A member asked:
Vagina looks different after yeast infection treatment? white instead of pink in places. inside vagina opening looks altered
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Dr. Martin Raffanswered
Infectious Disease 58 years experience
See an OB/GYN: Without examining you cannot even begin to speculate on what is going on.
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Currently on treatment for reoccurring yeast infection in vagina. Given 3 doses of Fluconazole, each to be taken 72 hours apart. Im also taking probiotics twice, daily. Can probiotics and Fluconazole be taken together at the same time?
Dr. Harold Mandelanswered
General Practice 40 years experience
Research has indicated that oral probiotics in conjunction with fluconazole may help in the treatment of yeast vaginitis. It should be safe to take pr... Read More
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Answered Sep 17, 2021
A 24-year-old female asked:
My vagina has been feeling sore during sex for 5 months now. I get lubricated and wet before sex, I still feel sore after lubricating. Ive treated any possible infection from yeast infection to STD but the pain persists. Cause and treatment please?
Dr. Hunter Handsfieldanswered
Infectious Disease 55 years experience
Vulvodynia?: Yeast still is possible; some cases are resistant to the standard treatments. Or perhaps you have idiopathic vulvodynia, i.e. vulvar pain without obvi... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Diagnosed yeast infection & BV treatments didn't work.. What could I hav dat makes the butt area feel like it's burning too & the vagina & outer area ?
A Verified Doctoranswered
47 years experience
No butts about it!!: You gotta rash there? Any blisters? That burning could be Herpes. Don't freak! Just have it looked-at. It has a pretty typical look: lotta redness and... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Im on suppressive therapy for resistant vagina yeast infection. 150mg fluconzaole once a week for a month. Is it normal that I feel worse everytime after I take fluconzaole before it gets better? I feel more sore after I take fluconzaole?
Dr. Hiep Leanswered
Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience
If you are on Fluconazole 150 mg, weekly, you should not have any symptom or sign of vaginal candidiasis. The soreness is less likely due to relapse.
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Reviewed Nov 27, 2021
A 25-year-old female asked:
Can a yeast infection and UTI cause a vagina to swell up? And if not, what can and what are treatments?
Dr. Scott Beardanswered
Urogynecology 27 years experience
Yes: A yeast infection can, so can numerrous other conditions - reactions to antibiotics like a UTI med can, tampons, other infections, trauma, allergic re... Read More
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