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Can antibiotics cause vaginal itching without being a yeast infection?

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Dr. Jerome Litt answered

Specializes in Dermatology

VAGINAL ITCHING: ANTIBIOTICS COMMONLY CAUSE VAGINAL ITCHING AS A RESULT OF A YEAST INFECTION BY CANDIDA ORGANISMS. OTHER CAUSES CAN INCLUDE SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, SUCH AS HERPES, GONORRHEA, PINWORMS, AND OTHER THINGS SUCH AS IUDs, AN OLD TAMPON, VARIOUS SOAPS, CONDOM ALLERGY, AND MORE. THE MAIN CAUSE, HOWEVER, IS A YEAST INFECTION. BEST LUCK.

Answered 6/29/2015

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