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Do you have to have sex to get a yeast infection?
Sooo I think I might have a yeast infection because I found a little red dry patch on my vagina. My mom does not know that I have been sexually active. So my concern is, is having sex or oral sex the only way to get a yeast infection? HELP!
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you can get a yeast infection not only through sex, but by wearing tight or damp jeans,the use of douches or perfumed vaginal hygiene sprays may also increase a woman's risk of developing a vaginal yeast infection.
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Nope. Yeast infections can be more common in sexually-active women, but you can also just get them spontaneously, even as a virgin.
However, a little dry red patch is not really a symptom of yeast infections. Yeast infections are gennerally a deep itch, all over and a slight redness eveywhere and a change in the discharge. Dryness is not generally a symptom.
So, you need to see a doctor. You would need to see a doctor anyways, if it was your first yeast infection ever.
You could certainly use the yeast infection excuse to get the appoitment, since it's not related to sexually activity. Your doctor can't tell your mother anything without your permission, and it's very important you be totally honest with your doctor.
So, make an appointment. Hide behind the 'yeast infection' reason with your mother if you would like, although it's probably not that.
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