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I was on antibiotics for a tooth abscess and then for a cold, then i developed a yeast infection and pass it to my boyfriend.was it because of antib?
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Most likely: Prolonged antibiotic use increases the risk of a yeast infection. It's possible for a man to get a yeast infection from his partner. It's important that you both be treated or you may keep reinfecting each other.
Answered 3/10/2013
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No: You got the yeast infection pobably from the antibiotics. But you may have passed it on through sexual contact.
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