Question:
What happens if you have intercourse while having a yeast infection?
I am about 3 weeks post-op and I had my period 4 days after surgery. It lasted about 6 days. This is embarassing but I had sex on the 11th day not knowing that I had a yeast infection until the next day when I felt the burning and itching and notice the discharge. I called my surgeon's office and they told me that this is sometimes the response of all the antibiotic that i was on while in the hospital. I am still taking some antibiotics for a stomach bateria that my surgeon told me that I had. My question is what happens to my significant other being that we had intercourse and I have this yeast infection? Does he need to take antibiotics too to get rid of whatever? — dainty (posted on April 13, 2002)
April 13, 2002
You significant other may indeed have contracted your yeast infection but I
would wait with any medication until you find out if he has it. As for
antibiotics that's the last thing that either of you need with yeast.
There are other medications for that. Good luck to you and don't worry.
It's easy to get rid of.
— Barbara H.
April 13, 2002
Your partner could catch the yeast infection, but it is highly unlikely.
Yeast likes to grow in warm, dark places, hence its fondness for women's
anatomy. Men don't have much of a problem with this, as there is not as
many places for the yeast to grow. Just have your partner keep an eye out
for any redness or itching, but he is probably safe, especially if it was
only one time. They can give him antibiotics later if they find he has
gotten the yeast infection.
— Jennifer Y.
April 13, 2002
Just have to agree that antibiotics can cause a yeast infection, not cure
it. There are other meds that you can use to get rid of it.
— garw
April 13, 2002
I am a victim of frequent yeast infections. I have been sexually active
through several infections, and my husband has not contracted any
infections. I think yeast is relatively harmless to men since they don't
have the same dark, warm places women do.
— Terissa R.
April 13, 2002
My gynecologist once told me that while my husband won't have a yeast
infection, like a woman can, he can be a "carrier." For example,
you get a yeast infection, trasmit it to him, he won't show symptoms but he
can give it back to you later. I think you might want to check this out
though.
— cjabates
April 13, 2002
Candida (yeast) is an orginism that along with lacto bacteria live
symbioticly in the vagina. together they both keep each other in check and
keep out other organisms that my cause disease. When you have a yeast
infection it isn't really an "infection" but an overgrowth of of
an already present organism (candida). Only some men will develop a yeast
infection on their penis (candidal balanthitis) diabetics and uncircumcised
with poor hygiene. Generally most other men won't provide an adaquate
habitate for the candida, if you continue to be concerned some talcum
powder should keep the area dry enough to preventany growth.
— DrQ
April 13, 2002
WHEN I WAS TOLD I HAD A YEAST INFECTION, MY GYN. TOLD ME TO AVOID SEX ONLY
BECAUSE IT COULD CAUSE ME TO BE RE-INFECTED , BUT SHE ALSO SAID IF MY HUBBY
HAD NO IRRATATION HE DID'NT REQUIRE ANY TREATMENT.
— Dia C.
April 13, 2002
when i first got married & became sexually active i suffered yeast
infections all too frequently. my dr finally told me 'no sex til the
infection is gone' & thats when i realized i never stopped having sex
when i had the infection. he explained to me that, altho, the man rarely
gets the yeast infection from u, he does pick it up & carries it &
continues to re-infect u. hence, the results (for me at least) was a
continuous, almost none stop infection. & yes antibiotics will cause
yeast infections because it not only kills the bad bacteria but, the good
ones as well. i have had yeast infections start because of antibiotics.
eating yogurt is an excellent way of controlling yeast infections because
it actually contains the good bacteria our warm moist places need to stay
infection free. by eating the yogurt during an infection u r supplementing
ur body's natural manufacture of the good bacteria. my mother had an 'old
remedy' for yeast infections, which of course i laffed at but, once i tried
it i never laffed again. white vinegar & water. u can douche with it or
use it with a wash cloth from a bowl to clean the infected area. white
vinegar has many medicinal properties because it is an acid & is proven
to kill bacteria. my medical equipment supplier even told me to soak my
cpap mask & hoses in a vinegar & water mixture once a week for 1/2
hour & they will be completely bacteria free.
— sheryl titone
April 14, 2002
Just to add my two cents into this...I ended up with a "raging"
yeast infection when I got home from my rny, from a combination of the
foley cath, and the antibiotics. I called my ob/gyn who put me on an
appropriate medication. (surgeon said NO diflucan pill that soon post op).
Anyway...ob/gyn had very specific instructions: no sex until at least 5
days after you have finished the medicaton...as "re-infection"
can occur if all the "bad" stuff isn't dead. Anyhow...now
whenever a pre op emails me about things they should do just before
surgery, if it's a woman, I always tell her call you ob/gyn and get
yourself something for a yeast infection, just in case. Take care and good
luck
— Mustang
April 14, 2002
If you use the vinegar/water solution, be very careful and dilute the
mixture with LOTS of water. When I was younger I had heard about the
vinegar douching. My mistake when I used straight up vinegar. I had what
felt like fire in my 'stuff'. It was horrible. Please just dilute it very
well! I don't know the mixture amount, so if you decide to do so, contact
the poster below for the proper amounts.
— Cheri M.
April 14, 2002
i am so sorry that i didnt specify how to mix the vinegar & water
solution. i use 2 parts water to 1 part vinegar for my hygiene. so..if u
use 3 cups of the liquid to cleanse with u will use 2 cups of water & 1
cup of vinegar. for my cpap machine mask & hose i use 1 part water to 2
parts vinegar. my supplier said its necessary to make sure these parts r
bacteria free because it blows air directly into our lungs & the
bacteria goes with it. if i have a cold or bronchitis or an upper resp
infection, i clean the mask & hose EVERY DAY because the first time i
was sick after getting my cpap, i was sick for 3 weeks. the dr said it was
because the germs (bacteria) were in the cpap parts & blowing back into
my body.
— sheryl titone
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