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I have been on penicillin medicine for 2 weeks, can it cause vaginal itching?

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Not directly: You may have developed secondary candidal infection from alteration of the normal bacterial flora by the penicillin. See the doctor who prescribed the pcn.

Answered 7/22/2012

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