissing. Some people don't have the itching and the buring all the time and sometimes it can come and go. if you dont' take care of it right away it can seem to dissapear but it really hasn't. Also if it's not taken care of you and your partner may pass it back and forth. Not a good thing.

laura love, go have it checked out and make sure thats all it is.
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yeah if it goes untreated gen is right , yours can go away and then you might have passed it your partener and get it again...it needs to be treated if it is that..and yes, many women dont even know they have it and live with the itch and burning..i got one in my life late in my pregnancy my dr. gave me a prescription cream..it went away within a couple of days.
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mc4ever02 wrote:
I just find it really hard to believe that you have been living with a yeast infection for that long!


more people than you know put up with yeast infections longer than you think. some find it embarrissing. Some people don't have the itching and the buring all the time and sometimes it can come and go. if you dont' take care of it right away it can seem to dissapear but it really hasn't. Also if it's not taken care of you and your partner may pass it back and forth. Not a good thing.

laura love, go have it checked out and make sure thats all it is.


anyone know how a guy would be treated?
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you put the cream that you would put in your vagina onto his penis - including under the foreskin if he has one.
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mc4ever02 wrote:
This is a personal question (but, hey, we just had a post about it!) But do you shave were you are having the irritation? I sometimes have some irritation and itching when the hair is growing back. Just a thought. I just find it really hard to believe that you have been living with a yeast infection for that long!


nope..i get it waxed
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laura_friesen wrote:
i get it waxed


ouch Shocked
just thinking that make mine hurt Laughing
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Sunflower_pie81 wrote:
mc4ever02 wrote:
I just find it really hard to believe that you have been living with a yeast infection for that long!


more people than you know put up with yeast infections longer than you think. some find it embarrissing. Some people don't have the itching and the buring all the time and sometimes it can come and go. if you dont' take care of it right away it can seem to dissapear but it really hasn't. Also if it's not taken care of you and your partner may pass it back and forth. Not a good thing.

laura love, go have it checked out and make sure thats all it is.


thnx will do Smile
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