First of all, please accept my sympathies. I have had vaginal infections before and I know what an annoyance they are. What has your doctor told you about why the infection keeps recurring? Has she or he said what kind of vaginitis you have? (bacterial vaginosis, vulvovaginal candidiasis and trichomoniasis are the most common).
One article I found said that 5 to 8 percent of women suffer from recurrent vaginal infections, which is described as four or more infections in a year (with three in a row, I am sure you qualify). It focuses on some lifestyle factors that may be involved with some women:
"The usual risk factors include the intake of cranberry juice, or the use of pantyhose, panty liners or sexual lubricants. Avoidance of such products is one of the most effective ways on how to stop recurrent vaginal fungus infection."
Do any of those apply to you? Here's that full article:
It also says: "More often than not, women who suffer from recurring vaginal infections are prescribed with a longer course of treatment. A topical medication may be given between ten and fourteen days, or an oral fluconazole preparation at 150 mg may be administered with a second dosage 72 hours soon after." Has that been what your doctor has tried?
If I were you, my two main questions would be (a) what kind of infection is this, and (b) is there a longer or more potent treatment to get it to go away. If you know the answer to (a), please write back and update me and I'll do some more specific research for you.
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Hi, Bee, and thank you for your question!
First of all, please accept my sympathies. I have had vaginal infections before and I know what an annoyance they are. What has your doctor told you about why the infection keeps recurring? Has she or he said what kind of vaginitis you have? (bacterial vaginosis, vulvovaginal candidiasis and trichomoniasis are the most common).
One article I found said that 5 to 8 percent of women suffer from recurrent vaginal infections, which is described as four or more infections in a year (with three in a row, I am sure you qualify). It focuses on some lifestyle factors that may be involved with some women:
"The usual risk factors include the intake of cranberry juice, or the use of pantyhose, panty liners or sexual lubricants. Avoidance of such products is one of the most effective ways on how to stop recurrent vaginal fungus infection."
Do any of those apply to you? Here's that full article:
http://ezinearticles.com/?How-To-Stop-Recurrent-Vaginal-Fungus-Infection&id=1098069
It also says: "More often than not, women who suffer from recurring vaginal infections are prescribed with a longer course of treatment. A topical medication may be given between ten and fourteen days, or an oral fluconazole preparation at 150 mg may be administered with a second dosage 72 hours soon after." Has that been what your doctor has tried?
This is a good explainer on vaginal infections:
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/257141-overview
And here's some great information from our EmpowHer encyclopedia:
https://www.empowher.com/media/reference/vaginal-infection
If I were you, my two main questions would be (a) what kind of infection is this, and (b) is there a longer or more potent treatment to get it to go away. If you know the answer to (a), please write back and update me and I'll do some more specific research for you.
July 17, 2009 - 9:09amThis Comment
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