To treat yeast infections, antifungal medications are used. These drug treatments are suitable for various over-the-counter (OTC) preparations and they involve:
• Tercanozole (Terazol)
• Butoconazole (Gynazole Femstad 3)
• Miconazole (Monistat)
• Tiocononazole (Vagistat-1)
• Clotrimazole (Gyne-Lotrimin)
If you see any of the following conditions, do not try to self treatment, instead apply to a doctor.
• If there is fever or a abdominal pain
• If the vaginal bleeding is foul-smelling
• If you have never had a yeast infection
• If you are diabetes, HIV positive patient or pregnant
• If you already used over the counter treatment but your symptoms have not gone away
If you take drug treatment to cure the yeast infection, be sure that you take the full course of prescription. Even if you feel better, do not stop to use them. If your symptoms do not respond to the treatment, apply to your health care expert. Do not try another over the counter treatment; your symptoms can not be as a result of yeast infection.
OTC drug treatment can have minor side effects like burning, itching, headache and irritation of the skin. Besides, with any medications more serious side effects can be rarely seen like hives, shortness of breath and facial swelling.
If you are using medications, it can damage the condoms and diaphragms. To protect yourself from pregnancy and sexual transmitted diseases, take other precautions. While having treatment of yeast infection, do not use tampon inserted into the vagina.
Your health care expert can prescribe a single dose of oral fluconazole (Diflucan) or generic equivalent; however it is not suggested during the pregnancy period. Furthermore, do not take fluconazole if you using cisapride (Propulsid), because this drug combination can cause fatal heart problems. And also there are less serious side effects. These are:
• Diarrhea
• Dizziness
• Headache
• Heartburn
• Stomach pain
If you have yeast infections, your sex partner does not need to be treated. If the male sex partner shows the symptoms of irritation or itching at the tip of the penis, he needs to use antifungal creams.
Approximately, %5 to 8 of women can have recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis (RVVC) in four or more times per year. The treatment can last longer the 10-14 days with a topical cream or oral fluconazole followed three or six days later by second or third dose. You should also be suggested by the doctor that you keep using the preventative treatments after the infection has solved. There are 150 mg doses of fluconazole or 500 mg of topical clotrimazole once a week in this treatment.
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