Nonoxyl 9 cause yeast infection?

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Registered: 06-11-2004
Nonoxyl 9 cause yeast infection?
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Thu, 07-14-2005 - 1:27pm
Can nonoxy 9 or products containing nonoxyl 9 cause a yeast infection?
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Registered: 12-30-2003
Thu, 07-14-2005 - 5:27pm

Hi missyjo1976, welcome back!

Have you been tested so you are sure it's a YI? Summer can be YI season if you are in sweaty exercise clothes or wet bathing suits for long periods. Anything that upsets the vaginal ph can trigger a YI so I suppose it's a possibility, that N9 is the problem but semen can too. If you think it might be your spermicide that is the cause (it could be an ingredient other than N9) you might want to switch brands and see if that helps. A good article on YIs is: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001511.htm You might want to try a home made spermicide: 4 drops of fresh lemon juice to a teaspoon of pure aloe vera gel. The mixture can be kept refrigerated for up to two weeks. There have been no clinical trials to officially test it’s effectiveness but the recipe has been around for years and a lot of diaphragm and cervical cap users I know use it and haven’t had any scares. Thanks for posting. Let us know how you’re doing, ok?

Good luck,

      Jill