If your symptoms do not improve within 3 days or have not disappeared in 7 days, or if they become worse, check with your family doctor. The 1- or 3-day treats may take up to 7 days to completely clear up your infection. However, not all vaginal infections are causing by yeast. If symptoms occur again within 2 months, check with your family doctor.
Vaginal medication usually will come out of the vagina during treat. To keep the drug from getting on your clothing, wear a minipad or sanitary napkin. The use of nonmedicated tampons - like those using for menstrual periods is not recommended since they may soak up the drug.
To help clear up your infection completely and to help make sure it does not return , good health habits are also required.
If you have any questions about this, check with your health care professional.
Vaginal yeast infections are not usually spread by having sex and your sex partner does not need to be treated. However, if the sex partner has symptoms of local itching or skin irritation of the penis, he may benefit by being treated also.
If you use latex or rubber birth control devices - condoms, diaphragms, or cervical caps, you must wait 3 days after treat with azole antifungal agents before using them again . Many brands of vaginal azoles contain oils in the product that can weaken these devices. This increases the chance of a condom breaking during sexual intercourse. The rubber in cervical caps or diaphragms may break down faster and wear out sooner. Check with your health care professional to make sure the vaginal azole product you are using can be using with latex rubber birth control devices.
Check with your family doctor before douching to obtain advice about whether you may douche and, if allowed, the proper method .