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Do i have to boil water to disinfect underwear for vaginal bacterial infections or yeast?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

No: If they are your own underwear - wash in hot water setting with detergent. Don't recommend sharing underwear. Take care.

Dr Munshower and 3 doctors agreed

Answered 1/7/2016

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Dr. Jeff Livingston answered

Specializes in Obstetrics and Gynecology

NO: Just wash your clothes in the laundry as you normally would. No special cleaning techniques are required.

Dr Fowler and 4 doctors agreed

Answered 3/16/2014

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A member asked:

Do i have to boil water to disinfect underwear for vaginal bacterial infections or yeast?

6 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Dr Munshower and 3 doctors agreed

Dr. Jeff Livingston answered

Dr Fowler and 4 doctors agreed

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