STDs :: Yeast Infection Or Herpes?
Jul 18, 2013
I can't get officially tested for 4 more days, and it's clouding my vacation. I'm terrified that I have herpes. I know it's not prudent to ask the internet to try and diagnose me, but hopefully people on this forum are knowledgeable enough to give some advice. I either have a yeast infection or herpes.
Background: On Monday I completed about 10 days of antibiotics (yeast infection?). I also had sex with my new boyfriend for the first time two weeks ago, and again a few days ago (herpes?). We used condoms both times, but I know now that herpes can still spread. I didn't notice any symptoms on him. I should have asked before we had sex if he's been tested for anything, I asked him a couple of days ago and he assured me he's never noticed he had anything & the army tested him for major STDs (not sure if this includes herpes).
Symptoms: On Monday I was feeling nauseous all day and threw up. On Tuesday I had a 100 degree fever and body aches. I know that first HSV infections can lead to flu-like symptoms , but I also had just been in 3 international airports a few days previously and was jet lagged/sleep deprived so my immune system could've been iffy. Tuesday afternoon I notice slight itching around my vaginal opening. Wednesday morning I wake up and my vagina is caked with thick white discharge and the slight itching around my opening stayed the same. Some thick discharge continues. Today (Thursday) the itching isn't too bad. I woke up and checked myself in the mirror and notice a few slight, uncolored bumps around my vaginal opening. I didn't notice them when I checked Tues/Wed but it could have been due to insufficient lighting. I also shaved down there a week ago so they could be razor irritation? But I bet I'm kidding myself and they're herpes blisters. ****.
Does it sound more like herpes or a yeast infection? Should I buy an OTC yeast infection medication today?
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July 22, 2014: unprotected vaginal (30 seconds) and oral sex (two minutes) with a girl I met over the internet. My penis immediately felt discomfort after the encounter.
July 27, 2014: Discomfort turns into pain in urethra and was pooping blood. Go to an urgent care and get tested for gono and chlamydia. Prescribed Zithromax (1 a day for 5 days) and Doxycycline (2 a day for 10 days). Also prescribed Docusate (1 a day for 30 days) for blood in stool.
July 30, 2014: Urine test comes back negative. Relieved, but still feel constant pain in urethra. No relief from pills, doctor says to stop taking them.
July 31, 2014: Urgent Care again. Urine test for Gono and chlamydia. Prescribed Levaquin (1 a day for two weeks). That night I was really stressed, not sure if it was from Levaquin or from thinking I had HIV. In either case I only took 1 pill and stopped after.
August 4, 2014: Urine test is negative. Go to family doc and tested for gono and chlamydia (Urine), HepC (blood), syphilis (rpr), and HIV (Antibody).
August 5, 2014: Negative for everything. Still feel constant burning in urethra.
August 6, 2014: Go to Urologist. Urine test for Gono and chlamydia. Schedule B27 Antigen Blood Test, U. Urealyticum Urine test and Kidney Ureter Bladder Xray. Prescribed Pyridium which doesn't help much.
September 3, 2014: Go to Urologist. All tests are normal. Scheduled Cystoscopy.
October 1, 2014: Go to Urologist and have Cystoscopy. Normal besides a urachal remnant, which he says is not causing the problem. Schedule cat scan.
I am patiently waiting for the cat scan and hoping that something turns up. I need this to go away and get my life back on track. Symptoms I experience to this day (78 days since exposure) are constant 24/7 urethra pain, burning when I urinate, painful when I ejaculate, yellowish diarrhea and cracks and redness on the head of my penis. The foreskin looks somewhat red and irritated as well. Questions I have at this point:
1) Are there instances like this where a person had to deal with this the rest of their life?
2) I have read about the possibility of a yeast infection occurring in circumcised males. Could this be the most likely culprit if my penishead and foreskin are red?
3) I think when I took the first pill, I did feel relief. I really wish I would've finished it out. Should I try again to take the Levaquin?
4) Since it has been 78 days straight that I have dealt with this, could it be too late to treat and I will have to deal with burning urethra the rest of my life?
5) Could this be E. Coli since I am experiencing both bladder and bowel trouble?
6) I highly doubt that this is stress induced. The whole month of September I was not stressed about this at all and still had symptoms. Could this still be a possibility?
