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Q: Yeast infection and late period

asked by: DoctorQuestion on April 6th, 2009

What suggestions might you have? Do you think there could be any correlation between the two or do you think that I just probably have an infection of sorts with the late period being something completely different? If I do have a yeast infection, could it be causing my period to be even later? 4 days (although it's only morning) is a bit long for it to be late. 3 days has been the norm. Also, I just had my annual women exam last month and everything was deemed normal.

Thanks.

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Dr. Goce Aleksovski , MD

replied on April 6th, 2009

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Vaginal and Uterus Health Answer A6278

It is hard to say what the problem is without visually examining the thick discharge and the vaginal area.
Vaginal infection (bacterial or viral) causes vaginal discharge. You might want to visit your gynecologist for vaginal swab to determine if infection is present and to find out the most effective antibiotic.
The reason for your period being late might be unrelated to the vaginal infection. It might be caused by stress since your menstrual period is always only several days late.

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