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A 21-year-old female asked:

Can recurring vaginal yeast infections cause you to develop lupus over years or can the infections be a sign you had lupus all along?

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Dr. Bruce Rothschild
Dr. Bruce Rothschildanswered
Rheumatology 50 years experience
Probably not: Lupus does reduce resistance to infections, but vaginal infections are usually not related.
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Dr. John Chiu
Dr. John Chiuanswered
Allergy and Immunology 59 years experience
No: Yeast infection is not related to the development of autoimmune disease including lupus.
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A 41-year-old member asked:

What usually causes chronic/ recurring vaginal yeast infections?

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Dr. Mary Esther Carlin
Dr. Mary Esther Carlinanswered
Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics 53 years experience
Multiple: Chronic, recurrent vaginal yeast infections may indicate overuse of antibiotics, perhaps an immune deficiency or can be seen in persons with an HIV infection; may indicate a pre-diabetic or presence of active diabetes, can occur in dark, moist areas or can indicate inadequate treatment of a previous/current infection.
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A 29-year-old female asked:
I have had a vaginal yeast infection for some years now, and nothing seems to work. Is it. Really cureble? I am starting to give up.
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A 17-year-old female asked:
I have a yeast infection for years it won't go away I've tried many vaginal tablets they only help a bit then it comes back, what can I do help!?
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A 21-year-old female asked:
I have been having vaginal yeast infections every 2 weeks for the past 1,5 years and I am tired of it. I went to my doctor and she said there was nothing to do, I just had to live with it. Is there really nothing I can do to ged rid of it?
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Whenever I get a yeast infection I have light pink, choppy, string-like flesh spill out of the bottom of my vaginal opening. It does not cause pain. Rather, its alarming to see. Is this my hymen or cancer? I have had a child?
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A 22-year-old female asked:
I was prescribed 2 doses of 150mg fluconazole to treat a vaginal yeast infection (my second yeast infection this year). However, its only a mild infection, so is 1 pill effective enough or should I take both? If so, should I take every other day?
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Last updated Jan 5, 2019

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