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kisses4me333 · Feb 18, 2009, 02:20 PM

Almost a month and a half ago I noticed some itching and my clitoris and labia were really swollen. I decided to take monistat 1 even though I never had a yeast infection before. I didn't notice whether I had discharge or not at this point because of the cream. After taking the monistat I was ten times more uncomfortable. Two days later I went to the gyno and she took a look and said that I had a yeast infection. I asked if she needed to do a culture and she said no because she was sure by how red I was down there. She also mentioned she saw a little bit of blood. She gave me one dose of diflucan and I started my period the next day. In the next few days all of my symptoms got a lot better. But still, within the next 2 weeks I was noticing a persistent clumpy white discharge and decided to go back to the gyno. Again, she looked and poked around but, no culture, she gave me a prescription for 2 doses of diflucan. A week later, I still had some clumps. I called up the gyno and was prescribed 3 inserts of cream, that was almost 2 weeks ago now. I still have some clumps. I haven't had any other symptoms besides this discharge for a long time now. Do I have a yeast infection anymore? I'm really not sure if a few clumps is healthy. Please help I don't know if I'm being a hypochondriac or not!!

J_9 · Feb 18, 2009, 02:30 PM

You should have NO clumps. A culture for a yeast infection is not necessary. To those of us in women's health it is obvious to the trained eye.

Now, have you been taking any antibiotics? Having unprotected sex?

kisses4me333 · Feb 18, 2009, 03:12 PM

Me and my boyfriend have had unprotected sex a few times because I'm on the pill... even though I know that won't stop from transmitting a disease. The thing is I asked my gyno the first time I went to her with this infection when I should be okay to have sex, and she said when I have no symptoms. I did wait over a week and I thought I had no symptoms, at first. But after a while I started questioning these clumps, I couldn't remember if they were normal or not. So I asked my boyfriend if his penis was itchy sore red etc and he looks and feels perfectly fine. Dammit. I geuss I have to wait even longer now... but how long?

J_9 · Feb 18, 2009, 03:14 PM

He still may be transmitting the yeast infection to you. Men don't have symptoms like we do. It may be that he has to get treated as well.

kisses4me333 · Feb 18, 2009, 03:18 PM

He has no health insurance, will the cream my gyno has prescribed me be effective for him?

J_9 · Feb 18, 2009, 03:22 PM

You can get this cream over-the-counter. Monostat or any antifungal cream will work.