Question 1

yeast infection and infected hair follicle, is there any connection?

Accepted Answer

Possibly: Yeast can rarely infect hair follicles. Good hygiene should clear up the infection.

Question 2

i've been using yeast infection medicine for three days and started getting a burnt hair smell in vagina is this normal?

Accepted Answer

Yes it is normal: There is an odor of using yeast infection creams

Question 3

i shaved my pubic hair while fighting a yeast infection and now the entire area is red with white bumps everywhere. what can i do?

Accepted Answer

Infection, call doc: Superficial irritation and microcopic skin injury from shaving have allowed a bacteria like staph, strep, or other to take hold and cause superficial infection, or maybe yeast itself. Call your doctor, whoever is treating your yeast problem. Depending on severity, she might want to see you, or maybe prescribe an antibiotic ointment or by mouth. In the meantime, try soap and water wash twice a day.

Question 4

can hair dye cause a yeast infection on the scalp?

Accepted Answer

Hair Dye: Hair dye in some patients can cause an allergic reaction which then alters barrier function of the skin. Once the barrier function is altered there can be a secondary infection with yeast or bacteria.

Question 5

can an yeast infection cause major hair loss if not untreated?

Accepted Answer

Yes on scalp: Scalp yeast infections can cause hair loss.

Question 6

can i trim pubic hair with scissors while having a genital yeast infection? is it safe?

Accepted Answer

It's safe. I don't: think you should have a problem. Keep treating the yeast infection.

Question 7

i took a vitamin supplement for hair skin and nails with biotin in it...and now i have a yeast infection. they were gummies?

Accepted Answer

Ok: excess sugar can cause yeast to grow .Usually only antibiotics cause yeast infection as a side effect

Question 8

when hair comes out, my vaginal area gets itchy. is this normal? i test negative to stds & yeast infection. the area is red & sensitive. what to do?!?

Accepted Answer

Stop shaving 4 now: I think you may have irritated the sensitive skin by shaving and perhaps with the soap, cream or oil you use. Keep the area clean gently - cotton balls and warm (not hot) water, then baby oil. Let the hair grow in fully and wait several weeks - even months before considering removal. Then, if you must, briefly, use a very sharp blade in direction of hair & very gently. Don't try for total bareness.

Question 9

vaginal infection or reaction? about a month ago i had my first yeast infection which was taken care of. not long after that i decided for the first time to trim my pubic hair with a razor. it has been about a month now since then and i still have itching

Accepted Answer

Try : Try using an over the counter yeast infection cream; apply it to the outside of your vagina (affected area) for a few days twice a day. If that does not work visit your doctor for an evaluation. It may be a bacterial infection requiring antibiotics.
Best of luck.

Question 10

what are the side effects of a yeast infection? i have burning, itchy, plus red & hot skin from where the hairs are. not sexually active. & feverish

Accepted Answer

No fever...: A yeast infection can certainly cause burning, itching, red and hot skin.  But it doesn't make you feverish.  There may be some other reason you are feverish.  I almost hate to mention it, but an initial herpes outbreak can give give you all the symptoms you mentioned including fever.   It also has tiny skin ulcerations.  Best wishes!

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Yeast infection and infected hair follicle, is there any connection?

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I've been using yeast infection medicine for three days and started getting a burnt hair smell in vagina is this normal?

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I shaved my pubic hair while fighting a yeast infection and now the entire area is red with white bumps everywhere. what can i do?

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Can hair dye cause a yeast infection on the scalp?

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Can an yeast infection cause major hair loss if not untreated?

A member asked:

Can i trim pubic hair with scissors while having a genital yeast infection? is it safe?

A member asked:

I took a vitamin supplement for hair skin and nails with biotin in it...and now i have a yeast infection. they were gummies?

A member asked:

When hair comes out, my vaginal area gets itchy. is this normal? i test negative to stds & yeast infection. the area is red & sensitive. what to do?!?

A member asked:

Vaginal infection or reaction? about a month ago i had my first yeast infection which was taken care of. not long after that i decided for the first time to trim my pubic hair with a razor. it has been about a month now since then and i still have itching

A member asked:

What are the side effects of a yeast infection? i have burning, itchy, plus red & hot skin from where the hairs are. not sexually active. & feverish

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