with diabetes who develop a yeast infection?
GLORIA BACHMANN, MD: It’s advisable, Lisa, once the woman knows what she’s dealing with. That she’s seen her physician, that she knows the symptoms, the physician has looked at the vaginal secretions and confirmed — under the microscope — that indeed she has a yeast infection and that she certainly can treat recurrent ones when she understands what a yeast infection is, what it feels like.
GLORIA BACHMANN, MD: It’s advisable, Lisa, once the woman knows what she’s dealing with. That she’s seen her physician, that she knows the symptoms, the physician has looked at the vaginal secretions and confirmed — under the microscope — that indeed she has a yeast infection and that she certainly can treat recurrent ones when she understands what a yeast infection is, what it feels like. LISA CLARK: Any additional thoughts that you’d like to add? GLORIA BACHMANN, MD: I think the other important issue is to complete your therapy. Many women will come in and say to me, “You know what? I finished sooner than I should of according to the package, because I felt better.” And I think it’s important to complete the complete therapy and not stop midway. The other is if a woman still feels that she has symptoms, they haven’t gone away completely, then that’s time to go back to the doctor and again go through the full evaluation of having a pelvic examination, having the physician look at th
It’s advisable once the woman knows what she’s dealing with. That she’s seen her physician, that she knows the symptoms, the physician has looked at the vaginal secretions and confirmed — under the microscope — that indeed she has a yeast infection and that she certainly can treat recurrent ones when she understands what a yeast infection is, what it feels like.
