Yeast infection or something else?
I want to preface this by saying I am sorry for the super long post but I wanna be thorough.
Hi everyone. I’m a 24-year-old woman and I’m hoping someone has experienced something similar because I’m getting really discouraged. I’ve never had any vaginal problems up until this year. I had one yeast infection in the beginning of the year after taking a course of antibiotics and then a few weeks after that I had BV. I treated the BV and I’ve been fine for the last four months.
About a week and a half ago I developed soreness down there, redness, irritation, it looks very different/swollen and a lot of white discharge. I’m very nervous because I no longer have insurance or a GYN. So I went to see my primary care provider (who is a NP) as a walk-in and they did a swab.
They tested me for BV, Yeast infection, Trichomonas, chlamydia, gonorrhea, and then did another test for Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma.
Everything was “not detected/negative” except for Yeast (Candida species) and Ureaplasma Parvum and Ureaplasma Urealyticum.
My doctor explained to me that many people have colonization of Ureaplasma and it’s normal for it to be detected. They also said my symptoms can be explained by the yeast infection and that it’s not typical to have symptoms from Ureaplasma.
I was prescribed fluconazole for the yeast infection, and I’ve taken four doses of it so far with no relief. I thought I was feeling better at first but now I’m not so sure. I contacted my doctor. They’re gonna do another swab, but they said I need to see a gynecologist if I’m not getting relief.
I’m just sooo worried. I feel like if it’s not yeast then there’s something horribly wrong with me or that I’m broken. Does anyone have any advice? I’m afraid to try any over-the-counter remedies and I think I need to see a GYN asap.