is thrush contiguous?
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Thrush is what typical yeast infections are called.  If the amount of yeast (fungus) overrides the body's defense you get "thrush".\n\nIt is considered a mild contagious.  A guy can get "jock itch" if he has sex with someone who has a yeast infection due to the large amount his body is now encountering.  Same with all other parts of the body, especially mouth.  May happen, may not.
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Also - some are normal.  Smooth, clear or slighly whitish secretions are usually normal.  Chunky white secretions indicate a yeast infection, which can be easily treated with over-the-counter medications.  Any other color or texture needs to be taken directly to a doctor!  It could be some kind of infection.  Do not clean too much!  Douching and over-washing with soap can actually cause more infections, since that would clear the vagina of bacteria that it grows for its own protection.  If you are in any doubt at all, consult a doctor.  If you have Kaiser or are a college student with access to student health services, there are nurses you can call on the phone to ask.
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Yeast cells are not bacteria.\nThey are unicellular fungi. The cells multiply asexually by mitosis - a process called budding. This description is used because the daughter cell appears as a small 'bud' from the original cell before separation.\n\nFor more information look here:
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Candida Albicans, a yeast fungus, grows in the rectum and vagina. In a healthy vagina, the presence of some yeast may not be a problem. When your system is out of balance, yeast-like organisms may grown profusely and cause a thick, white discharge that may look like cottage cheese and smell like baking bread. If a woman has a yeast infection when she gives birth, the baby will get yeast in its throat or digestive tract. This is called thrush and is treated orally with nystatin drops.\n\n    Candida grows best in a mildly acidic environment. The pH in the vagina is normally more than mildly acidic (4.0 to 5.0), except when we take birth control pills or some antibiotics, are pregnant, have diabetes and when we menstruate (when the pH rises to between 5.8 and 6.8, because blood is alkaline). Obviously, we often find ourselves with a vaginal pH favorable to candida, so preventative measures are especially important.\n\n\n\nIn addition, the National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health tell us that YIs are "common among women who use estrogen-containing birth control pills and among women who are pregnant. This is due to the increased level of estrogen in the body. The increased hormone level causes changes in the vaginal environment that make it perfect for fungal growth and nourishment. Yeast infections may also occur in association with diabetes or problems that affect the immune system (such as AIDS or HIV). Vaginal candidiasis is not considered a sexually transmitted disease."\n\nThe NLM and NIH also note that a "yeast infection may follow a course of antibiotics (particularly tetracycline) that were prescribed for another purpose. The antibiotics change the normal balance between organisms in the vagina by suppressing the growth of protective bacteria that normally have an antifungal effect." You can read more about that here as well as elsewhere in this post.
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I had a pap to come back with ASCUS (atypical squamous of undetermined significance). I was HPV negative. What was you, positive or negative? That makes a big difference. They repeated my pap at 6 months, it was normal and then I was put back at yearly. They have been negative since. My doctor said I probably had a little inflammation from my birth control or a yeast infection. Best of luck. What have your previous biopsies showed?
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Why do you believe that you have ovarian or cervical cancer? I don't believe there is a correlation between yeast infections and the cause these cancers.\n\nHere is some information on vaginal infections:\nhttp://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/6895-2.asp\n\nFollow-up with your gynecologist for further questions.
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some yeasts can be part of the normal flora.\n\nbeing part of the normal flora doesn't disqualify something as a pathogen, however.\n\nsome times it just takes a change in the population of the normal flora for a normally harmless resident to cause a lot of trouble.
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Possibly, I had a yeast infection and it went away by itself, I was in college and too poor to spend the moolah on the cream.  \nI think u were diagnosed wrong, YOU did not have CHLAMYDIA!!\nChlamydia will not go away by itself. There is a cure, and chlamydia is easy to treat. Certain antibiotics are used to kill chlamydia bacteria. Both sex partners must be treated at the same time to prevent re-infection.\n\nIf left untreated, chlamydia can cause sterility in women and men. Chlamydia is the most common and most invisible sexually transmitted bacterial infection in the U.S. Chlamydia is spread through vaginal and anal sex, from the birth canal to the fetus, and rarely from the hand to the eye or through oral sex.\n\nHope this information helps!
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"Systemic candidiasis is candidal infection throughout the body. This condition is rare. In systemic candidal disease, up to 75% of people may die. Even common mouth and vaginal yeast infections can cause critical illness and can be more resistant to normal treatment. This rash can manifest with bruises that can be felt. The bruises result from a reaction and response to Candida in blood vessels. Systemic yeast infections that return may be a sign of more serious diseases such as diabetes, leukemia, or AIDS."
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the pseudohyphae are short and linear, septate are branched out in 1 or 2 axial branches.  GFE!
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its definately broken- but maybe she isnt "wet" enough at the time of pnetration.\n\ntry ky jelly, if that doesnt help she miht have thrush.\n\nits verry common, and treatable with over thecounter creams. It is a high possibility, particularly as you have only just begun to have sex, and could have disturbd the ph of her vagina
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The yeast organisms are present in different parts of your body. Even babies can get an overgrowth of those organisms and get an infection, for instance thrush.\nAs you approach puberty and your period your hormones change and you might well have your first vaginal yeast infection.\nI assume that this is the first time you've thought you've had a yeast infection, so please go see a doctor to make sure that's what it is. Sometimes bacterial infections act just like yeast infections in the beginning but won't clear up with over-the-counter treatments. It takes antibiotics to fix those.
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Yeast infection. Also known as Thrush, candida or candidosis, is caused by the Candida species of fungus. Candida bacteria normally live around the vagina harmlessly but can occasionally multiply and cause an infection, particularly when the immune system is low (i.e. when you are very tired, run down or on antibiotics). \n\nIt is possible for a woman to transmit the yeast infection to a male partner via sexual intercourse. The man is more likely to catch thrush if he has a poor immune system or has poor levels of personal hygiene.
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Go see the doctor.  It is probably not a yeast infection.
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Lots of things besides HIV can cause thrush. Too much sugar in the diet, asthma inhalers, steroid usage. You tested negative for HIV. 99% chance you don't have it and after one more test you can be sure you don't.  I suspect most of your problems have to do with a guilty conscience. Get some swish and swallow Nystatin from your family Dr and use this when you have symptoms of thrush. And quit having sex with strangers to repair your guilty conscience.
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Commonly called yeast infection or thrush, is a fungal infection of any of the Candida species, of which Candida albicans is the most common. Symptoms include severe itching, burning, and soreness, and irritation of the vagina and/or vulva, and a whitish or whitish-gray discharge that may have a "yeasty" smell like beer or baking bread. It may resemble cottage cheese.\nHome remedies for yeast infection include the consumption or direct application of yogurt or try overthecounter remedies. Severe cases require prescription drugs, and to get prescription you must see the health professional.
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Yes I have and had good luck with it. But if you have yeast infection over and over again you might want to see a doctor. Yeast infections can be a signs of being a dibetic. Plus if you have it your sex partner may have it also. And if that is so ya'll could be passing it back and forth.