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Can metronidazole give me a vaginal yeast infection?

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Dr. Alan Patterson answered

Yes : U can get a yeast infection from taking those pills please call your gyn for treatment.

Answered 9/29/2016

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I have BV and Yeast Infection. Doc prescribed both. After my last pill (fluconazole)and last vaginal suppository (metronidazole gel) when can I have sex after my treatments are complete? Please advise. Thank you?

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Culture test detected Candida glabrata in my vagina yeast infection sample. Is this why my body hasnt been responding to treatments such as Fluconazole oral pills and metronidazole vagina pessaries? How can I treat this? Suffering for 3 months?

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