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Infection?
17/f
i am sexual active with my boyfriend and for about a month or two now my vagina has been very irritated.. i thought it was a yeast infection so i used the yeast infection kit and it worked for a little bit but then i continued to be irritated.
i haven't really had any changes in my discharge and i don't smell any different down there.
what are some vaginal infections that this could be?
thanks for the help
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It is extremely hard to say without seeing. Look up pearly papules maybe? However it would still be best to go to a doctor. Good luck!
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You should get it checked becuase there are many infections that do not have symptoms.and usually if it irritates right after you have sex most likely you have an infection and you must go to the doctor right away.
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It really could be something like a bacterial infection or an STD. You won't know if you don't get it checked out.
They sell over-the-counter yeast infection kits but did you know that doctor's recommend you see them for the first handful of times you experience a yeast infection? You wanna know why? Sometimes the "yeast infection" turns out to be a serious bacterial infection. A bacterial infection can actually cause something called Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. PID is really, really excruciatingly painful and can last a lifetime. It can also leave you completely infertile. The signs and symptoms mimic yeast infections in most women!
See why it's important to discuss this problem with a professional health care provider? Even if it SOUNDS like something simple or basic it could turn out to be something pretty hurtful and possibly even deadly in some cases.
Call your doctor up and let them know you need to be examined for infections and whatnot. Tell them you're sexually active and are having the above symptoms you have described. If you want, you can tell them you used an OTC yeast infection treatment kit and it didn't really work so you're scared it might be something more. They'll get you an appointment and you can be checked out.
I'm not saying that your boyfriend has STDs but irritation down below is a big symptom of a few of them. STDs can be spread lots of ways. People can even be born with them so it isn't like the people who contract them are dirty. Make sure you get tested at your doctor's appointment JUST IN CASE. You don't want something to go unnoticed, trust me. Just like the bacterial infection, if it's left long enough some serious complications can occur and you can be sorry you waited for the rest of your life.
When something just doesn't feel right it's your body screaming at you that something IS not right. See a doctor ASAP.
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