HELP !!YEAST INFECTION

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Registered: 07-13-2003
HELP !!YEAST INFECTION
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Thu, 07-31-2003 - 6:33pm
Help!!!

My husband and I have been trying for the past month and a half. This past weekend right on time I was visited by an odd AF (beware TMI bright red, no tissue, major cramping.) Now three days later I think I have a yeast infection!!!!!! My mom had AF for the first two months she was PG with me. I don't know what to think.

What do I do??? Do I treat the infection (it is pretty bad)? Wait the three days to see my Dr.? Take an otc pg test? HELP!!

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Registered: 07-02-2003
Fri, 08-01-2003 - 11:16am
Yikes! Are you feeling any other pg symptoms that would make you think that this isn't just AF? Is it different than other AF's? Have you had a yeast infection before and is this the same? Itchy? The reason I ask is because if you are saying YI because of an abundance of white creamy discharge only, that is actually a common early pg symptom. If I was in your shoes the first thing I would do is try a hpt(home pg test). Depending on the outcome of that, you should really see your Dr rather than use a otc treatment.

GL to you!

TAra

 

 Tara~ co-cl of Pregnant after TTC

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Registered: 07-13-2003
Sun, 08-03-2003 - 7:39pm
Thank you for your post Tara. I followed your advice and took a HPT and it was negative. On Wednesday I had thick creamy CM, but it has seemed to give way to just intense itching. On Saturday the itching became to much to bear so I went to urgent care rather than take an otc remedy. The Dr. said it was not in her estimation a yeast infection. She was sending tests to the lab to see if the lab could figure it out. I asked her to do a blood pregnancy test to double check, but she did not think that was necessary after she did the urine pg test. So now I will call my Dr. on Monday to check on the lab results. She told me not to use any creams or anything.

So now I'm just confused. I'll let you know what my dr. says on Monday. In the mean time we are still going to keep trying when the itching lets up enough to allow it.

Thanks,

Sarah

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Registered: 05-14-2003
Sun, 08-03-2003 - 9:59pm
On my 1st pg, i got a uti, the doctors gave me antibodics, which turned into a YI, they told me to use Monistat 7 its not as strog as some of the others and it last for 7 days. Hope it helps.

Michelle

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Registered: 04-22-2003
Sun, 08-03-2003 - 10:33pm
Well if you think you have a yeast infection an over the counter monistat is ok. It is ok to use if and while pregnant. Or if you want to wait then wait. But I know if it was me I wouldn't wait. I hate yeast infections. I don't get many but when I do I want them gone ASAP. Good luck!

Sams