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A female asked:
Can metronidazole for bv cause yeast infection and be misdiagnosed for trich? i was sexually active with husband but used a condom and had no oral sex
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A Verified Doctoranswered
Urology 53 years experience
Possible, but...: Hwy and how did you get metronidazole? If after professional evaluation without testing, one could assume you were empirically treated for yeast-related vaginitis. If not helpful as expected, be rechecked so to decide if your symptoms are related with trich, which could be verified with microscopic exam of vaginal fluid smear. Besides, most of STD-related infections could have no symptoms. So....
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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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A 31-year-old male asked:
Vagina discharge smells like copper mixed with sewage also.I am not sexually active,Ive did testing for BV and yeast infection and it came out negative.They took a ph strip and it was yellow. So they did more testing and gave a yeast pill?
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