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Help with a possible yeast infection
Ok, so I am female age 16 and i think I have a yeast infection... I'm scared to tell me my mom what do I do? I am sexually active will my partner get it? What's the best way to get ride of it without the help of a doctor?
Please help me
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There is no reason to be afraid to tell you mom you have a yeast infection. That is normal. YOu can get a yeast infection from numorous things, NOT just sex.
Your partner can NOT get a yeast infection just because you have it. It is best to not be sexually active until the yeast infection is taken care of.
The only way you can treat a yeast infection efficiently is by the doctor. They can give you medication that can cure it all the way; if you do it at home, than the yeast infection won't be 100% cured, just partially.
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I live in england, and there are certain medications that don't need a doctors consent to use. They are perfectley safe and legal, and commonly used, they have adverts on the tv.
THe most effect thing is the tablet (see link below)and the cream.
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however i don't know whether they sell them in america- but I'm pretty sure they do.
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You need to talk to a doctor.
Because you have never had a yeast infection before, you need to get it confirmed by a doctor to make sure it isn't something worse. For example, if it's a different kind of viral infection, and you treat it for a yeast (bacterial infection) over the counter, it could get worse.
See a doctor to confirm your suspicions.
I know it's embaressing, but it's really perfectly notmal. It has nothing at all to with having sex. Virgins get yeast infections too. Chances are that your mom has had one or two of them as well.
Your partner (assuming your partner is a male) CAN get a yeast infection, but it's very uncommon for men to catch it. A yeast infection could also spread to his mouth (again, that's really unlikely, but it can happen).
So you need to not have sexual contact with your partner until you've cured it, and you need to see a doctor to confirm it. Once you've had a yeast infection or two, you don't really need to see a doctor anymore: You know what they feel like and you know you are prone them. But if this is your first one, you really need to talk to a doctor.
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