Guest guest Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 Hi Lynn Thanks for responding. I'm trying to stay calm because I know stress will only aggravate it but as everyone else...I am just sooo tired of all this. The constant ups and downs wondering will I ever be normal again. What are anitmycotics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 > Hi all, > > My symptoms have once again returned. I am extremely frustrated and so tired > of this nightmare. I'm taking the three lac for about 4 weeks now. I was > feeling fine the last 3 weeks and now the irritation and burning has returned > with my period. Luckily (I think) I have an appointment with a new Gyno but > feeling very anxious and depressed to be going through these symptoms again. > This March will be 2 years of this - on/again off/again. > Has anyone else had similar recurrences? > > Don't panic yet. Yeast usually flares with your period as your hormones drop. It can take a few cycles before it settles down. Women who have chronic cyclic yeast infections usually need 6 months of treatment during their periods of antifungals before they get better so it probably holds true for ThreeLac. It can take up to 6 weeks before ThreeLac really gets a good foothold I understand. Cyclic Vulvovaginitis Cyclic vulvovaginitis (CVV) is probably the most common cause of vulvodynia. Pain is typically cyclic, being worst during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. Pain onset in relation to coitus is characteristic, i.e. symptoms flare up after intercourse, and pain is usually worst the next day.3,9 Traditional courses of antimycotics give temporary relief, but symptoms recur soon after the treatment. Findings of CVV on speculum examination or colposcopic examination are within normal limits, except that the swab test is usually positive. -------------------- http://www.vulvarpain.icomm.ca/paavonen_1.html CVV is thought to be caused by a hypersensitivity reaction to Candida antigen.3,9 However, Candida cannot be detected during the symptomatic phase because of the body's immune response. If one is seeking microbiological proof for the diagnosis of CVV, culture specimens for Candida should be obtained during an asymptomatic phase. Prolonged maintenance therapy with antimycotics, topically or systematically, is usually effective, Therapy should be continued three times per week for up to three months. ---------------------- http://www.fpnotebook.com/GYN169.htm Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2004 Report Share Posted February 28, 2004 > Hi Lynn > > Thanks for responding. I'm trying to stay calm because I know stress will > only aggravate it but as everyone else...I am just sooo tired of all this. The > constant ups and downs wondering will I ever be normal again. > What are anitmycotics? > > That is spelled wrong in the article. It should read antimycotics. A search of antimycotics shows it is another word for antifungals. Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2004 Report Share Posted February 28, 2004 > > Heres what I found to try to explain them > > The noun " antimycotic " has 1 sense in WordNet. > > 1. antifungal, antifungal agent, fungicide, antimycotic, antimycotic agent -- (any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi) > > I tried to find a list of common antimycotics, but couldnt find one. Maybe someone else knows of some. > Candi~ > > This site mentions ketoconazole (Nizoral) and Itraconazole (Sporanox) are antimycotics. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi? cmd=Retrieve & db=PubMed & list_uids=7995001 & dopt=Abstract Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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