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When you have your period and a yeast infection at the same time, may you use tampons if your using a vaginal cream as a treatment of the infection??

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Dr. Harold Fields answered

Tampon : I do not think that tampons will interfere with the treatment of your yeast infection

Answered 12/15/2016

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A member asked:

When you have your period and a yeast infection at the same time, may you use tampons if your using a vaginal cream as a treatment of the infection??

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Harold Fields answered

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