Are You Sure What You Have Is a Yeast Infection?

Yeast infections can be mistaken for many other diseases in women, most commonly bacterial vaginosis. Other common misdiagnoses include gonorrhea, chlamydia, and trichomoniasis.

If you think you have a yeast infection, you probably fall into at least one of the following categories: weakened immune system due to AIDS, pregnancy, menstruation, sterioids, diabetes, antibiotics, or taking birth control pills. If you do not fall into one of the previous categories, you probably do not have a yeast infection.

More dangerous risk factors for Candida include: diabetes, AIDS, and leukemia. If you have a recurring yeast infection, it is vital that you visit a doctor.

If you do visit a doctor to make sure what you have is indeed a yeast infection, the lab technicians will look at your specimen under a microscope. They will be able to state, with a high degree of accuracy, whether or not what you have is a vaginal yeast infection.

Fortunately, unless you are suffering from an infection that is painful or lasts more than one week, you can usually cure a yeast infection on your own. Natural cures are often the best, and will not weaken your body's immune system further.

Best of luck!