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Suggest Treatment For Itching And Burning Sensation Due To Candidal Infection
Question: I have had sex with my boyfriend multiple times a day without a condom but I have the implant birth control and the pill. My vagina has been burning and itching. My boyfriend is complaining he is suffer from itching balls or penis I'm not sure. I'm thinking I may have a yeast infection but it hurts a little to much I think. Could it possibly be a STI or STD?
Brief Answer:
Candidal infection: maintain hygiene and abstain from sexual intercourse.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome and thanks for posting your query to the forum.
I can understand your concern burning and itching in both you and your boyfriend.
After analyzing your query it appears that both of you have developed Candidal infection. It is quite common in both male and females to get itching and burning sensation due to Candidal infection.
Though it can also be related to rough sex or vigorous sex done multiple times in short duration but can be mainly due to Candidal infection. It is basically first manifested as mild to moderate burning along with itching and later on is accompanied with mild curd like discharge in females.
In all your kind of cases I suggest to interrupt sexual intercourse for 1 week and observe if any discharge is present. In case if there is no discharge then simple maintenance of hygiene along with sexual abstinence helps in early resolution of the problem.
But in case if there is increase in symptoms along with discharge then both partners should get treated quickly.
Both the partners I suggest following treatment in this situation:
For females: I suggest vaginal pessary or cream with clotrimazole or sertaconazole and ornidazole to be applied or inserted in vagina for 5 consecutive days along with fluconazole tablet in the dose of 150 mg on alternate day basis for 2 weeks.
In males: I suggest plane sertaconazole or clotrimazole cream to be applied at night time in very thin layer so that it should not be visible to the naked eye. I also give fluconazole tablet in the dose of 150 mg on alternate basis for 2 weeks.
For itching, I prefer to give Des-Loratadine for two times if itching is high and for one time when it is reduced for 7 to 14 days.
I hope this information will help you. If you have further queries I will be happy to help.
"Wish you good health and early recovery from the problem"
Regards,
Dr Sanjay Kumar Kanodia
MD (Dermatology & Sexually transmitted diseases)
Candidal infection: maintain hygiene and abstain from sexual intercourse.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome and thanks for posting your query to the forum.
I can understand your concern burning and itching in both you and your boyfriend.
After analyzing your query it appears that both of you have developed Candidal infection. It is quite common in both male and females to get itching and burning sensation due to Candidal infection.
Though it can also be related to rough sex or vigorous sex done multiple times in short duration but can be mainly due to Candidal infection. It is basically first manifested as mild to moderate burning along with itching and later on is accompanied with mild curd like discharge in females.
In all your kind of cases I suggest to interrupt sexual intercourse for 1 week and observe if any discharge is present. In case if there is no discharge then simple maintenance of hygiene along with sexual abstinence helps in early resolution of the problem.
But in case if there is increase in symptoms along with discharge then both partners should get treated quickly.
Both the partners I suggest following treatment in this situation:
For females: I suggest vaginal pessary or cream with clotrimazole or sertaconazole and ornidazole to be applied or inserted in vagina for 5 consecutive days along with fluconazole tablet in the dose of 150 mg on alternate day basis for 2 weeks.
In males: I suggest plane sertaconazole or clotrimazole cream to be applied at night time in very thin layer so that it should not be visible to the naked eye. I also give fluconazole tablet in the dose of 150 mg on alternate basis for 2 weeks.
For itching, I prefer to give Des-Loratadine for two times if itching is high and for one time when it is reduced for 7 to 14 days.
I hope this information will help you. If you have further queries I will be happy to help.
"Wish you good health and early recovery from the problem"
Regards,
Dr Sanjay Kumar Kanodia
MD (Dermatology & Sexually transmitted diseases)
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