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Is it safe to use coconut oil to cure my yeast infection? i'm 11 weeks pregnant! and can a yeast infection harm my baby?

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Dr. Jeff Livingston answered

Specializes in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Over the counter: Vaginal yeast medications are readily available at any pharmacy. This is the treatment. Coconut oil is not known to be a cure for vaginal yeast. Yeast infections do not have a baby but they are quite uncomfortable for the mother. Since medication is easily available there is no reason to suffer

Answered 11/28/2015

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