Yeast Infection from Condoms

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-02-2003
Yeast Infection from Condoms
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Fri, 04-16-2004 - 10:26am
Has this happened to anyone? I have had a yeast infection before from taking medications. I recently had sex for the first time in almost a year and we used condoms. Could the condom be the cause of it??

TIA!

Jenn

 

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-25-2003
Fri, 04-16-2004 - 1:45pm

Hiya sugarbeets,


It could contribute...any sexual activity could trigger a YI if you're prone to them.

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iVillage Member
Registered: 10-02-2003
Fri, 04-16-2004 - 1:51pm
Thank you, you were very helpful. I have had one once or twice and I know that's what it is. I got a treatment for it but have wait till bed time. Bummer! It sounds like we may be having the same scenario. Definitely not fun.

I'm not prone to YI so I wanted to see if anyone else had this effect.

Thanks for your help!

Jenn

 

iVillage Member
Registered: 11-16-2003
Sat, 04-17-2004 - 1:03pm
I have had the YI effect before, but it was just a sensitivity to spermicide on the condoms.