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lee217 · Jul 20, 2007, 12:27 PM

OK, so I'm a 15 yr old girl, who has never had sex. And for the past couple days, I have noticed a discharge from my vagina. And it has been itchy and its really swollen. I didn't pay any attention to it, but now I'm not feeling well. With all I learned in school, the first thing that came to mind was a yeast infection. But I'm not totally sure. So I looked it up on the internet. The sight said that it can weaken the immune system. I know I need to go to the doctor to get it checked, but I don't know how to ask my mother about it. Also, at the moment we don't have our heath insurance anymore. So I need help in to finding ways to tell her. Because I'm not overly sure about what could happen if I don't get this checked.:(

tarapaige · Jul 20, 2007, 12:59 PM

It sounds like you probably do have a yeast infection. I'm sure your mother has experienced the same thing and, although talking about it may be awkward, just tell her you think you have a yeast infection. There are a few things that you can buy in stores that should be able to fix it for you, such as Monistat. So not having health insurance shouldn't be a problem. Hope this helps!

J_9 · Jul 20, 2007, 01:03 PM

Yes, sweetie, it does indeed sound like a yeast infection. You don't have to be sexually active to get them. All of us women do at one time or another, so don't be ashamed. We can get them from taking antibiotics even.

Just tell her that you have a girly problem, she will understand.

There are medications that you can get at the store, such as Monistat that can help.

lee217 · Jul 20, 2007, 01:10 PM

Originally Posted by J_9

Yes, sweetie, it does indeed sound like a yeast infection. You don't have to be sexually active to get them. All of us women do at one time or another, so don't be ashamed. We can get them from taking antibiotics even.

Just tell her that you have a girly problem, she will understand.

There are medications that you can get at the store, such as Monistat that can help.

Thanks, now that I think of it. Every night I have to take singular and I also have an inhaler. So those are considered to be antibiotics. At first I didn't understand how I could get one. But now I do. Thank you. Ill try to ask her about it today

J_9 · Jul 20, 2007, 01:17 PM

Hun, those are not antibiotics. Antibiotics are meds that we take when we get something like... Let's say pneumonia. Penicillin is a common antibiotic.

Singulair is a bronchodilator, they are 2 different meds entirely.

But, you can get them from wearing silky panties, pants that are too tight, just the heat in general can cause it in some women.

It is nothing to be ashamed of.