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A member asked:

I took diflucan (fluconazole) 8 days ago. i had my period 5 days ago. sex is still horribly painful. there are no other symptoms of the yeast infection. help?

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Please see your gyn: May be another type of infection or something else.

Answered 1/5/2019

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