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This is my question BUT, I already know I have herpes! Have been diagnosed in 2002. There is no question that I have it...now
My question remains. Am I having OBs or yeast infections?
No blisters, I am on Valtrex suppressive therapy. Itchy vagina with cottage cheese like substance way up, not being discharged.
I have always wondered if those with herpes can have OBs that MIMIC yeast infections?
I have yet to have this answered after 5 years.
I'm not going to keep running to the doctor for Monistat and spending money when it's an OB. But is it?
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I have HSV2 that I caught from my ex husband. My question is after this current outbreak, I am really dry inside after the blisters healed, and I get itchy inside like with a yeast infection. Is this just a side effect of the herpes or could it be something else?
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On and off (nope still on) yeast infections for 5 years? I have no clue what is going on! Ive done almost everything and it just keeps being the yeast beast i hate so much. Has anyone done anything really random that has helped?! Today i woke up took a folic acid and acidophilus. Then i crushed a acidophilus and made a paste rubbed it all over the naughty parts and boom no symptoms within 10 minutes! But i don't want to have to do this everyday and docs.
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I've been tested for: chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis. And the results came back negative. But I only did a urine test and blood test, no swab. I don't have any green or yellow or smelly discharge but I recently have been getting thicker whiter discharge, it could be a yeast infection? If it helps, I am on the contraceptive pill Diane 35, have been on it a year and a half, I recently used it to skip a period to go on a holiday, I have also recently started seeing someone new and been having more sex than used to but it has been protected. Do you think I have an std that wasn't picked up in the urine tests? A yeast infection? Or could it be due to hormones skipping a period (I am now almost due for my period again next week too) or from having more frequent sex lately?
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Can u get an yeast infection without ever having sex?
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I feel like I have a yeast infection. . What should I do? She I get something OTC or see my doctor?
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Hi, everyone. I've been part of the community for a few weeks now but wanted to introduce myself and maybe ask for some help with a problem I'm having.
I'm 33 years old and I have a problem with chronic vaginal yeast infections. I used to get them all the time. I'm talking 1-2x per month, like clockwork. The more frequently I got them, the worse they became and the harder they were to treat.
I started working with an OBGYN who had given me a great list of things to do. I started washing my clothes differently. I switched to a natural lubricant (sweet almond oil). I changed some of my hygiene products. I also gave up soaking in the tub at the end of a long day at work (I have a pretty physical job). She also gave me a prescription for a cream similar to Monistat to use; but the instruction was to just use one tube immediately upon feeling symptoms (itching, etc). It got to the point where I could do one treatment and not have to do any others. The only time this didn't work was when I took antibiotics, which was a separate nightmare altogether, as I'm sure most of you know. Over time, I started to have my infections less frequently.
Last year, they started to come back more frequently. I also started to feel really tired and I had some dry patches on my arms and legs. I also developed an itchier fungal rash in my inner thigh. I saw another OBGYN and she had me use some topical antifungal creams. The rashes would clear up but then they'd come back a few weeks later.
I did some research online and found Dr Eric Bakker ND and his site on yeast infections. I started to follow a Candida diet protocol and I actually began to feel a LOT better. I followed the entire regime for about 9 months and I weeded out all of the glutenous and sugary foods my body has mild allergic reactions to.
My problem now is that I seem to have another yeast infection. I mean, that's normal, thanks to hormones. I didn't expect I'd never get a vaginal YI ever again in my life. The problem is that after a course of treatment, I don't have discharge or itching any longer (the itching lasted a while, though), but I do still have some irritation and redness.
Is it possible this time I don't have a yeast infection at all? Up until this point, it seemed exactly like the type of infection I've had in the past. I'm not 100% sure how to move forward at this point. I wonder if I should just use the topical cream that came in the kit for a while longer; start another treatment; see if it's BV instead? I ended the treatment about a week ago.
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Ok so I have had a reoccurring yeast infection for the last nearly two months. The medicine works slightly but I don't think the yeast infection ever actually goes away. All my doctor does is refill my prescription and tell me to try again. Is this normal? Any other mommies had problems with yeast infections during pregnancy?
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Ladies what can you take for a yeast infection while pregnant?. I'm 18 weeks.
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