You may be interested in reading this article from the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), regarding chronic/recurring vaginal candidiasis, which basically says two things are crucial in successfully treating this condition:
1. A correct diagnosis to determine the exact cause of your specific candidiasis, as the "treatment depends on species of infecting organism".
2. Knowing what kind of treatment will help ease symptoms and/or cure the candidiasis is crucial, as women are "encouraged to self-medicate", but "in at least 15 percent of women...their self-treatment played a role in the perpetuation of their symptoms."
In other words, using OTC (over-the-counter) medications can actually cause the symptoms to become chronic and recur.
Without a specific, accurate diagnosis, treatments will not be effective.
The most common type of treatment is oral antifungal medications (the reason it is crucial to know the specific species of organism, so that the antifungal medication prescribed will work effectively).
With this knowledge, here are some questions for you:
1. Do you have a doctor or clinic that you trust and have access to?
2. Are you able to (or have you) received an accurate diagnosis as to the cause of your condition?
3. What treatment(s) have you already tried?
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You may be interested in reading this article from the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), regarding chronic/recurring vaginal candidiasis, which basically says two things are crucial in successfully treating this condition:
1. A correct diagnosis to determine the exact cause of your specific candidiasis, as the "treatment depends on species of infecting organism".
2. Knowing what kind of treatment will help ease symptoms and/or cure the candidiasis is crucial, as women are "encouraged to self-medicate", but "in at least 15 percent of women...their self-treatment played a role in the perpetuation of their symptoms."
In other words, using OTC (over-the-counter) medications can actually cause the symptoms to become chronic and recur.
Without a specific, accurate diagnosis, treatments will not be effective.
The most common type of treatment is oral antifungal medications (the reason it is crucial to know the specific species of organism, so that the antifungal medication prescribed will work effectively).
With this knowledge, here are some questions for you:
January 14, 2010 - 1:17pm1. Do you have a doctor or clinic that you trust and have access to?
2. Are you able to (or have you) received an accurate diagnosis as to the cause of your condition?
3. What treatment(s) have you already tried?
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