Does anyone know what causes chronic vaginal bacterial infections?
I have this too, and I am 27 married with 2 kids. You’re not alone. Treating each one as a yeast infection works for me, but it may not be yeast. I’m seeing a urogynocologist now. The current treatment I am trying is a 4 week session of daily diflucan pills. After I finish this, if I am able to go for 4 weeks without an infection, we’ll consider the problem solved. Here’s what my doctor told me are the different possibilities- 1. Chronic yeast infection- This could be due to frequent use of antibiotics for another problem, such as frequent UTI. The antibiotics have killed off so much of the good bacteria that yeast is growing out of control throughout your body, and making itself known in the vagina. This is why I’m using the diflucan. If that doesn’t work, a regimen of acidophilius supplements is also a possibility. 2. Chronic bacterial infection- Since we’re both at low risk for STD, thats probably not it. If you haven’t done it already, ask for some blood testing to check for immune