hormonal birth control can be a contributing factor, but there're no brands that are conclusively linked to YIs more than others (except nuvaring, but that's more because it's inserted locally, and women sometimes don't have the cleanest hands, etc).
Having one YI can increase your chances for getting another in quick succession, because your vaginal environment is already thrown out of whack.
MetroGel is an antibiotic gel used to treat bacterial vaginosis, not yeast infections. If you've been using metrogel, I would certainly implicate that in your tough-to-beat YI: it's likely causing it! Are you certain what you had was yeast and not BV? I'd recommend calling your doctor back and seeing what the story is, and getting a conclusive recommendation about treatment.
Garlic and acidophilus are helpful, not hurtful; acidophilus is much more effective inserted vaginally rather than orally, if you can manage that.
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Date: 2006-07-02 12:33 am (UTC)Having one YI can increase your chances for getting another in quick succession, because your vaginal environment is already thrown out of whack.
MetroGel is an antibiotic gel used to treat bacterial vaginosis, not yeast infections. If you've been using metrogel, I would certainly implicate that in your tough-to-beat YI: it's likely causing it! Are you certain what you had was yeast and not BV? I'd recommend calling your doctor back and seeing what the story is, and getting a conclusive recommendation about treatment.
Garlic and acidophilus are helpful, not hurtful; acidophilus is much more effective inserted vaginally rather than orally, if you can manage that.